Machine learning-aided operations and communications of unmanned aerial vehicles: A contemporary survey

H Kurunathan, H Huang, K Li, W Ni… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decade, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have provided pervasive, efficient,
and cost-effective solutions for data collection and communications. Their excellent mobility …

UAV assistance paradigm: State-of-the-art in applications and challenges

B Alzahrani, OS Oubbati, A Barnawi… - Journal of Network and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an emerging technology with the potential to
be used in industries and various sectors of human life to provide a wide range of …

UAV path planning using optimization approaches: A survey

A Ait Saadi, A Soukane, Y Meraihi… - … Methods in Engineering, 2022‏ - Springer
Path planning is one of the most important steps in the navigation and control of Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). It ensures an optimal and collision-free path between two locations …

UAV-assisted emergency networks in disasters

N Zhao, W Lu, M Sheng, Y Chen, J Tang… - IEEE Wireless …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reliable and flexible emergency communication is a key challenge for search and rescue in
the event of disasters, especially for the case when base stations are no longer functioning …

A review of AI-enabled routing protocols for UAV networks: Trends, challenges, and future outlook

A Rovira-Sugranes, A Razi, F Afghah, J Chakareski - Ad Hoc Networks, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), as a recently emerging technology, enabled a
new breed of unprecedented applications in different domains. This technology's ongoing …

Emerging UAV technology for disaster detection, mitigation, response, and preparedness

A Khan, S Gupta, SK Gupta - Journal of Field Robotics, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest
in research groups due to the wide range of applications, such as disaster surveillance and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances of UAVs toward future transportation: The state-of-the-art, challenges, and opportunities

A Gupta, T Afrin, E Scully, N Yodo - Future transportation, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The adoption of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in numerous sectors is projected to grow
exponentially in the future as technology advances and regulation evolves. One of the …

Help from the sky: Leveraging UAVs for disaster management

M Erdelj, E Natalizio, KR Chowdhury… - IEEE Pervasive …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a vision for future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-assisted disaster
management, considering the holistic functions of disaster prediction, assessment, and …

[HTML][HTML] Big data in natural disaster management: a review

M Yu, C Yang, Y Li - Geosciences, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Undoubtedly, the age of big data has opened new options for natural disaster management,
primarily because of the varied possibilities it provides in visualizing, analyzing, and …

[HTML][HTML] Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as mobile sensing platforms (MSPs) for disaster response, civil security and public safety

H Hildmann, E Kovacs - Drones, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The use of UAVs in areas ranging from agriculture over urban services to entertainment or
simply as a hobby has rapidly grown over the last years. Regarding serious/commercial …