Autonomous UAV Networks Based on Artificial Intelligence

UAV developments in recent years have ensured that UAVs would be an inherent part of the upcoming networking and communication systems.Several studies have recommended UAV-assisted solutions to improve conventional networks' performance, offering more coverage and capacity to the consumers.However, the comprehensive study on the AI-based autonomous UAV network design subfields remains to be fully established.This study provides a systematic analysis of the AI-based autonomous UAV networks.This analysis was carried out on a sample of more than 100 published articles on UAVs, focusing on the autonomous capability classification, network resource provision, network planning and selection, multiple access and routing protocols, power control, and power consumption strategies in UAV networks.It could be ascertained from the review and analysis of the previously existing literature on UAV networking that AI-based UAVs are a profitable and technologically sound choice for future networks.This shall aid in the swift designing of the cost-effective choices, while also deploying them as the next generation of autonomous networks.Finally, we have also identified the research issue for future research programming in the UAV networks.It is also hoped that this review shall encourage more research projects for the construction of low-cost and energy-efficient future UAV autonomous networks.