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Integration of reinforcement learning with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to achieve autonomous flight has been an active research area in recent years. An important part focuses on obstacle detection and avoidance for UAVs navigating…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Jeremy Roghair , Kyungtae Ko , Amir Ehsan Niaraki Asli , Ali Jannesari

Path planning methods for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are typically designed for one specific type of mission. This work presents a method for autonomous UAV path planning based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) that can…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-07 Mirco Theile , Harald Bayerlein , Richard Nai , David Gesbert , Marco Caccamo

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing an increasingly pivotal role in modern communication networks,offering flexibility and enhanced coverage for a variety of applica-tions. However, UAV networks pose significant challenges due to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Wei Zhao , Shaoxin Cui , Wen Qiu , Zhiqiang He , Zhi Liu , Xiao Zheng , Bomin Mao , Nei Kato

This paper addresses the efficient management of Mobile Access Points (MAPs), which are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), in 5G networks. We propose a two-level hierarchical architecture, which dynamically reconfigures the network while…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-14 Esteban Catté , Mohamed Sana , Mickael Maman

Cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a promising technology to unlock the full potential of UAVs in the future. However, how to achieve ubiquitous three-dimensional (3D) communication coverage for the UAVs in the sky is a new…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-18 Yong Zeng , Xiaoli Xu , Shi Jin , Rui Zhang

Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) are a promising technology for 6G wireless networks. This paper investigates a novel hybrid deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework for resource allocation in a multi-user uplink system…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-29 Mohamed Shalma , Engy Aly Maher , Ahmed El-Mahdy

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted aerial non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) offer a promising paradigm for enhancing wireless communications in the era of 6G and beyond. By integrating RIS with aerial platforms such as unmanned…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-30 Muhammad Umer , Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Aryan Kaushik , Qurrat-ul-Ain Nadeem , Ali Arshad Nasir , Syed Ali Hassan

With the rapidly growing expansion in the use of UAVs, the ability to autonomously navigate in varying environments and weather conditions remains a highly desirable but as-of-yet unsolved challenge. In this work, we use Deep Reinforcement…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-12-13 Bruna G. Maciel-Pearson , Letizia Marchegiani , Samet Akcay , Amir Atapour-Abarghouei , James Garforth , Toby P. Breckon

Autonomous Ground Vehicles (AGVs) are essential tools for a wide range of applications stemming from their ability to operate in hazardous environments with minimal human operator input. Effective motion planning is paramount for successful…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-04 Shathushan Sivashangaran , Azim Eskandarian

Path planning methods for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in goods delivery have drawn great attention from industry and academics because of its flexibility which is suitable for many situations in the "Last Kilometer" between customer…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-04-22 Linfei Feng

As the Metaverse envisions deeply immersive and pervasive connectivity in 6G networks, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) emerges as a critical enabler to meet the demanding requirements of massive and immersive communications. IAB…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Jie Zhang , Swarna Chetty , Qiao Wang , Chenrui Sun , Paul Daniel Mitchell , David Grace , Hamed Ahmadi

The dangers of adversarial attacks on Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) agents operating in public are increasing. Adopting AI-based techniques and, more specifically, Deep Learning (DL) approaches to control and guide these UAVs can be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-21 Thomas Hickling , Nabil Aouf , Phillippa Spencer

In critical situations such as natural disasters, network outages, battlefield communication, or large-scale public events, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer a promising approach to maximize wireless coverage for affected users in the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Xuli Cai , Poonam Lohan , Burak Kantarci

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) emerges as a prime solution for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) trajectory planning, offering proficiency in navigating high-dimensional spaces, adaptability to dynamic environments, and making sequential…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-17 Chenrui Sun , Gianluca Fontanesi , Swarna Bindu Chetty , Xuanyu Liang , Berk Canberk , Hamed Ahmadi

Urban railway systems increasingly rely on communication based train control (CBTC) systems, where optimal deployment of access points (APs) in tunnels is critical for robust wireless coverage. Traditional methods, such as empirical…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-30 Kunyu Wu , Qiushi Zhao , Zihan Feng , Yunxi Mu , Hao Qin , Xinyu Zhang , Xingqi Zhang

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base stations (BSs) are reliable and efficient alternative to full fill the coverage and capacity requirements when the backbone network fails to provide such requirements due to disasters. In this paper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-01 Thushan Sivalingam , K. B. Shashika Manosha , Nandana Rajatheva , M. Latva-aho , Maheshi B. Dissanayake

With the continual adoption of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) across a wide-variety of application spaces, robust aerial manipulation remains a key research challenge. Aerial manipulation tasks require interacting with objects in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Cora A. Dimmig , Marin Kobilarov

Fast and reliable wireless communication has become a critical demand in human life. In the case of mission-critical (MC) scenarios, for instance, when natural disasters strike, providing ubiquitous connectivity becomes challenging by using…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-29 Hongyi Zhang , Zhiqiang Qi , Jingya Li , Anders Aronsson , Jan Bosch , Helena Holmström Olsson

In this chapter, the regulation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) communication network is investigated in the presence of dynamic changes in the UAV lineup and user distribution. We target an optimal UAV control policy which is capable of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-26 Ran Zhang , Duc Minh , Nguyen , Miao Wang , Lin X. Cai , Xuemin , Shen

Unmanned aerial vehicles serving as aerial base stations (UAV-BSs) can be deployed to provide wireless connectivity to ground devices in events of increased network demand, points-of-failure in existing infrastructure, or disasters.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-11-05 Babatunji Omoniwa , Boris Galkin , Ivana Dusparic