Optimization for drone and drone-truck combined operations: A review of the state of the art and future directions

SH Chung, B Sah, J Lee - Computers & Operations Research, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper surveys the state-of-the-art optimization approaches in the civil application of
drone operations (DO) and drone-truck combined operations (DTCO) including construction …

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 …

A concise guide to existing and emerging vehicle routing problem variants

T Vidal, G Laporte, P Matl - European Journal of Operational Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Vehicle routing problems have been the focus of extensive research over the past sixty
years, driven by their economic importance and their theoretical interest. The diversity of …

Routing and scheduling optimization for UAV assisted delivery system: A hybrid approach

M Sajid, H Mittal, S Pare, M Prasad - Applied Soft Computing, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a joint-optimization framework for UAV-routing and UAV-route
scheduling problems associated with the UAV-assisted delivery system. The mixed-integer …

A hybrid optimization framework for UAV reconnaissance mission planning

W Liu, T Zhang, S Huang, K Li - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Applying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in military reconnaissance missions arises in
recent years. It refers to using finite UAVs to reconnoiter some enemy targets with limited …

The unmanned aerial vehicle routing and trajectory optimisation problem, a taxonomic review

WP Coutinho, M Battarra, J Fliege - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become more and more
popular. The complexity of routing UAVs has not been fully investigated in the literature. In …

Two-echelon routing problem for parcel delivery by cooperated truck and drone

Y Liu, Z Liu, J Shi, G Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new variant of the two-echelon routing problem is investigated, where the truck and the
drone are used to cooperatively complete the deliveries of all parcels. The truck not only acts …

A two-echelon cooperated routing problem for a ground vehicle and its carried unmanned aerial vehicle

Z Luo, Z Liu, J Shi - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a two-echelon cooperated routing problem for the ground vehicle (GV) and its
carried unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is investigated, where the GV travels on the road …

Battery management in electric vehicle routing problems: a review

XA Martin, M Escoto, A Guerrero, AA Juan - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has gained significant momentum in recent years as
a sustainable alternative to traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. However, the …

UAV routing for reconnaissance mission: A multi-objective orienteering problem with time-dependent prizes and multiple connections

E Dasdemir, R Batta, M Köksalan, DT Öztürk - Computers & Operations …, 2022 - Elsevier
We address the route planning problem of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) tasked with
collecting information from a radar-monitored environment for a reconnaissance mission …