Unmanned aerial vehicle routing problems: a literature review

A Thibbotuwawa, G Bocewicz, P Nielsen, Z Banaszak - Applied sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) routing is transitioning from an emerging topic to a growing
research area as the 3D flexible utilization of airspace, promogulated by UAVs, is a potential …

An overview of drone energy consumption factors and models

P Beigi, MS Rajabi, S Aghakhani - Handbook of smart energy systems, 2022 - Springer
At present, there is a growing demand for drones with diverse capabilities that can be used
in both civilian and military applications, and this topic is receiving increasing attention …

UAV mission planning resistant to weather uncertainty

A Thibbotuwawa, G Bocewicz, G Radzki, P Nielsen… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fleet mission planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is the process of creating flight
plans for a specific set of objectives and typically over a time period. Due to the increasing …

Autonomous drone charging station planning through solar energy harnessing for zero-emission operations

M ElSayed, A Foda, M Mohamed - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The introduction of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) in smart city operations is
considered a sustainable technological solution due to the promised significant greenhouse …

The impact of civil airspace policies on the viability of adopting autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles in last-mile applications

M ElSayed, A Foda, M Mohamed - Transport Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluates how various UAV flight policies affect energy consumption and the
required charging infrastructure in last-mile parcel delivery applications. International UAV …

Benefits realization of robotic process automation (RPA) initiatives in supply chains

IE Nielsen, A Piyatilake, A Thibbotuwawa… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic Process Automation (RPA), which automates repetitive, rule-based operations, is
becoming a crucial component of today's enterprises as they compete in more dynamic …

Disaster region coverage using drones: Maximum area coverage and minimum resource utilisation

HS Munawar, AWA Hammad, ST Waller - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to develop a design for maximum area drone coverage in a post-
disaster flood situation. When it comes to covering a disaster-region for monitoring and …

Cvar-based flight energy risk assessment for multirotor uavs using a deep energy model

A Choudhry, B Moon, J Patrikar… - … on Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy management is a critical aspect of risk assessment for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle
(UAV) flights, as a depleted battery during a flight brings almost guaranteed vehicle damage …

Uncovering interrelationships between barriers to unmanned aerial vehicles in humanitarian logistics

A Kamat, S Shanker, A Barve, K Muduli… - Operations Management …, 2022 - Springer
Recent disasters, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have sparked an interest in
new applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in humanitarian aid. Nevertheless …

A solution approach for UAV fleet mission planning in changing weather conditions

A Thibbotuwawa, G Bocewicz, B Zbigniew, P Nielsen - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
With a rising demand for utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver materials in
outdoor environments, particular attention must be given to all the different aspects …