Unmanned aerial vehicles/drones in vehicle routing problems: a literature review

During recent years, advances in drone technologies have made them applicable in various fields of industry, and their popularity continues to grow. In this paper, the academic contributions on drones routing problems are analyzed between 2005 and 2019 to identify the main characteristics of these t...

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Published in:International transactions in operational research 2021-07, Vol.28 (4), p.1626-1657
Main Authors: Rojas Viloria, Daniela, Solano‐Charris, Elyn L., Muñoz‐Villamizar, Andrés, Montoya‐Torres, Jairo R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
drone
Drone aircraft
Drone vehicles
Drones
literature review
Literature reviews
Operations research
Route planning
routing optimization
Trends
UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Vehicle routing
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Summary:During recent years, advances in drone technologies have made them applicable in various fields of industry, and their popularity continues to grow. In this paper, the academic contributions on drones routing problems are analyzed between 2005 and 2019 to identify the main characteristics of these types of problems, as well as the research trends and recent improvements. The literature is classified according to the objectives optimized, solution methods, applications, constraints, and whether they use a complementary vehicle or not. Finally, a discussion for trends and future research is presented.
ISSN:0969-6016
1475-3995
DOI:10.1111/itor.12783