Research Article
UAV-Aided Data Delivery Scheme Based on Opportunistic Virtual Intersections for Smart Transportation Networks
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| | The vehicle x | | The UAV x | | The communication range of vehicles | | The communication range of UAVs | | The intersection x | | The road segment between and | | The length of the road segment | | The vehicle density of road | | The speed of the vehicle on the road | | The speed of the UAV x | | The expected packet delivery delay between points x and y within a road segment | | The packed delivery probability to the optimal next intersection |
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