Flying ad-hoc network application scenarios and mobility models

Flying ad-hoc networks are becoming a promising solution for different application scenarios involving unmanned aerial vehicles, like urban surveillance or search and rescue missions. However, such networks present various and very specific communication issues. As a consequence, there are several r...

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Main Authors: Armir Bujari, Carlos T Calafate, Juan-Carlos Cano, Pietro Manzoni, Claudio Enrico Palazzi, Daniele Ronzani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717738192
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Carlos T Calafate
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Pietro Manzoni
Claudio Enrico Palazzi
Daniele Ronzani
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description Flying ad-hoc networks are becoming a promising solution for different application scenarios involving unmanned aerial vehicles, like urban surveillance or search and rescue missions. However, such networks present various and very specific communication issues. As a consequence, there are several research studies focused on analyzing their performance via simulation. Correctly modeling mobility is crucial in this context and although many mobility models are already available to reproduce the behavior of mobile nodes in an ad-hoc network, most of these models cannot be used to reliably simulate the motion of unmanned aerial vehicles. In this article, we list the existing mobility models and provide guidance to understand whether they could be actually adopted depending on the specific flying ad-hoc network application scenarios, while discussing their advantages and disadvantages.
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spelling doaj-art-2650e172c8f944b5bccb87a9c259849e2025-08-20T03:17:55ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772017-10-011310.1177/1550147717738192Flying ad-hoc network application scenarios and mobility modelsArmir Bujari0Carlos T Calafate1Juan-Carlos Cano2Pietro Manzoni3Claudio Enrico Palazzi4Daniele Ronzani5Department of Mathematics, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyDepartamento de Informática de Sistemas y Computadores (DISCA), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, SpainDepartamento de Informática de Sistemas y Computadores (DISCA), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, SpainDepartamento de Informática de Sistemas y Computadores (DISCA), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, SpainDepartment of Mathematics, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyFlying ad-hoc networks are becoming a promising solution for different application scenarios involving unmanned aerial vehicles, like urban surveillance or search and rescue missions. However, such networks present various and very specific communication issues. As a consequence, there are several research studies focused on analyzing their performance via simulation. Correctly modeling mobility is crucial in this context and although many mobility models are already available to reproduce the behavior of mobile nodes in an ad-hoc network, most of these models cannot be used to reliably simulate the motion of unmanned aerial vehicles. In this article, we list the existing mobility models and provide guidance to understand whether they could be actually adopted depending on the specific flying ad-hoc network application scenarios, while discussing their advantages and disadvantages.https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717738192
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