# On-Demand Routing for Urban VANETs using Cooperating UAVs

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.05905 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1908.05905/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 Aug 2019.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [A Review of Vision-Based Vehicle Detection for UAV-Based Traffic Monitoring: Experimental Insights and Future Directions](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2608.07571/) (2026)
- [Adaptive Genetic Selection based Pinning Control with Asymmetric Coupling for Multi-Network Heterogeneous Vehicular Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.03027/) (2024)
- [Joint Routing and Model Pruning for Decentralized Federated Learning in Bandwidth-Constrained Multi-Hop Wireless Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.15188/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) are characterized by frequent routing path failures due to the high mobility caused by the sudden changes of the direction of vehicles. The routing paths between two different vehicles should be established with this challenge in mind. Stability and connectedness are a mandatory condition to ensure a robust and reliable data delivery. The idea behind this work is to exploit a new reactive routing technique to provide regulated and well-connected routing paths. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or what are referred to as drones can be both involved in the discovery process and be full members in these discovered paths in order to avoid possible disconnections on the ground when the network is sparsely connected. The different tests of this technique are performed based on NS-2 simulator and the outcomes are compared with those of related on-demand routing protocols dedicated for VANETs. Interesting results are distinguished showing a reduced end-to-end delay and a high delivery ratio, which proving that this heterogeneous communication between vehicles and UAVs is able to extend the network connectivity.