Deep reinforcement learning for UAV routing in the presence of multiple charging stations

• Main Authors: FAN, Mingfeng, WU, Yaoxin, LIAO, Tianjun, CAO, Zhiguang, GUO, Hongliang, SARTORETTI, Guillaume, WU, Guohua
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Routing; Monitoring; Charging stations; Autonomous aerial vehicles; Reinforcement learning; Vehicle routing; Mathematical programming; Combinatorial optimization problems; deep reinforcement learning; heuristics; UAV routing; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8205
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Deploying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for traffic monitoring has been a hotspot given their flexibility and broader view. However, a UAV is usually constrained by battery capacity due to limited payload. On the other hand, the development of wireless charging technology has allowed UAVs to reple...