A new era of the fifth-generation (5G) networks is realized to satisfy user demands on higher
data rate and massive connectivity for information sharing and utilization. The vertical …

The advent of various wireless technologies has paved the way for the realization of new
infrastructures and applications for smart cities. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are one …

Energy-aware data collection is of paramount importance for robotic and wireless sensor
networks. Although static sink-aided cluster-based protocols provide energy-efficient …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now extensively used in a wide variety of
applications, including a key role within opportunistic wireless networks. These types of …

Aiming at the problem of how to improve the energy utilization rate of UAV (Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle) in the charging process of wireless rechargeable sensor network, a charging …

This review paper provides insights into optimization strategies for Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) in a variety of surveillance tasks and scenarios. From basic path planning …

In this work, our motivation focuses on an energy-efficient data collection problem by a
mobile sink, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with limited battery capacity, in a robot …

The massive increase in population density in cities has led to several urban problems, such
as an increment of air pollution, traffic congestion, and a faster spread of infectious diseases …

To solve the shortcomings of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in data collection in a wide
range, long distance, and other complex environments, such as high networking cost, short …

Through the use of flying objects such as satellites and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs),
non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) have recently garnered interest in large-scale and …