Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs): A survey
Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs): A survey
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DOI:
10.1016/j.adhoc.2012.12.004
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发表时间:
2013-05-01
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4.8
通讯作者:
Temel, Samil
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作者:
Bekmezci, Ilker;Sahingoz, Ozgur Koray;Temel, Samil
One of the most important design problems for multi-UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) systems is the communication which is crucial for cooperation and collaboration between the UAVs. If all UAVs are directly connected to an infrastructure, such as a ground base or a satellite, the communication between UAVs can be realized through the in-frastructure. However, this infrastructure based communication architecture restricts the capabilities of the multi-UAV systems. Ad-hoc networking between UAVs can solve the problems arising from a fully infrastructure based UAV networks. In this paper, Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs) are surveyed which is an ad hoc network connecting the UAVs. The differences between FANETs, MANETs (Mobile Ad-hoc Networks) and VANETs (Vehicle Ad-Hoc Networks) are clarified first, and then the main FANET design challenges are introduced. Along with the existing FANET protocols, open research issues are also discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.