A survey of UAV-based data collection: Challenges, solutions and future perspectives

K Messaoudi, OS Oubbati, A Rachedi, A Lakas… - Journal of network and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) generates unlimited data, which should be collected and
forwarded towards a central controller (CC) for further processing and decision-making …

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 …

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-assisted data collection for Internet of Things: A survey

Z Wei, M Zhu, N Zhang, L Wang, Y Zou… - IEEE Internet of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thanks to the advantages of flexible deployment and high mobility, unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) have been widely applied in the areas of disaster management, agricultural …

Softwarization of UAV networks: A survey of applications and future trends

OS Oubbati, M Atiquzzaman, TA Ahanger… - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly important in assisting 5G and
beyond 5G (B5G) mobile networks. Indeed, UAVs have all the potentials to both satisfy the …

Low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles-based internet of things services: Comprehensive survey and future perspectives

NH Motlagh, T Taleb, O Arouk - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have attracted a lot of attention,
since they represent a new potential market. Along with the maturity of the technology and …

Unmanned-aerial-vehicle-assisted wireless networks: Advancements, challenges, and solutions

M Dai, N Huang, Y Wu, J Gao… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid development of communication and computing techniques enables unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) to provide reliable and cost-effective wireless communication and …

A survey on UAV-aided maritime communications: Deployment considerations, applications, and future challenges

N Nomikos, PK Gkonis, PS Bithas… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Maritime activities represent a major domain of economic growth with several emerging
maritime Internet of Things use cases, such as smart ports, autonomous navigation, and …

AI for UAV-assisted IoT applications: A comprehensive review

N Cheng, S Wu, X Wang, Z Yin, C Li… - IEEE Internet of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), there are a dramatically
increasing number of devices, leading to the fact that only using terrestrial infrastructure can …

AoI-energy-aware UAV-assisted data collection for IoT networks: A deep reinforcement learning method

M Sun, X Xu, X Qin, P Zhang - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thanks to the inherent characteristics of flexible mobility and autonomous operation,
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will inevitably be integrated into 5G/B5G cellular networks …