Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): practical aspects, applications, open challenges, security issues, and future trends

Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have emerged as a ubiquitous and integral part of our society. They appear in great diversity in a multiplicity of applications for economic, commercial, leisure, military and academic purposes. The drone industry has seen a sharp uptake in the las...

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Published in:Intelligent service robotics Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 109 - 137
Main Authors: Mohsan, Syed Agha Hassnain, Othman, Nawaf Qasem Hamood, Li, Yanlong, Alsharif, Mohammed H., Khan, Muhammad Asghar
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Accuracy
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Communication
Control
Deep learning
Drone aircraft
Drone vehicles
Drones
Dynamical Systems
Energy consumption
Engineering
Flight time
Mechatronics
Optimization
Power
R&D
Research & development
Review
Review Article
Robotics
Robotics and Automation
Security
Sensors
Software
Surveillance
Trends
Unmanned aerial vehicles
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Vibration
Charging
Path planning
Batteries
Applications
UAVs
Swarms
ISSN:1861-2776, 1861-2784, 1861-2784
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Summary:Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have emerged as a ubiquitous and integral part of our society. They appear in great diversity in a multiplicity of applications for economic, commercial, leisure, military and academic purposes. The drone industry has seen a sharp uptake in the last decade as a model to manufacture and deliver convergence, offering synergy by incorporating multiple technologies. It is due to technological trends and rapid advancements in control, miniaturization, and computerization, which culminate in secure, lightweight, robust, more-accessible and cost-efficient UAVs. UAVs support implicit particularities including access to disaster-stricken zones, swift mobility, airborne missions and payload features. Despite these appealing benefits, UAVs face limitations in operability due to several critical concerns in terms of flight autonomy, path planning, battery endurance, flight time and limited payload carrying capability, as intuitively it is not recommended to load heavy objects such as batteries. As a result, the primary goal of this research is to provide insights into the potentials of UAVs, as well as their characteristics and functionality issues. This study provides a comprehensive review of UAVs, types, swarms, classifications, charging methods and regulations. Moreover, application scenarios, potential challenges and security issues are also examined. Finally, future research directions are identified to further hone the research work. We believe these insights will serve as guidelines and motivations for relevant researchers.
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ISSN:1861-2776
1861-2784
1861-2784
DOI:10.1007/s11370-022-00452-4