Optimization of MANET connectivity via smart deployment/movement of unmanned air vehicles

Z Han, AL Swindlehurst, KJR Liu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can provide important communication advantages to ground-
based wireless ad hoc networks. In this paper, the location and movement of UAVs are …

Smart deployment/movement of unmanned air vehicle to improve connectivity in MANET

Z Han, AL Swindlehurst, KJR Liu - … and Networking Conference …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can provide important communication advantages to ground-
based wireless ad hoc networks. In this paper, the location and movement of UAVs are …

Flying ad hoc networks: A comprehensive survey

A Mukherjee, V Keshary, K Pandya, N Dey… - … and Decision Sciences …, 2018 - Springer
An ad hoc network is the cooperative disposition of a collection of dynamic (mobile) nodes
without the necessity of existing infrastructure or any centralized access points. Recently, ad …

A time-slotted on-demand routing protocol for mobile ad hoc unmanned vehicle systems

JH Forsmann, RE Hiromoto… - … systems technology IX, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Successful deployment of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) in military operations has
increased their popularity and utility. The ability to sustain reliable mobile ad hoc formations …

[PDF][PDF] A survey: different mobility model for FANET

K Kumari, B Sah, S Maakar - International Journal of Advanced …, 2015 - academia.edu
FANET (Flying Ad-Hoc Network) is a collection of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
UAVs fly in the sky and communicate through each other with the help of satellite or base …

Integrated topology management in flying ad hoc networks: Topology construction and adjustment

DY Kim, JW Lee - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flying ad hoc networks (FANETs) that consist of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
are promising technologies for future networked systems due to the versatility of UAVs. One …

Survey of important issues in UAV communication networks

L Gupta, R Jain, G Vaszkun - IEEE communications surveys & …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have enormous potential in the public and civil domains.
These are particularly useful in applications, where human lives would otherwise be …

UAV aided intelligent routing for ad-hoc wireless network in single-area theater

DL Gu, G Pei, H Ly, M Gerla, B Zhang… - 2000 IEEE Wireless …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large homogeneous ad hoc wireless networks have a problem: the bandwidth available to
a mobile user decreases as the number of nodes in the network increases. Using the …

Mobile networking with UAVs: Opportunities and challenges

OK Sahingoz - 2013 International Conference on Unmanned …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the advances in computation, sensor, communication and networking technologies,
utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for military and civilian areas has become …

DroneNetX: Network reconstruction through connectivity probing and relay deployment by multiple UAVs in ad hoc networks

SY Park, CS Shin, D Jeong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider a network reconstruction problem using unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) where stationary ad hoc networks are severely damaged in a post-disaster scenario …