Energy Efficiency Optimization in UAVs: A Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 792 ◽  
pp. 281-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleftherios I. Amoiralis ◽  
Marina A. Tsili ◽  
Vassilios Spathopoulos ◽  
Antonios Hatziefremidis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Efficiency Optimization ◽  
Aerial Vehicles

In recent years, development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has become a significant growing segment of the global aviation industry. The present paper provides an overview of the research conducted on the field of UAV energy efficiency optimization.

scholarly journals Development of Radio-Frequency Sensor Wake-Up with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as an Aerial Gateway

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfei Chen ◽  
Zhaohua Dai ◽  
ZhiQiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Autonomous Navigation ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Opportunistic Sensing ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Frequency Sensor ◽  
Sensing Platform ◽  
Radio Frequency Sensor

The advent of autonomous navigation, positioning, and general robotics technologies has enabled the improvement of small to miniature-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or ‘drones’) and their wide uses in engineering practice. Recent research endeavors further envision a systematic integration of aerial drones and traditional contact-based or ground-based sensors, leading to an aerial–ground wireless sensor network (AG-WSN), in which the UAV serves as both a gateway besides and a remote sensing platform. This paper serves two goals. First, we will review the recent development in architecture, design, and algorithms related to UAVs as a gateway and particularly illustrate its nature in realizing an opportunistic sensing network. Second, recognizing the opportunistic sensing need, we further aim to focus on achieving energy efficiency through developing an active radio frequency (RF)-based wake-up mechanism for aerial–ground data transmission. To prove the effectiveness of energy efficiency, several sensor wake-up solutions are physically implemented and evaluated. The results show that the RF-based wake-up mechanism can potentially save more than 98.4% of the energy that the traditional duty-cycle method would otherwise consume, and 96.8% if an infrared-receiver method is used.

scholarly journals From the early days of 962 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to their integration into wireless networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 941-962
Author(s):  
Zoran Miličević ◽  
Zoran Bojković
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Wireless Networks ◽  
Wireless Communications ◽  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Wireless Communication Networks ◽  
5G Networks ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Key Technologies

Introduction/purpose: This paper provides an overview of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from their early days to their integration into modern wireless networks. Methods: It analyzes, synthesizes and compares the UAVs development technologies throughout their history with significant aspects of their integration in wireless communication networks. Results: Important aspects of wireless communications as one of the key technologies for UAVs are presented. Next, energy efficiency as a research path for UAVs is considered. The paper also emphasizes the present state in this area as well as what the future of UAVs in communications will be. Conclusion: UAVs are important not only for widespread military usage in various combat operations and warfare environment, but also for other purposes such as their integration in 5G networks.

Development of thickened semi-synthetic engine oil M-5z / 20 AERO for four-stroke gasoline engines aircraft piston of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

2020 ◽  
Vol 06 ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
A.A. Moykin ◽  
◽  
A.S. Medzhibovsky ◽  
S.A. Kriushin ◽  
M.V. Seleznev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Motor Oil ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
State Research Institute ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
State Research ◽  
Industrial Batch ◽  
The Russian Federation

Nowadays, the creation of remotely-piloted aerial vehicles for various purposes is regarded as one of the most relevant and promising trends of aircraft development. FAU "25 State Research Institute of Chemmotology of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation" have studied the operation features of aircraft piston engines and developed technical requirements for motor oil for piston four-stroke UAV engines, as well as a new engine oil M-5z/20 AERO in cooperation with NPP KVALITET, LLC. Based on the complex of qualification tests, the stated operational properties of the experimental-industrial batch of M-5z/20 AERO oil are generally confirmed.

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