The Future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Has No Batteries-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Has No Batteries

Published:2024-07-30 Issue:2 Volume:28 Page:12-16
ISSN:2375-0529
Container-title:GetMobile: Mobile Computing and Communications
language:en
Short-container-title:GetMobile: Mobile Comp. and Comm.

Author:

Liller Jackson¹,Nguyen Phuc (VP)²

Affiliation:

1. The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA

2. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) hold immense potential across various fields, including precision agriculture, rescue missions, delivery services, weather monitoring, and many more. Despite this promise, the limited flight duration of current UAVs stands as a significant obstacle to their widespread adoption. Attempting to extend flight time by solar panel charging during midflight is not viable due to battery limitations and the eventual need for replacement. This article highlights exciting efforts towards the future of a UAV that survives in the air by harvesting solar energy and performing long-term missions without battery re-charging and/or replacement.

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Link

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3686138.3686144

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