Survey Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs): A survey

  • Authors:
  • İLker Bekmezci;Ozgur Koray Sahingoz;ŞAmil Temel

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Engineering Department, Turkish Air Force Academy, 34149 Yesilyurt, Istanbul, Turkey;Computer Engineering Department, Turkish Air Force Academy, 34149 Yesilyurt, Istanbul, Turkey;Turkish Air Force Aeronautics and Space Technologies Institute (ASTIN), 34149 Yesilyurt, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Venue:
  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

One of the most important design problems for multi-UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) systems is the communication which is crucial for cooperation and collaboration between the UAVs. If all UAVs are directly connected to an infrastructure, such as a ground base or a satellite, the communication between UAVs can be realized through the in-frastructure. However, this infrastructure based communication architecture restricts the capabilities of the multi-UAV systems. Ad-hoc networking between UAVs can solve the problems arising from a fully infrastructure based UAV networks. In this paper, Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs) are surveyed which is an ad hoc network connecting the UAVs. The differences between FANETs, MANETs (Mobile Ad-hoc Networks) and VANETs (Vehicle Ad-Hoc Networks) are clarified first, and then the main FANET design challenges are introduced. Along with the existing FANET protocols, open research issues are also discussed.