5G and UAVs for Mission-Critical Communications: Swift Network Recovery for Search-and-Rescue Operations

• Published in: Mobile networks and applications Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 2063 - 2081
• Main Authors: Alsaeedy, Alaa A. R., Chong, Edwin K. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Communications Engineering; Computer Communication Networks; Electrical Engineering; Electronic devices; Emergency response; Engineering; IT in Business; Networks; Rescue operations; Search and rescue missions; Survival; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Wireless communications; Wireless networks; 5G; Human sensors; Discovery time; Search-and-rescue; Public safety communication; UAV; Crisis maps; FirstNet

We introduce a new approach for Search-and-Rescue Operations (SAROs) to search for survivors after large-scale disasters, assuming the wireless communication network cells are partially operational and exploiting the recent trend of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as a part of the network. The...