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Technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is getting mature and many AVs will appear on the roads in the near future. AVs become connected with the support of various vehicular communication technologies and they possess high degree of…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-10-06 Albert Y. S. Lam , Yiu-Wing Leung , Xiaowen Chu

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have significant practical advantages for delivering packages, and many logistics companies have begun deploying UAVs for commercial package deliveries. To deliver packages quickly and cost-effectively, the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Arun Narayanan , Evangelos Pournaras , Pedro H. J. Nardelli

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is a new air transportation system for passengers and cargo in urban environments, enabled by new technologies and integrated into multimodal transportation systems. The vision of UAM comprises the mass use in urban…

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers a solution to current traffic congestion by using electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles to provide on-demand air mobility in urban areas. Effective traffic management is crucial for efficient…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-24 Milad Pooladsanj , Ketan Savla , Petros A. Ioannou

Due to its agility and mobility, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a promising technology to provide high-quality mobile services (e.g., fast Internet access, edge computing, and local caching) to ground users. Major Internet Service…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-12-10 Xuehe Wang , Lingjie Duan

Most consumer-level low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have limited battery power and long charging time. Due to these energy constraints, they cannot accomplish many practical tasks, such as monitoring a sport or political event for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-01-27 Jyh-Ming Lien , Sam Rodriguez , Marco Morales

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) represents an evolution of the air transportation system by introducing low-altitude, potentially high-traffic environments. AAM operations will be enabled by both new aircraft, as well as new safety- and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Haochen Wu , Lesley A. Weitz , Jeffrey M. Henderson , Max Z. Li

A novel approach that combines visible light communication (VLC) with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to simultaneously provide flexible communication and illumination is proposed. To minimize the power consumption, the locations of UAVs…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-13 Yang Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Caili Guo , Chunyan Feng , Walid Saad

We present a solution to the problem of fairly planning a fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that have different missions and operators, such that no one operator unfairly gets to finish its missions early at the expense of others -…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-24 Connor Kurtz , Houssam Abbas

Reducing unexpected urban traffic congestion caused by en-route events (e.g., road closures, car crashes, etc.) often requires fast and accurate reactions to choose the best-fit traffic signals. Traditional traffic light control systems,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Jiaying Guo , Michael R. Jones , Soufiene Djahel , Shen Wang

By fully exploiting the mobility of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV-based aerial base stations (BSs) can move closer to ground users to achieve better communication conditions. In this paper, we consider a scenario where an aerial BS…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-24 Jingcong Sun , Christos Masouros

We study the problem of planning a tour for an energy-limited Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to visit a set of sites in the least amount of time. We envision scenarios where the UAV can be recharged along the way either by landing on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-09-20 Kevin Yu , Ashish Kumar Budhiraja , Pratap Tokekar

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being utilized for a wide spectrum of applications in wireless networks leading to attractive business opportunities. In the case of abrupt disruption to existing cellular network operation or…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-07-06 Sanaa Sharafeddine , Rania Islambouli

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are poised to play a central role in revolutionizing future services offered by the envisioned smart cities, thanks to their agility, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. UAVs are being widely deployed in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Hatem A. Alharbi , Barzan A. Yosuf , Mohammad Aldossary , Jaber Almutairi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

High-tech giants and start-ups are investing in drone technologies to provide urban air delivery service, which is expected to solve the last-mile problem and mitigate road traffic congestion. However, air delivery service will not scale up…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-08-19 Xinyu He , Fang He , Lishuai Li , Lei Zhang , Gang Xiao

Demand for fast and economical parcel deliveries in urban environments has risen considerably in recent years. A framework envisions efficient last-mile delivery in urban environments by leveraging a network of ride-sharing vehicles, where…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-16 Gabriel Barsi Haberfeld , Aditya Gahlawat , Naira Hovakimyan

To date the majority of commuters use their privately owned vehicle that uses an internal combustion engine. This transportation model suffers from low vehicle utilization and causes environmental pollution. This paper studies the use of…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-01-11 Emmanouil Rigas , Konstantinos Tsompanidis

Package delivery via the UAVs is a promising transport mode to provide efficient and green logistic services, especially in urban areas or complicated topography. However, the energy storage limit of the UAV makes it difficult to perform…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-04 Ziyi Lu , Na Yu , Xuehe Wang

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) presents a transformative vision for metropolitan transportation, but its practical implementation is hindered by substantial infrastructure costs and operational complexities. We address these challenges by…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Xuan Jiang , Xuanyu Zhou , Yibo Zhao , Shangqing Cao , Dingyi Zhuang , Jinhua Zhao , Haris Koutsopoulos , Shenhao Wang , Mark Hansen , Raja Sengupta

Aerial cargo transport is anticipated to play a pivotal role in the distribution of goods within urban environments. The shift is propelled by the surge in e-commerce, the imperative to deliver essential supplies to isolated areas, and the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-19 Josue N. Rivera , Dengfeng Sun