Deep net route generation is faster than a bullet

Recent breakthroughs in deep net processing have shown the ability to compute solutions to physics-based problems such as the three-body problem many orders-of-magnitude times faster. In this paper, we show how a deep autoencoder, trained on paths generated using a dynamical, physics-based model can generate comparable routes much faster. The autogenerated routes have all the properties of a physics-based model without the computational burden of explicitly solving the dynamical equations. This result is useful for planning and multi-agent reinforcement learning simulation purposes. In addition, the fast route planning capability may prove useful in real time situations such as collision avoidance or fast dynamic targeting response.