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 …

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 …

Search and rescue (SAR) operations can take significant advantage from supporting
autonomous or teleoperated robots and multi-robot systems. These can aid in mapping and …

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been extensively studied and widely adopted in
practical systems owing to its effectiveness and flexibility. Although heterogeneous UAVs …

Coverage path planning consists of finding the route which covers every point of a certain
area of interest. In recent times, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been employed in …

With the continuous development of UAV technology and swarm intelligence technology, the
UAV formation cooperative mission has attracted wide attention because of its remarkable …

The number of casualties in the maritime sector is increasing consistently. To reduce the
scope of search area extensions in the event of a maritime accident, maritime authorities …

Abstract Coverage Path Planning (CPP) is the task of determining a path that passes over all
points of an area or volume of interest while avoiding obstacles. This task is integral to many …

Coverage path planning is the operation of finding a path that covers all the points of a
specific area. Thanks to the recent advances of hardware technology, Unmanned Aerial …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have enormous potential in enabling new applications in
various areas, ranging from military, security, medicine, and surveillance to traffic-monitoring …