Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Internet of Things (IoT): Concepts, Techniques, and Applications

The 15 chapters in this book explore the theoretical as well as a number of technical research outcomes on all aspects of UAVs. UAVs has widely differing applications such as disaster management, structural inspection, goods delivery, transportation, localization, mapping, pollution and radiation monitoring, search and rescue, farming, etc. The advantages of using UAVs are countless and have led the way for the full integration of UAVs, as intelligent objects into the IoT system.

The book covers cover such subjects as:

• Efficient energy management systems in UAV based IoT networks
• IoE enabled UAVs
• Mind-controlled UAV using Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)
• The importance of AI in realizing autonomous and intelligent flying IoT
• Blockchain-based solutions for various security issues in UAV-enabled IoT
• The challenges and threats of UAVs such as hijacking, privacy, cyber-security, and physical safety.

Keywords:

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV networks, Wireless Communication, Drones, Robots, Wireless Sensor Networks, Sensors, Mobile Networks, Network Communication, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Intelligent Things, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Security, Privacy, Blockchain, Confidentiality, Authentication, Wireless Body Area Networks, Healthcare, Intelligent IoT, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Routing, Authorization, Edge Computing, Fog Computing, UAV Types, Radio Communication, Tactical & Strategic Drones, Military Drones, Photogrammetry, UAV Application, Channel modeling of UAV, Trajectory optimization, Cellular assisted UAV, IoT Drone, Cognitive Radio, NOMA (Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access), WPT (Wireless Charging/power transfer, Cyber Security, Physical Safety, Internet of Everything (IoE), Interoperability, UAV enabled IoT, Ubiquitous Computing, UAV Mobility, Collision avoidance, Dynamic matching, Energy-constrained IoT device, Energy efficiency, Flying control, Markov decision process, Scheduling, Task allocation, Multi-UAV Ad Hoc networks, Edge Intelligence, Amphibious landing, Surround Sense, BCI (Brain-computer interface) technology, Neurons, Mind wave sensor, EEG (Electroencephalography) technology, Agriculture 5.0, Smart Farming.