UAV assisted 5G and beyond wireless networks: A survey

R Shahzadi, M Ali, HZ Khan, M Naeem - Journal of network and computer …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a huge technological advancement in the field of wireless communication in the last
few decades. Technology has revolutionized from voice communication to interactive …

Uav-assisted data collection in wireless sensor networks: A comprehensive survey

MT Nguyen, CV Nguyen, HT Do, HT Hua, TA Tran… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are usually deployed to different areas of interest to sense
phenomena, process sensed data, and take actions accordingly. The networks are …

Survey on computational-intelligence-based UAV path planning

Y Zhao, Z Zheng, Y Liu - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2018 - Elsevier
The key objective of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) path planning is to produce a flight path
that connects a start state and a goal state while meeting the required constraints …

[HTML][HTML] A Review of UAV Path-Planning Algorithms and Obstacle Avoidance Methods for Remote Sensing Applications

D Debnath, F Vanegas, J Sandino, AF Hawary… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The rapid development of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) has significantly increased their
usefulness in various fields, particularly in remote sensing. This paper provides a …

Optimal positioning of flying relays for wireless networks: A LOS map approach

J Chen, D Gesbert - 2017 IEEE international conference on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers the exploitation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in wireless
networking, with which communication-enabled robots operate as flying wireless relays to …

A survey on energy optimization techniques in UAV-based cellular networks: from conventional to machine learning approaches

AI Abubakar, I Ahmad, KG Omeke, M Ozturk, C Ozturk… - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wireless communication networks have been witnessing unprecedented demand due to the
increasing number of connected devices and emerging bandwidth-hungry applications …

Deployment of UAV-mounted access points according to spatial user locations in two-tier cellular networks

B Galkin, J Kibilda, LA DaSilva - 2016 Wireless Days (WD), 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We envision small cells mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles, to complement existing
macrocell infrastructure. We demonstrate through numerical analysis that clustering …

Hybrid path planning for efficient data collection in UAV-aided WSNs for emergency applications

S Poudel, S Moh - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided wireless sensor networks (UWSNs), a UAV is
employed as a mobile sink to gather data from sensor nodes. Incorporating UAV helps …

[HTML][HTML] Cloud-assisted UAV data collection for multiple emerging events in distributed WSNs

H Cao, Y Liu, X Yue, W Zhu - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
In recent years, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) have been widely applied for data
collection and image capture. Specifically, UAVs have been integrated with wireless sensor …

Efficient local map search algorithms for the placement of flying relays

J Chen, D Gesbert - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the optimal unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) placement problem for
wireless networking. The UAV operates as a flying wireless relay to provide coverage …