The operational design and planning of drone-based logistics models is a rapidly growing
area of scientific research. In this paper, we present a structured, comprehensive, and …

In recent years, e-commerce businesses have seen an increase in the daily volume of
packages to be delivered, as well as an increase in the number of particularly demanding …

This paper surveys the state-of-the-art optimization approaches in the civil application of
drone operations (DO) and drone-truck combined operations (DTCO) including construction …

The use of aerial swarms to solve real-world problems has been increasing steadily,
accompanied by falling prices and improving performance of communication, sensing, and …

Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest in the last decade.
More specifically these vehicles have the capacity to impact package delivery logistics in a …

Wireless power transfer (WPT) techniques are emerging as a fundamental component of
next-generation energy management in mobile networks. In this context, the use of UAVs …

The working scope and working time of small size unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are
limited because of the limited battery capacity. In this work, inspired by aerial refueling for …

Abstract The introduction of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) in smart city operations is
considered a sustainable technological solution due to the promised significant greenhouse …

Coronavirus disease 2019 has brought a great challenge to the supply of daily necessities
and medical items for home-quarantined people. Considering the unmanned operation …

Precision agriculture is the collection of hardware and software technologies that allow a
farmer to make informed, differentiated decisions regarding agricultural operations such as …