Applications of Flying Ad-hoc Network During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), with a beginning stage in Wuhan (China), has spread quickly among people living in different nations and has affected more than 6 million lives. Researchers around the globe are trying to device a solution in the form of the vaccine but unfortunately, till date, there is no full-proof vaccine for 2019-nCoV. Most of the countries are adopting prolonged lockdown and social distancing strategies to counter this pandemic. Flying Ad-hoc Network (FANET) on the other hand, can provide several services such as the delivery of essential items, disinfecting common areas, surveillance, traffic monitoring, communication, temperature monitoring, etc. Availing such services using FANETs during Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak is like a boon that can minimize the general problems of mankind to some extent during lockdowns. Nowadays, it is foremost required to deploy solutions that can automate the process of availing several services using FANETs and the same is attracting researchers in great demand. This paper has presented a brief survey of several applications of FANETs (especially UAVs and Drones) that can facilitate mankind in coping with the general problems during COVDI-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdowns. We hope that this survey has covered most of the applications of UAVs and can provide new insights into the research community.

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