Optimization approaches for civil applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or aerial drones: A survey

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Alena Otto1, Niels Agatz2, James F. Campbell3, Bruce Golden4, Erwin Pesch5
1Department of Management Information Science, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
2Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
3College of Business Administration, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
4Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
5Department of Management Information Science, University of Siegen and Center for Advanced Studies in Management, HHL, Leipzig, Germany

Tóm tắt

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or aerial drones, are an emerging technology with significant market potential. UAVs may lead to substantial cost savings in, for instance, monitoring of difficult‐to‐access infrastructure, spraying fields and performing surveillance in precision agriculture, as well as in deliveries of packages. In some applications, like disaster management, transport of medical supplies, or environmental monitoring, aerial drones may even help save lives. In this article, we provide a literature survey on optimization approaches to civil applications of UAVs. Our goal is to provide a fast point of entry into the topic for interested researchers and operations planning specialists. We describe the most promising aerial drone applications and outline characteristics of aerial drones relevant to operations planning. In this review of more than 200 articles, we provide insights into widespread and emerging modeling approaches. We conclude by suggesting promising directions for future research.

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