Optimization for drone and drone-truck combined operations: A review of the state of the art and future directions
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 …
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
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 …
significant market potential. UAVs may lead to substantial cost savings in, for instance …
Complementarity, interoperability, and level of integration of humanitarian drones with emerging digital technologies: A state-of-the-art systematic literature review of …
The adoption of drones and other emerging digital technologies (DTs) has proven essential
in revolutionizing humanitarian logistics as standalone solutions. However, the …
in revolutionizing humanitarian logistics as standalone solutions. However, the …
Generating task reallocation suggestions to handle contingencies in human-supervised multi-robot missions
S Al-Hussaini, JM Gregory… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In a mission with significant uncertainty due to intermittent communications, delayed
information flow, and robotic failures, the role of human supervisors is extremely …
information flow, and robotic failures, the role of human supervisors is extremely …
Incorporation of contingency tasks in task allocation for multirobot teams
Complex logistics support missions require the execution of spatially separated information
gathering and situational awareness tasks. Mobile robot teams can play an important role in …
gathering and situational awareness tasks. Mobile robot teams can play an important role in …
Enhancing offshore parcel delivery efficiency through vessel-unmanned aerial vehicle collaborative routing
Y Li, X Wang - International Journal of Production Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Offshore oil and gas production is vital for global energy supply, but it faces logistical
challenges due to the high costs and inefficiencies of traditional supply methods. This paper …
challenges due to the high costs and inefficiencies of traditional supply methods. This paper …
A mathematical formulation and a tabu search heuristic for the joint vessel-UAV routing problem
Y Li, S Wang, S Zhou, Z Wang - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Motivated by offshore inspection practices, we investigate a joint vessel-unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) routing problem where vessels and UAVs work coordinately to perform …
vehicle (UAV) routing problem where vessels and UAVs work coordinately to perform …
Assessing the Impact of Alerts on the Human Supervisor's Decision-Making Performance in Multi-Robot Missions
Multi-robot teams can be very useful in a wide variety of search and rescue missions in
challenging environments. In a mission with considerable uncertainty due to intermittent …
challenging environments. In a mission with considerable uncertainty due to intermittent …
Robust scheduling and routing for collaborative human/unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance missions
A supervisory mission in which a team of unmanned vehicles visits a set of targets and
collects sensory data to be analyzed in real time by a remotely located human operator is …
collects sensory data to be analyzed in real time by a remotely located human operator is …
Task assignment and scheduling for mobile robot teams
Most complex missions comprise of spatially separated tasks which have to be finished
using teams of mobile robots. The main challenges for planning such missions are forming …
using teams of mobile robots. The main challenges for planning such missions are forming …