AirBC: A lightweight reputation-based blockchain scheme for resource-constrained UANET

Z Wang, R Xiong, J Jin, C Liang - 2022 IEEE 25th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
UAV Ad-hoc Network (UANET) has been widely used in many fields. However, the
collaborative communication and data sharing among multiple UAVs in UANET are often …

Blockchain-Empowered Immutable and Reliable Delivery Service (BIRDS) Using UAV Networks

S Hafeez, HU Manzoor, L Mohjazi… - 2023 IEEE 28th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploiting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for delivery services is expected to reduce
delivery time and human resource costs. However, the proximity of these UAVs to the …

A semi-autonomous distributed blockchain-based framework for UAVs system

C Ge, X Ma, Z Liu - Journal of Systems Architecture, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) to our daily life has become bigger than ever, which
can be witnessed from smart homes, smart transportation, and smart personal care. With …

A secure blockchain-based communication approach for UAV networks

E Ghribi, TT Khoei, HT Gorji… - 2020 IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks offer enormous potential in civil, commercial, and
military applications. As network sizes become large, the communication of UAV networks …

LAP-BFT: lightweight asynchronous provable byzantine fault-tolerant consensus mechanism for UAV network

L Kong, B Chen, F Hu - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mission-oriented UAV networks operate in nonsecure, complex environments with time-
varying network partitioning and node trustworthiness. UAV networks are thus essentially …

Lightweight Blockchain-Enabled Secure Data Sharing in Dynamic and Resource-limited UAV Networks

Y Liu, J Gao, Y Lu, R Cao, L Yao, Y Xia, D Han - IEEE Network, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a comprehensive approach that leverages the capabilities of
blockchain technology to protect private data in 6G UAV networks. We propose a dual-layer …

B-UAVM: A Blockchain-Supported Secure Multi-UAV Task Management Scheme

H Xie, J Zheng, T He, S Wei, C Shan… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advent of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm technology brings possibilities to help
humans complete tasks in no man's land, such as deserts and rainforests. However, UAV …

Primary node selection based on node reputation evaluation for PBFT in UAV-assisted MEC environment

Y Zhang, Y Gan, C Li, CP Deng, Y Luo - Wireless Networks, 2023 - Springer
Blockchain technology is widely used in various fields due to its high security and reliability.
And Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted edge computing is easy to deploy, fast, and …

Blockchain-enabled secure communication for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks

R Kumar, A Aljuhani, P Kumar, A Kumar… - Proceedings of the 5th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
While 5G can provide high-speed Internet connectivity and over-the-horizon control for
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), authentication becomes a key security component in 5G …

A secure and intelligent data sharing scheme for UAV-assisted disaster rescue

Y Wang, Z Su, Q Xu, R Li, TH Luan… - IEEE/ACM Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to establish flexible and reliable
emergency networks in disaster sites when terrestrial communication infrastructures go …