# OADC: An Obstacle-Avoidance Data Collection Scheme Using Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
## 4 Algorithms
### A Genetic-Algorithm-Based Path Planning with VRAOA (GA w/VRAOA)
#### 4.2.3 Selection, Crossover, and Mutation Operators
All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. This work was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education under grant 2021R11A3051364. Not applicable. The authors declare no conflict of interest. ## References

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