Flying ad-hoc network application scenarios and mobility models. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bujari, Armir; Calafate, Carlos T; Cano, Juan-Carlos; Manzoni, Pietro; Palazzi, Claudio Enrico; Ronzani, Daniele
• Is Part Of: International journal of distributed sensor networks. Volume 13:Number 10(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: Mobility model -- unmanned aerial vehicles -- flying ad-hoc networks -- wireless communication; Sensor networks -- Periodicals; Intelligent agents (Computer software) -- Periodicals; Multisensor data fusion -- Periodicals; 681.2
• DOI: 10.1177/1550147717738192
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1550-1329

Abstract

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.