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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can provide wireless access services to terrestrial users without geographical limitations and will become an essential part of the future communication system. However, the openness of wireless channels and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Hongjiang Lei , Jiacheng Jiang , Haosi Yang , Ki-Hong Park , Imran Shafique Ansari , Gaofeng Pan , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms are considered as a promising technique for next-generation communication networks due to their flexibility, mobility, low cost, and the ability to collaboratively and autonomously provide services.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-01-04 Yahao Ding , Zhaohui Yang , Quoc-Viet Pham , Zhaoyang Zhang , Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei

In this paper, considering an interference limited inband downlink cellular network, we study the effects of scheduling criteria, mobility constraints, path loss models, backhaul constraints, and 3D antenna radiation pattern on trajectory…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-06 Md Moin Uddin Chowdhury , Sung Joon Maeng , Eyuphan Bulut , Ismail Guvenc

This paper investigates a master unmanned aerial vehicle (MUAV)-powered Internet of Things (IoT) network, in which we propose using a rechargeable auxiliary UAV (AUAV) equipped with an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) to enhance the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-21 Jingren Xu , Xin Kang , Ronghaixiang Zhang , Ying-Chang Liang , Sumei Sun

Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are expected to be an important component of 5G/beyond 5G (B5G) communications. This includes their use within cellular architectures (5G UAVs), in which they can…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-21 Nozhan Hosseini , Hosseinali Jamal , David W. Matolak , Jamal Haque , Thomas Magesacher

As underwater human activities are increasing, the demand for underwater communication service presents a significant challenge. Existing underwater diver communication methods face hurdles due to inherent disadvantages and complex…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Tinglong Deng , Hang Tao , Xinxiang Wang , Yinyan Wang , Hanjiang Luo

Efficient mission planning for cooperative systems involving Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) requires addressing energy constraints, scalability, and coordination challenges between agents. UAVs excel in…

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being successfully used to deliver communication services in applications such as extending the coverage of 5G cellular networks in remote areas, emergency situations, and enhancing the service quality in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Yuhui Wang , Junaid Farooq

The development of wireless power transfer (WPT) and Internet of Things (IoT) offers significant potential but faces challenges such as limited energy supply, dynamic environmental changes, and unstable transmission links. This paper…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Wen Zhang , Aimin Wang , Geng Sun , Jiahui Li , Jiacheng Wang , Changyuan Zhao , Dusit Niyato

In this paper, we consider an Internet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over cellular networks, where UAVs work as aerial users to collect various sensory data, and send the collected data to their transmission destinations over cellular…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-07 Shuhang Zhang , Hongliang Zhang , Lingyang Song

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted considerable research interest recently. Especially when it comes to the realm of Internet of Things, the UAVs with Internet connectivity are one of the main demands. Furthermore, the energy…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Arash Hooshmand

Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed in complex networked environments, yet the joint optimization of multi-UAV motion control and connectivity remains a fundamental challenge. In this paper, we study a multi-UAV system…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Zijiang Yan , Hao Zhou , Wael Jaafar , Jianhua Pei , Ping Wang , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Hina Tabassum

Cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has attracted a surge of research interest in both academia and industry. To support aerial user equipment (UEs) in the existing cellular networks, one promising approach is to assign a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Xuesong Cai , István Z. Kovács , Jeroen Wigard , Rafhael Amorim , Fredrik Tufvesson , Preben E. Mogensen

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

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become extremely popular for both military and civilian applications due to their ease of deployment, cost-effectiveness, high maneuverability, and availability. Both applications, however, need reliable…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-04 Mohammed Gharib , Bryce Hopkins , Jackson Murrin , Andre Koka , Fatemeh Afghah

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with Microwave Power Transfer (MPT) capability provide a practical means to deploy a large number of wireless powered sensing devices into areas with no access to persistent power supplies. The UAV can charge…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-06-18 Kai Li , Wei Ni , Eduardo Tovar

Future vehicular networks require continuous connectivity to serve highly mobile users in urban environments. To mitigate the coverage limitations of fixed terrestrial macro base stations (MBS) under non line-of-sight (NLoS) conditions,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Leonardo Spampinato , Lorenzo Mario Amorosa , Enrico Testi , Chiara Buratti , Riccardo Marini

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a key enabler technology for data collection from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. However, effective data collection is challenged by resource constraints and the need for real-time…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Assane Sankara , Daniel Bonilla Licea , Hajar El Hammouti

When considering unidirectional communication for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as flying Base Stations (BSs), either uplink or downlink, the system is limited through the co-channel interference that takes place over line-of-sight (LoS)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-23 Wenqian Huang , Dong Min Kim , Wenrui Ding , Petar Popovski

The deployment flexibility and maneuverability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) increased their adoption in various applications, such as wildfire tracking, border monitoring, etc. In many critical applications, UAVs capture images and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-12-22 Marwan Dhuheir , Emna Baccour , Aiman Erbad , Sinan Sabeeh Al-Obaidi , Mounir Hamdi