@article{98df26dd5d2d4088929946608b4d02b6,
title = "An adaptive UAV positioning model for sustainable smart transportation",
abstract = "Several research works are being considered to adopt the use of UAVs to support smart transportation systems due to their movement flexibility. In this article, a UAV-supported vehicular network solution is developed which considers both power and coverage limitations of UAVs to attain the vision of sustainable smart cities. Nodes communicate with each other through the 5G connection and ad-hoc links. The solution is solved for as a predictive optimization problem that determines the height of the UAV to dynamically change it to ensure the optimal communication coverage of vehicular nodes. Moreover, the solution considers UAV energy consumption constraints when setting the optimal height of the UAV. Additionally, the optimal distance between every two adjacent UAVs is also considered to avoid any coverage overlapping while protecting their connectivity. Extensive evaluations were considered in terms of both implementation and simulation to test the proposed model. Evaluation results show that the proposed solution can predict vehicle traffic patterns accurately to ensure proper adjustments of the UAV height. Moreover, network coverage is ensured for areas with and without fixed BS availability with the support of the self-positioning UAVs while adhering to QoS requirements.",
keywords = "Adaptive positioning, AI, Sustainable smart transportation, UAVs",
author = "Moayad Aloqaily and Ouns Bouachir and {Al Ridhawi}, Ismaeel and Anthony Tzes",
note = "Funding Information: Anthony Tzes is a graduate of Electrical & Computer Engineering Department (1985) at University of Patras (UPAT), Greece. He received his doctorate from the Ohio State University in 1990. From 1990 until 1999 he was a tenured associate professor with Polytechnic University, now New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He has been a Visiting Professor (2009–2013) at University of Lough-borough, UK and a Professor at UPAT since 1999. He has been the Chairman of IEEE{\textquoteright}s Control Systems Society Greek Chapter, a member of the national (Greek) committee of the European Control Association (EUCA), member of several committees of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), and the national representative (2006–2009) to EU{\textquoteright}s FP{\textquoteright}s thematic area ”Regions of Knowledge, Research Potential and Coherent Development of Policies.” He has served in various positions (Program Chairman (MIM {\textquoteright}00), Organizing Committee Chairman (ECC {\textquoteright}07), General Chairman (MED2011), Program Chairman (MED2015)), and as IPC-member at several international conferences. Research interests include UAVs, Cooperative Control of Networked Systems, Surgical Robots, Mechatronics, and Control engineering applications. Professor Tzes has received research funding from various organizations including NASA, the National (US) Science Foundation, the European Union (Horizon2020), and the European Space Agency (ESA). He has over ten years of experience as the director of the Instrumentation and Control Laboratory at Polytechnic University, focusing on smart sensors and self-tuning systems. Concurrently, he served as the principal investigator of the Urban Intelligent Transportation Systems Center in New York, NY. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2022",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1016/j.scs.2021.103617",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "78",
journal = "Sustainable Cities and Society",
issn = "2210-6707",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
}