Recent Developments and Research in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
A special issue of World Electric Vehicle Journal (ISSN 2032-6653).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 4261
Special Issue Editors
Interests: VANETs (vehicular ad hoc networks); the design of routing protocols for vehicular networks; smart cities
Interests: wireless networks; cross-layering protocols design; mathematical modeling; optimization of large-scale telecommunication problems
Interests: requirements engineering; software modeling; model-driven development; web engineering; software defined networks; IoT requirements; engineering modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled “Recent Developments and Research in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks”, aims to explore the advancements, challenges, and emerging trends in integrating vehicle electrics on vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). This Special Issue invites original research papers, review articles, and case studies that investigate the latest developments and significant contributions in the design, analysis, and applications of VANETs with a specific emphasis on vehicle electrics. The scope of this Issue encompasses various aspects related to VANETs and vehicle electrics, including but not limited to:
- Communication protocols and architectures for efficient information exchange between electric vehicles and charging stations;
- Integration of EV charging infrastructure into VANETs to optimize charging operations and facilitate intelligent energy management;
- Wireless power transfer and inductive charging technologies for electric vehicles in VANET environments;
- Energy-efficient communication protocols and routing strategies for electric vehicles in VANETs;
- Intelligent battery management techniques to optimize the energy consumption and prolong the battery life of electric vehicles;
- Cooperative energy sharing and resource allocation mechanisms among electric vehicles in VANETs;
- Integration of VANETs with smart grid systems to support V2G communication and enable bidirectional power flow;
- Demand response mechanisms and energy management strategies for electric vehicles in VANET-enabled smart grid environments;
- V2G communication protocols and architectures for the efficient exchange of energy-related information;
- Safety-critical communication protocols and algorithms for electric vehicles in VANETs;
- Real-time monitoring and fault detection techniques to ensure the safety and reliability of electric vehicle operations in VANET environments;
- Cooperative collision avoidance and emergency response mechanisms for electric vehicles;
- Standardization efforts and regulatory aspects of integrating vehicle electrics with VANETs;
- Policy frameworks and guidelines for the deployment and operation of electric vehicles in VANET environments;
- Economic and environmental impacts of VANET-enabled electric vehicle systems.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions from researchers, academicians, and industry professionals working at the intersection of VANETs and vehicle electrics. Submissions should present novel ideas, methodologies, or empirical findings that significantly contribute to understanding and advancing VANETs in the context of vehicle electrics. Authors must provide practical insights, theoretical frameworks, and experimental validations to support their research contributions.
Dr. Carolina Tripp-Barba
Dr. Luis Urquiza
Dr. José Alfonso Aguilar Calderón
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- VANET
- smart cities
- vehicles electrics
- routing protocols
- mobility
- dissemination
- charging stations
- intelligent energy management
- environmental impacts
- V2G
- EV charging infrastructure
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