TY  - JOUR
U1  - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
A1  - Otto, Alena
A1  - Agatz, Niels
A1  - Campbell, James
A1  - Golden, Bruce
A1  - Pesch, Erwin
T1  - Optimization approaches for civil applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or aerial drones
BT  - a survey
JF  - Networks : an international journal
N2  - 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 eironmental 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.
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 0028-3045
SS  - 0028-3045
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/net.21818
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1002/net.21818
VL  - 72
IS  - 4 (special issue on drone delivery systems)
SP  - 411
EP  - 458
ER  -