Networked UAVs and Their Smart City Applications

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are aerial robots integrated with sensing,communication, control and computing capabilities. UAVs are expected to beimportant components of future smart city and Internet of Things (IOT) networks.Examples of civilian applications include unmanned aerial taxis, emergency response,traffic surveillance, precision agriculture, cargo transport, personal outdoor assistance,sports coverage, land survey, and infrastructure health monitoring, each of whichrepresents a substantial market. Existing commercial UAV use is limited to a singleUAV. Networked UAV systems are more appealing with enhanced capabilities. Inthis talk, I will present several of our recent research projects on networked UAVdesign and their civilian applications.