Cooperation between UAS and wireless sensor networks for efficient data collection in large environments

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 491-508

  Martinez De Dios, J R ^a   Lferd, K ^a   De San Bernabe A ^a   Nunez G ^a   Torres Gonzalez A ^a   Ollero, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b CATEC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data collection; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Wireless Sensor Networks

Indexed keywords

CO-OPERATIVE BEHAVIORS; DATA COLLECTION; FLIGHT PLANS; MULTIHOP; NON-COOPERATIVE; SEVILLE; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA ACQUISITION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84871624635     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-012-9733-2     Document Type: Article

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