Research Article

UAV-Aided Data Delivery Scheme Based on Opportunistic Virtual Intersections for Smart Transportation Networks

Table 1

Notations in UADD.

NotationsDescription

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