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Balsam Alkouz

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arXiv2021

Provider-centric Allocation of Drone Swarm Services

We propose a novel framework for the allocation of drone swarms for delivery services known as Swarm-based Drone-as-a-Service (SDaaS). The allocation framework ensures minimum cost (aka maximum profit) to drone swarm providers while meeting the time requirement of service consumers. The constraints in the delivery environment (e.g., limited recharging pads) are taken into consideration. We propose three algorithms to select the best allocation of drone swarms given a set of requests from multiple consumers. We conduct a set of experiments to evaluate and compare the efficiency of these algorithms considering the provider's profit, feasibility, requests fulfilment, and drones utilization level.

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arXiv2020

Formation-based Selection of Drone Swarm Services

Swarm of drones are increasingly being asked to carry out missions that can't be completed by one drone. Particularly, in delivery, issues arise due to the swarm's limited flight endurance. Hence, we propose a novel formation-guided framework for selecting Swarm-based Drone-as-a-Service (SDaaS) for delivery. A detailed study is carried out to highlight the effect of swarm formations on energy consumption. Two SDaaS selection approaches, i.e. Fixed and Adaptive, are designed considering the different formation decisions a swarm can take. The proposed framework considers extrinsic constraints including wind speed and direction. We propose SDaaS selection algorithms for each approach. Experimental results prove the efficiency of the proposed algorithms.

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arXiv2020

Swarm-based Drone-as-a-Service (SDaaS) for Delivery

We propose a novel framework for composing Swarm-based Drone-as-a-Service (SDaaS) for delivery. Two composition approaches, i.e., sequential and parallel are designed considering the different behaviors of drone swarms. The proposed framework considers various constraints, e.g., recharging time and limited battery to meet delivery deadlines. We propose SDaaS composition algorithms using a modified A* algorithm. A cooperative behavior model is incorporated to reduce recharging and waiting time in a delivery. Experimental results prove the efficiency of the proposed approach.

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