Research Article
Communication and Coordination for Drone Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_7, author={Evşen Yanmaz and Markus Quaritsch and Saeed Yahyanejad and Bernhard Rinner and Hermann Hellwagner and Christian Bettstetter}, title={Communication and Coordination for Drone Networks}, proceedings={Ad Hoc Networks. 8th International Conference, ADHOCNETS 2016, Ottawa, Canada, September 26-27, 2016, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={ADHOCNETS}, year={2017}, month={4}, keywords={Drones Unmanned aerial vehicle networks Wireless sensor networks Vehicular communications Cooperative aerial imaging}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_7} }- Evşen Yanmaz
Markus Quaritsch
Saeed Yahyanejad
Bernhard Rinner
Hermann Hellwagner
Christian Bettstetter
Year: 2017
Communication and Coordination for Drone Networks
ADHOCNETS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_7
Abstract
Small drones are being utilized in monitoring, delivery of goods, public safety, and disaster management among other civil applications. Due to their sizes, capabilities, payload limitations, and limited flight time, it is not far-fetched to expect multiple networked and coordinated drones incorporated into the air traffic. In this paper, we describe a high-level architecture for the design of a collaborative aerial system that consists of drones with on-board sensors and embedded processing, sensing, coordination, and communication&networking capabilities. We present a multi-drone system consisting of quadrotors and demonstrate its potential in a disaster assistance scenario. Furthermore, we illustrate the challenges in the design of drone networks and present potential solutions based on the lessons we have learned so far.