Application of bee colony algorithm for FANET routing

Abstract

FANET are wireless ad hoc networks on unmanned aerial vehicles, and are characterized by high nodes mobility, dynamically changing topology and movement in 3D-space. FANET routing is an extremely complicated problem. The article describes the bee algorithm and the routing process based on the mentioned algorithm in ad hoc networks. The classification of FANET routing methods is given. The overview of the routing protocols based on the bee colony algorithms is provided. Owing to the experimental analysis, bio-inspired algorithms based on the bee colony were proved to show good results, having better efficiency than traditional FANET routing algorithms in most cases.