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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are a promising technology for fast, large scale survey operations such as maritime search and rescue (SAR). However, providing reliable communications over long distances remains a challenge. Cellular…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-07-30 Philipp Gorczak , Caner Bektas , Fabian Kurtz , Thomas Lübcke , Christian Wietfeld

Providing seamless coverage under current cellular network technologies is surmountable only through gross overengineering. Alternatively, as an economically effective solution, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), augmented with the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-02-25 M. G. Khoshkholgh , Keivan Navaie , Halim Yanikomerogluy , V. C. M. Leung , Kang. G. Shin

Cooperating small-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will open up new application fields within next-generation Intelligent Transportation Sytems (ITSs), e.g., airborne near field delivery. In order to allow the exploitation of the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-11-25 Benjamin Sliwa , Manuel Patchou , Christian Wietfeld

Wireless mobile backhaul networks have been proposed as a substitute in cases in which wired alternatives are not available due to economical or geographical reasons. In this work, we study the location problem of base stations in a given…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-19 Alonso Silva , Antonia Masucci

This paper leverages stochastic geometry to model, analyze, and optimize multi-band unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication networks operating across low-frequency and millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands. We introduce a novel approach to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Xinsong Feng , Ian P. Roberts

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer promising potential as communications node carriers, providing on-demand wireless connectivity to users. While existing literature presents various wireless channel models, it often overlooks the impact…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Kamran Shafafi , Eduardo Nuno Almeida , André Coelho , Helder Fontes , Manuel Ricardo , Rui Campos

We consider a relay network based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Terrestrial Base Stations (TBS) and UAV Relay Nodes (RN) are modelled using two Homogeneous Poisson Point Processes (HPPP). UAVs can hover at a fixed position or move…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-27 Francois De Saint Moulin , Charles Wiame , Claude Oestges , Luc Vandendorpe

The agile mobility of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) makes them ideal for low-altitude edge computing. This paper proposes a novel multi-tier UAV edge computing system where lightweight Low-Tier UAVs (L-UAVs) function as edge servers for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-05 Yufei Ye , Shijian Gao , Xinhu Zheng , Liuqing Yang

Using drones as flying base stations is a promising approach to enhance the network coverage and area capacity by moving supply towards demand when required. However deployment of such base stations can face some restrictions that need to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-03-21 Elham Kalantari , Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Abbas Yongacoglu

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are emerging as important users of next-generation cellular networks. By operating in the sky, UAV users experience very different radio conditions than terrestrial users, due to factors such as strong…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-04 Boris Galkin , Erika Fonseca , Ramy Amer , Luiz A. DaSilva , Ivana Dusparic

Providing reliable connectivity to cellular-connected UAV can be very challenging; their performance highly depends on the nature of the surrounding environment, such as density and heights of the ground BSs. On the other hand, tall…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-14 Erika Fonseca , Boris Galkin , Ramy Amer , Luiz A. DaSilva , Ivana Dusparic

In this paper, we study the path planning for a cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to minimize its flying distance from given initial to final locations, while ensuring a target link quality in terms of the large-scale channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-12-05 Shuowen Zhang , Rui Zhang

This paper studies real-time trajectory planning and radio resource allocation for a single uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) serving multiple mobile ground users in an urban environment. The downlink system considers heterogeneous user…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Chenrui Qiu , Loizos Kanaris , Yongxu Zhu , Tasos Dagiuklas

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to play an important role in next generation cellular networks, acting as flying infrastructure which can serve ground users when regular infrastructure is overloaded or unavailable. As these…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-07-04 Boris Galkin , Luiz A. DaSilva

With the advancements achieved in drones' flexibility, low cost, and high efficiency, they obtain huge application opportunities in various industries, such as aerial delivery and future communication networks. However, the increasing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-16 Yujie Qin , Mustafa A. Kishk , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a promising technology for providing wireless coverage to ground user devices. For all the infrastructure communication networks destroyed in disasters, UAVs battery life is challenging during service…

A reliable communication network is essential for multiple UAVs operating within obstacle-cluttered environments, where limited communication due to obstructions often occurs. A common solution is to deploy intermediate UAVs to relay…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-24 Yuda Chen , Meng Guo

Providing a stable connectivity in maritime communications is of utmost importance to unleash the full potential of smart ports. Nonetheless, due to the crowded nature of harbor environments, it is likely that some ships are shadowed by…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-06-07 Abdullah Taha Çağan , Görkem Berkay Koç , Handan Yakın , Berk Çiloğlu , Muhammad Zeeshan Ashgar , Özgün Ersoy , Jyri Hämäläinen , Metin Öztürk

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as flying radio access network (RAN) nodes offers a promising complement to traditional fixed terrestrial deployments. More recently yet still in the context of wireless networks, drones have also…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-09 David Gesbert , Omid Esrafilian , Junting Chen , Rajeev Gangula , Urbashi Mitra

A reliable communication network is essential for multiple UAVs operating within obstacle-cluttered environments, where limited communication due to obstructions often occurs. A common solution is to deploy intermediate UAVs to relay…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Yuda Chen , Shuaikang Wang , Jie Li , Meng Guo