Path planning is one of the most important problems to be explored in unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) for finding an optimal path between source and destination. Although, in …

Due to their agility, cost-effectiveness, and high maneuverability, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs) have attracted considerable attention from researchers and investors alike. Path …

Small drones are being utilized in monitoring, transport, safety and disaster management,
and other domains. Envisioning that drones form autonomous networks incorporated into …

We incorporate communication into the multi-UAV path planning problem for search and
rescue missions to enable dynamic task allocation via information dissemination …

Routing remains the most important problem to be explored, for discovering an ideal
pathway in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Several problems for identifying and targeting …

In this paper, we focus on path planning of drone teams deployed for search and rescue
missions. The goal of the mission is to detect a target, inform the rescue personnel at the …

In hostile and remote environments, such as mountains, forests or suburban areas,
traditional communications may not be available, especially after a disaster, such as a flood …

Urban networks aim at facilitating users for better experience and services through smart
platforms such as the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). ITS focuses on information …

We discuss surveillance with multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that minimize
information idleness (the lag between the start of the mission and the moment when the data …

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) play a significant role to alleviate the negative
impacts of disasters by providing essential assistance to the rescue and evacuation …