Aerial: A meta review and discussion of challenges toward unmanned aerial vehicle operations in logistics, mobility, and monitoring

S Wandelt, S Wang, C Zheng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There exists a tremendous number of research surveys on various aspects of UAV logistics,
mobility and monitoring tasks in the literature. These surveys have been published in distinct …

[HTML][HTML] Urban air mobility for last-mile transportation: A review

N Moradi, C Wang, F Mafakheri - Vehicles, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban air mobility (UAM) is a revolutionary approach to transportation in densely populated
cities. UAM involves using small, highly automated aircraft to transport passengers and …

Data-driven robust optimization for contextual vehicle rebalancing in on-demand ride services under demand uncertainty

Z Guo, B Yu, W Shan, B Yao - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rebalancing of idle vehicles is critical to mitigating the supply–demand imbalance in on-
demand ride services. Motivated by a ride service platform, this paper investigates a short …

1Fixed Automated stations location and UAVs routing problems in urban road Networks: A tailored Branch-&-pricing algorithm

H Li, L Kang, H Sun, J Wu, Y Zhao… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) serve as vital tools for collecting real-time traffic data,
enabling rapid responses to events, and optimizing traffic management based on their cost …

[HTML][HTML] VTOL site location considering obstacle clearance during approach and departure

C Guo, J Nie, X Hang, Y Wang, Y Chen… - Communications in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban air mobility (UAM) extends urban transportation to low-altitude airspace using electric
vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle to reduce traffic congestion. The vertical take …

Risk-aware urban air mobility network design with overflow redundancy

Q Wei, Z Gao, JP Clarke, U Topcu - Transportation Research Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
In urban air mobility (UAM), as envisioned by aviation professionals, novel flight vehicles will
transport passengers and cargo at low altitudes within urban and suburban areas. To …

[HTML][HTML] Modular flying vehicles: Scheduling modes, social benefits, and challenges

D Lv, Y Wang, L Wang, Y Fei, K Wang, X Qu - … in Transportation Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As urbanization accelerates, cities face unprecedented challenges such as congestion,
pollution, and inefficiencies in transportation systems. Traditional ground-based …

How airports enhance the environmental sustainability of operations: A critical review from the perspective of Operations Research

S Chen, L Wu, KKH Ng, W Liu, K Wang - Transportation Research Part E …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating demand for air travel has significant environmental implications, such as air
pollution and noise nuisance, compelling airports to mitigate their negative impacts on the …

Integrated optimisation of strategic planning and service operations for urban air mobility systems

Z **, KKH Ng, C Zhang, L Wu, A Li - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of novel vehicle technologies, electric vertical take-off and
landing (eVTOL) vehicles are becoming a new transport servicing model to achieve better …

A composite transportation network design problem with land-air coordinated operations

H Zhang, J Huo, C Chen, Z Liu - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2025 - Elsevier
With the advent of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles, it becomes
imperative to assess their impact on transportation network efficiency. Hence, this paper …