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@article{199615,
        author = {Areen Kudtarkar and Asha Durafe and Kush Karotra and Parth Gondalia},
        title = {MANETs for Disaster Management},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {14600-14609},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=199615},
        abstract = {Manets, or wireless ad hoc networks that use mobile devices as nodes, operate without using fixed base stations, with all participating nodes acting as both sources and transmitters of information along dynamically constructed multi-hop routes. In the event of massive disasters where normal telecom infrastructure becomes unusable, such adaptive networks can be set up very quickly, thereby furnishing the necessary means of communication for first responders, coordinators, and displaced persons in need. This work presents a systematic analysis of manet design principles, routing protocols, and existing optimization techniques applicable to emergencies. The centerpiece of this work is the HARF framework, which is based on a zone-based hybrid routing technique, LSTM-based movement prediction, UAV support for relaying, energy-efficient packet transmission, and minimal overhead ECC-based node identification. Furthermore, socially aware characteristics have been considered, such as multilingual emergency broadcast capability, signaling nodes that make services accessible to individuals with disabilities, and prioritized SOS message forwarding, to ensure that all members of the community gain access to the necessary means of communication regardless of their technological capabilities. The analysis is based on a comparison of fifteen papers, and NS-3 simulation results demonstrate that the HARF scheme achieves packet delivery ratio of 89–94 percent, end-to-end delay in the range of 130-160 milliseconds, and an increase of network operational lifetime of 18 percent compared with the conventional AODV routing protocol. The inclusion of five UAVs in the terrestrial network increases its coverage area by 75 percent.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {April},
        }