Survey on unmanned aerial vehicle networks for civil applications: A communications viewpoint

S Hayat, E Yanmaz, R Muzaffar - … Communications Surveys & …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The days where swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will occupy our skies are fast
approaching due to the introduction of cost-efficient and reliable small aerial vehicles and …

Wireless sensor networks and multi-UAV systems for natural disaster management

M Erdelj, M Król, E Natalizio - Computer Networks, 2017 - Elsevier
This work identifies the role of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAV) in the context of natural disaster management. Main applications of systems …

Emerging UAV technology for disaster detection, mitigation, response, and preparedness

A Khan, S Gupta, SK Gupta - Journal of Field Robotics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest
in research groups due to the wide range of applications, such as disaster surveillance and …

Cognitive radio for smart grids: Survey of architectures, spectrum sensing mechanisms, and networking protocols

AA Khan, MH Rehmani… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditional power grids are currently being transformed into smart grids (SGs). SGs feature
multi-way communication among energy generation, transmission, distribution, and usage …

A survey on legacy and emerging technologies for public safety communications

A Kumbhar, F Koohifar, I Güvenç… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effective emergency and natural disaster management depend on the efficient mission-
critical voice and data communication between first responders and victims. Land mobile …

Routing in multi-hop cellular device-to-device (D2D) networks: A survey

FS Shaikh, R Wismüller - IEEE Communications Surveys & …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, device-to-device (D2D) communication has attained significant attention in
the research community. The advantages of D2D communication can be fully realized in …

Integration of cognitive radio technology with unmanned aerial vehicles: issues, opportunities, and future research challenges

Y Saleem, MH Rehmani, S Zeadally - Journal of Network and Computer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles have gained much popularity for applications which do not
require human operator or are too dangerous for human operators. They operate on IEEE L …

Routing protocols and architecture for disaster area network: A survey

Y Jahir, M Atiquzzaman, H Refai, A Paranjothi… - Ad Hoc Networks, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Disaster Area Network (DAN) is very crucial in case of natural or man-made
disasters. During state of emergency, a rapidly deployable network is the highest priority to …

Energy-efficient management of unmanned aerial vehicles for underlay cognitive radio systems

H Ghazzai, MB Ghorbel, A Kadri… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micro unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAVs) have attracted much interest in multiple
applications. Most of the MUAV-based applications require time-limited access to the …

Big data analytics for emergency communication networks: A survey

J Wang, Y Wu, N Yen, S Guo… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Disaster management is a crucial and urgent research issue. Emergency communication
networks (ECNs) provide fundamental functions for disaster management, because …