Track: Optimization

Abstract

Recently, several projects started to include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into different applications, which might create very dense airspace when UAVs start to be actually used in these applications. This paper reviews the research work performed on UAVs routing in order to identify research gaps. A total of 46 articles related to optimization of UAV routing were reviewed to highlight the most considered modeling aspects in the literature and the aspects that need to gain more focus. As a result, the most considered modeling aspects include single depot, time windows, payload, and recharging. However, aspects such as the number of trips performed by UAV (single or multiple) and other factors that may affect UAV operations such as wind and variable speed shall be considered for future work. In addition to integrating the operational concept of UAVs within the routing.