Wireless Networks and UAV: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions for a Special Issue of Drones titled “Wireless Networks and UAV: 2nd Edition”.

The use of aerial drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs), has proven to be very useful in rescue operations or environmental monitoring; more specifically, they have been used for population surveillance during the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drones can be used for communication, monitoring, and delivery. Autonomous drone swarms help to monitor and connect mobile unconnected objects, as well as aid in Earth and extra-Earth exploration. The integration of unmanned vehicles with terrestrial and space networks has been standardized and is the focus of ongoing experiments.

Research in this domain has revealed several critical issues, such as autonomous deployment, navigation and control, energy management, and seamless services. Advanced methods should be designed to ensure the reliable and efficient functioning of an unmanned vehicle network.

This Special Issue focuses on new developments in the fields of placement, smart network control, and the navigation of unmanned vehicles from theoretical to experimental studies.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Efficient and resilient deployment of aerial drones;
• Control of unmanned vehicles-aided networks;
• UAV-aided mobile sensor networks;
• Autonomous vehicle network monitoring;
• Energy-efficient UAV tracking of mobile targets;
• Energy harvesting for networks composed of unmanned vehicles;
• Traffic monitoring aided by unmanned vehicles;
• Beyond 5G space–air–ground network control;
• Coverage optimization and control in UAV surveillance;
• Smart autonomous networks of vehicles;
• Collision avoidance for unmanned vehicles;
• Autonomous networks for deep space exploration;
• Experimental platforms for UAV-aided mobile networks.

Dr. Riadh Dhaou
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Drones is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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