In this paper, we investigate the use of a swarm of drones as mobile data gathering sinks for
scattered wireless sensors over large areas. Precisely, we address the path planning issue …

With the ongoing system miniaturization, sensors capabilities and cost reduction, a new
opportunities are created to accomplish data reduction and sensors fusion on small systems …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, can be deployed in
conjunction with a network of ground vehicles. In situations where no infrastructure is …

Wireless Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous UAVs and Mobile Ground
Robots covers wireless sensor networks and cellular networks. For wireless sensor …

The wireless sensor network (WSN) technology have been evolving very quickly in recent
years. Sensors are constantly increasing in sensing, processing, storage, and …

With advancements in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, the utilization of UAVs for
data collection and transmission has become widespread in wireless sensor networks …

Wireless sensor networks are becoming increasingly important in both the civilian and
military fields. The object of this study is the process of collecting data by a …

Abstract The Internet of Drones (IoD) recently gained momentum due to its high adaptability
to a wide variety of complex scenarios. Indeed, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can …

One of the most important requirements for effective UAV–WSN operations is to perform data
collection in timely and safe manner. Identifying an effective path in an environment with …