Optimization approaches for civil applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or aerial drones: A survey

A Otto, N Agatz, J Campbell, B Golden, E Pesch - Networks, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or aerial drones, are an emerging technology with
significant market potential. UAVs may lead to substantial cost savings in, for instance …

Group-based distributed auction algorithms for multi-robot task assignment

X Bai, A Fielbaum, M Kronmüller… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the multi-robot task assignment problem in which a fleet of dispersed
robots needs to efficiently transport a set of dynamically appearing packages from their initial …

[KNIHA][B] Distributed control of robotic networks: a mathematical approach to motion coordination algorithms

F Bullo, J Cortés, S Martinez - 2009 - books.google.com
This self-contained introduction to the distributed control of robotic networks offers a
distinctive blend of computer science and control theory. The book presents a broad set of …

Cooperative control of multi-agent systems: Theory and applications

Y Wang, E Garcia, D Casbeer, F Zhang - 2017 - books.google.com
A comprehensive review of the state of the art in the control of multi-agent systems theory
and applications The superiority of multi-agent systems over single agents for the control of …

Model predictive control-based 3D navigation of a RIS-equipped UAV for LoS wireless communication with a ground intelligent vehicle

M Eskandari, H Huang, AV Savkin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Intelligent vehicles need high bandwidth wireless communication links for safety and
commercial communication. However, the new generations of wireless communication …

Traveling salesperson problems for the Dubins vehicle

K Savla, E Frazzoli, F Bullo - IEEE Transactions on Automatic …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study minimum-time motion planning and routing problems for the Dubins
vehicle, ie, a nonholonomic vehicle that is constrained to move along planar paths of …

Online UAV trajectory planning for covert video surveillance of mobile targets

H Huang, AV Savkin, W Ni - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article considers the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for covert video
surveillance of a mobile target on the ground and presents a new online UAV trajectory …

Deep-reinforcement-learning-based joint 3-D navigation and phase-shift control for mobile Internet of Vehicles assisted by RIS-equipped UAVs

M Eskandari, AV Savkin - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are utilized to improve the performance of wireless
communication networks (WCNs), notably, in the context of Internet of Things (IoT) …

Traveling salesman problem with drone and bicycle: multimodal last‐mile e‐mobility

E Babaee Tirkolaee, E Cakmak… - International …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the multimodal last‐mile e‐mobility concept has been at the center of attention for
cleaner, greener, and more accessible urban deliveries. As part of sustainable …

Distributed task assignment for multiple robots under limited communication range

X Bai, W Yan, SS Ge - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates the task assignment problem in which multiple dispersed robots
need to visit a set of target locations while trying to minimize the robots' total travel distance …