diff --git a/PathPlanning/BatchInformedRRTStar/batch_informed_rrtstar.py b/PathPlanning/BatchInformedRRTStar/batch_informed_rrtstar.py
index ad2a8e64..6709584a 100644
--- a/PathPlanning/BatchInformedRRTStar/batch_informed_rrtstar.py
+++ b/PathPlanning/BatchInformedRRTStar/batch_informed_rrtstar.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ Reference: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.5848
 
 import random
 import numpy as np 
-from math import cos, sin, atan2, pi 
 import copy 
+import operator 
+from math import cos, sin, atan2, pi 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt 
 
 show_animation = True 
@@ -35,20 +36,52 @@ class BITStar():
 		self.goalSampleRate = goalSampleRate
 		self.maxIter = maxIter
 		self.obstacleList = obstacleList
+		self.vertex_queue = []
+		self.edge_queue = []
 		self.samples = dict()
 		self.g_scores = dict()
 		self.f_scores = dict()
 		self.r = float('inf')
 		self.eta = eta # tunable parameter
 		self.unit_ball_measure = #TODO
+		self.old_vertices = []
 
 	def plan(self, animation=True):
 
 		self.nodeList = [self.start]
+		plan = None 
+		iterations = 0 
+		# max length we expect to find in our 'informed' sample space, starts as infinite
+        cBest = float('inf')
+        pathLen = float('inf')
+        solutionSet = set()
+        path = None
 
+		# Computing the sampling space
+		cMin = math.sqrt(pow(self.start.x - self.goal.x, 2) +
+						 pow(self.start.y - self.goal.y, 2))
+		xCenter = np.matrix([[(self.start.x + self.goal.x) / 2.0],
+                             [(self.start.y + self.goal.y) / 2.0], [0]])
+		a1 = np.matrix([[(self.goal.x - self.start.x) / cMin],
+                        [(self.goal.y - self.start.y) / cMin], [0]])
+		etheta = math.atan2(a1[1], a1[0])
+		# first column of idenity matrix transposed
+		id1_t = np.matrix([1.0, 0.0, 0.0])
+		M = np.dot(a1, id1_t)
+		U, S, Vh = np.linalg.svd(M, 1, 1)
+		C = np.dot(np.dot(U, np.diag(
+			[1.0, 1.0, np.linalg.det(U) * np.linalg.det(np.transpose(Vh))])), Vh)
 
+		# while (iterations < self.maxIter):
 
+		if len(self.vertex_queue) == 0 and len(self.edge_queue) == 0:
+			print("Batch: ", iterations)
+			samples = self.informedSample(100, cBest, cMin, xCenter, C)
+			# prune the tree
 
+		if animation:
+			self.drawGraph(xCenter=xCenter, cBest=cBest,
+						   cMin=cMin, etheta=etheta, rnd=samples)
 
 
 
@@ -68,10 +101,44 @@ class BITStar():
 	def getNearestSample(self):
 
 	# Sample free space confined in the radius of ball R
-	def sample(self, m, cMax):
+	def informedSample(self, m, cMax, cMin, xCenter, C):
+			if cMax < float('inf'):
+				samples = []
+				for i in range(m):
+					r = [cMax / 2.0,
+		                 math.sqrt(cMax**2 - cMin**2) / 2.0,
+		                 math.sqrt(cMax**2 - cMin**2) / 2.0]
+					L = np.diag(r)
+					xBall = self.sampleUnitBall()
+					rnd = np.dot(np.dot(C, L), xBall) + xCenter
+					rnd = [rnd[(0, 0)], rnd[(1, 0)]]
+					samples.append(rnd)
+			else: 
+				for i in range(m):
+					rnd = self.sampleFreeSpace()
+					samples.append(rnd)
+
 
 	# Sample point in a unit ball
-	def sampleUnitBall(self, m):
+	def sampleUnitBall(self):
+		a = random.random()
+		b = random.random()
+
+		if b < a:
+			a, b = b, a
+
+		sample = (b * math.cos(2 * math.pi * a / b),
+				  b * math.sin(2 * math.pi * a / b))
+		return np.array([[sample[0]], [sample[1]], [0]])
+
+    def sampleFreeSpace(self):
+		if random.randint(0, 100) > self.goalSampleRate:
+			rnd = [random.uniform(self.minrand, self.maxrand),
+				   random.uniform(self.minrand, self.maxrand)]
+        else:
+			rnd = [self.goal.x, self.goal.y]
+
+		return rnd
 
 	def bestVertexQueueValue(self):
 
@@ -81,4 +148,65 @@ class BITStar():
 
 	def bestInVertexQueue(self):
 
-	def updateGraph(self):
\ No newline at end of file
+	def updateGraph(self):
+
+	def drawGraph(self, xCenter=None, cBest=None, cMin=None, etheta=None, rnd=None):
+
+		plt.clf()
+		for rnd in samples:
+			if rnd is not None:
+				plt.plot(rnd[0], rnd[1], "^k")
+				if cBest != float('inf'):
+					self.plot_ellipse(xCenter, cBest, cMin, etheta)
+
+		# for node in self.nodeList:
+		# 	if node.parent is not None:
+		# 		if node.x or node.y is not None:
+		# 			plt.plot([node.x, self.nodeList[node.parent].x], [
+		# 					node.y, self.nodeList[node.parent].y], "-g")
+
+		for (ox, oy, size) in self.obstacleList:
+			plt.plot(ox, oy, "ok", ms=30 * size)
+
+		plt.plot(self.start.x, self.start.y, "xr")
+		plt.plot(self.goal.x, self.goal.y, "xr")
+		plt.axis([-2, 15, -2, 15])
+		plt.grid(True)
+		plt.pause(0.01)
+
+	def plot_ellipse(self, xCenter, cBest, cMin, etheta):
+
+		a = math.sqrt(cBest**2 - cMin**2) / 2.0
+		b = cBest / 2.0
+		angle = math.pi / 2.0 - etheta
+		cx = xCenter[0]
+		cy = xCenter[1]
+
+		t = np.arange(0, 2 * math.pi + 0.1, 0.1)
+		x = [a * math.cos(it) for it in t]
+		y = [b * math.sin(it) for it in t]
+		R = np.matrix([[math.cos(angle), math.sin(angle)],
+                       [-math.sin(angle), math.cos(angle)]])
+		fx = R * np.matrix([x, y])
+		px = np.array(fx[0, :] + cx).flatten()
+		py = np.array(fx[1, :] + cy).flatten()
+		plt.plot(cx, cy, "xc")
+		plt.plot(px, py, "--c")
+
+def main():
+	print("Starting Batch Informed Trees Star planning")
+	obstacleList = [
+        (5, 5, 0.5),
+        (9, 6, 1),
+        (7, 5, 1),
+        (1, 5, 1),
+        (3, 6, 1),
+        (7, 9, 1)
+    ]
+
+	bitStar = BITStar(start=[0, 0], goal=[5, 10],
+				randArea=[-2, 15], obstacleList=obstacleList)
+	path = bitStar.plan(animation=show_animation)
+
+	if show_animation:
+		bitStar.drawGraph()