Journal
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 1626-1657Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/itor.12783
Keywords
UAV; drone; routing optimization; literature review
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This paper analyzes the academic contributions on drone routing problems between 2005 and 2019, identifying the main characteristics, research trends, and recent improvements. The literature is classified based on objectives optimized, solution methods, applications, constraints, and use of complementary vehicles.
During recent years, advances in drone technologies have made them applicable in various fields of industry, and their popularity continues to grow. In this paper, the academic contributions on drones routing problems are analyzed between 2005 and 2019 to identify the main characteristics of these types of problems, as well as the research trends and recent improvements. The literature is classified according to the objectives optimized, solution methods, applications, constraints, and whether they use a complementary vehicle or not. Finally, a discussion for trends and future research is presented.
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