Leveraging UAVs to Enable Dynamic and Smart Aerial Infrastructure for ITS and Smart Cities: An Overview

被引：15

作者：

Lucic, Michael C. ^{[1
]}

Bouhamed, Omar ^{[2
]}

Ghazzai, Hakim ^{[3
]}

Khanfor, Abdullah ^{[4
]}

Massoud, Yehia ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Stevens Inst Technol, Sch Syst & Enterprises, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA

[2] Concordia Univ, Concordia Inst Informat Syst Engn CIISE, Montreal, PQ H3G1T7, Canada

[3] King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol, Innovat Technol Labs, Thuwal 239556900, Saudi Arabia

[4] Najran Univ, Coll Comp Sci & Informat Syst, Najran, Saudi Arabia

来源：

DRONES | 2023年 / 7卷 / 02期

关键词：

unmanned aerial vehicles; internet of things; autonomy; smart city; intelligent transportation systems; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION; INTERNET; COLLECTION; FRAMEWORK; DRONES; MODEL;

D O I：

10.3390/drones7020079

中图分类号：

TP7 [遥感技术];

学科分类号：

081102 ; 0816 ; 081602 ; 083002 ; 1404 ;

摘要：

Micro-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have been recognized as an emerging technology offering a plethora of applications touching various aspects of our lives, such as surveillance, agriculture, entertainment, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Furthermore, due to their low cost and ability to be fitted with transmitters, cameras, and other on-board sensors, UAVs can be seen as potential flying Internet-of-things (IoT) devices interconnecting with their environment and allowing for more mobile flexibility in the network. This paper overviews the beneficial applications that UAVs can offer to smart cities, and particularly to ITS, while highlighting the main challenges that can be encountered. Afterward, it proposes several potential solutions to organize the operation of UAV swarms, while addressing one of their main issues: their battery-limited capacity. Finally, open research areas that should be undertaken to strengthen the case for UAVs to become part of the smart infrastructure for futuristic cities are discussed.

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