State-of-the-Art and Future Research Challenges in UAV Swarms

Due to their potential to accomplish complicated missions more effectively, UAV swarms have attracted a lot of attention lately. UAV swarm offers enhanced intelligence, improved coordination, increased flexibility, survivability, and reconfigurability. It is a multidisciplinary system that necessita...

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Published in:IEEE internet of things journal 2024-06, Vol.11 (11), p.19023-19045
Main Authors: Javed, Sadaf, Hassan, Ali, Ahmad, Rizwan, Ahmed, Waqas, Ahmed, Rehan, Saadat, Ahsan, Guizani, Mohsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Autonomous aerial vehicles
Autonomy
Coordination
coordination and cooperation
ethical aspects
Formation control
Game theory
Internet of Things
Military applications
networking
path planning
R&D
Research & development
Security
Subsystems
Surveys
Survivability
Task analysis
Trajectory optimization
Trajectory planning
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:Due to their potential to accomplish complicated missions more effectively, UAV swarms have attracted a lot of attention lately. UAV swarm offers enhanced intelligence, improved coordination, increased flexibility, survivability, and reconfigurability. It is a multidisciplinary system that necessitates a tight integration of several subsystems, including optimal trajectory planning, localization, task coordination, etc. This review covers the important aspects of UAV swarms, including swarm formation control, communication, swarm path planning, autonomy, coordination, and security. It additionally explores recent technical advancements in UAV swarm algorithms that have made the development of complex UAV swarm systems possible. This article also provides insight into ethical aspects and the use cases of UAV swarms in various military, civilian, and entertainment applications. This article is concluded by highlighting the potential future directions and challenges of UAV swarm technology and the need for more research and development to exploit their potential fully. Overall, this article presents a comprehensive review of UAV swarm technology, addressing its potential for revolutionizing many fields and supporting advancements in the future.
ISSN:2327-4662
2327-4662
DOI:10.1109/JIOT.2024.3364230