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 …

Age of Information minimization in UAV-aided data collection for WSN and IoT applications: A systematic review

OA Amodu, UA Bukar, RAR Mahmood, C Jarray… - Journal of Network and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for data gathering in wireless sensor networks
(WSNs) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications has significantly gained interest in recent …

SALA-IoT: Self-reduced internet of things with learning automaton sleep scheduling algorithm

AK Sangaiah, A Javadpour, F Ja'fari… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The extensive development of wireless communications has led to the popularity of self-
powered Internet-of-Things (SPIoT) networks. Even though significant advances made in …

Multi-objective optimization for UAV swarm-assisted IoT with virtual antenna arrays

J Li, G Sun, L Duan, Q Wu - IEEE Transactions on Mobile …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network is a promising technology for assisting Internet-of-
Things (IoT), where a UAV can use its limited service coverage to harvest and disseminate …

Computation efficiency maximization for UAV-assisted relaying and MEC networks in urban environment

L Wang, Q Zhou, Y Shen - IEEE Transactions on Green …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted relaying and mobile edge computing (MEC)
networks is a popular and promising technology to provide high-quality computation service …

Joint resource scheduling and flight path planning of UAV-assisted IoTs in response to emergencies

T Wang, X Fu, A Guerrieri - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
In unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-assisted Internet of Things (IoT), emergencies can lead
to changes in the status of ground sensor networks. This necessitates UAV-assisted IoT …

Topology construction and topology adjustment in flying Ad hoc networks for relay transmission

Y Liu, J Xie, C Xing, S Xie - Computer networks, 2023 - Elsevier
A flying ad hoc network (FANET) is formed by multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in
an ad hoc manner in which UAVs can cooperate more effectively to complete complex tasks …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Review of Energy-Efficient Techniques for UAV-Assisted Industrial Wireless Networks

Y Zhang, R Zhao, D Mishra, DWK Ng - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The rapid expansion of the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) has spurred significant
research interest due to the growth of security-aware, vehicular, and time-sensitive …

Cooperative networking strategy of UAV cluster for large-scale WSNs

Y Chen, H Liu, J Guo, Y Wang, F Liu… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To solve the shortcomings of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in data collection in a wide
range, long distance, and other complex environments, such as high networking cost, short …

Backhaul-aware user association and throughput maximization in UAV-aided hybrid FSO/RF network

M Nafees, S Huang, J Thompson, M Safari - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Free-space optical (FSO) communication is expected to play an indispensable role with high
data rates and low system complexity in beyond fifth-generation (B5G) networks. However …