Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are among the most beneficial and emerging
technologies, with a wide range of applications that can support the sustainability concerns …

This comprehensive survey explores the connection between the Internet of Drones (IoD)
and Urban Computing (UC). Drones offer substantial benefits across diverse urban …

Drones are rapidly finding their way into civilian applications, and are mostly networked,
enabling their remote programming, and connectivity with humans. However, drones are …

The specific characteristics of vehicular ad hoc networks, such as high speed of nodes and
frequent topology changes, impose challenges for the routing process. In addition, the …

Static formations of swarms of rotorcraft drones, used for example in disaster management,
are subject to intrusions, and must bear the cost of holding the formation while avoiding …

Smart cities have emerged as a strategy to solve problems that current cities face, such as
traffic, security, resource management, waste, and pollution. Most of the current approaches …

Energy and cost are two primary concerns when leveraging drones for urban sensing. With
the advances of wireless charging technologies and the inspiration from the sparse …

Aerial robotic swarms have shown benefits for performing search and surveillance missions
in open spaces in the past. Among other properties, these systems are robust, scalable and …

Rescue and recovery operations are very critical for post disaster management. For post
disaster management and surveillance activities, there is a need of acquiring the information …

Reinforcement learning is of increasing importance in the field of robot control and
simulation plays a~ key role in this process. In the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs …