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This paper presents a theoretical framework to analyze the performance of integrated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) relaying system in which IRS provides an additional degree of freedom combined with the…

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play significant roles in multiple fields, which brings great challenges for the airspace safety. In order to achieve efficient surveillance and break the limitation of application scenarios caused by single…

This paper proposes a novel cooperative secure unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aided transmission protocol, where a source (Alice) sends confidential information to a destination (Bob) via an energy-constrained UAV-mounted amplify-and-forward…

In this paper, we examine the error performance of backscatter communication in the presence of ambient interference, where the backscatter device acts as a relay. Specifically, the performance comparison of amplify-and-forward (AF) and…

In this work, we address the trajectory optimization of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using free space optical communication (FSOC). Here, we focus on maximizing the flight time of the UAV by considering practical constraints…

This letter investigates the joint sensing problem between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and base stations (BS) in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems with fluid antennas (FA). In this system, the BS enhances its sensing…

To enhance both the sensing and covert communication performance, a dual-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided scheme is proposed for integrated sensing and communication networks, in which one UAV maneuvers as the aerial dual-functional…

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly integrated into cellular networks to support emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications. In such settings, reliable communication is critical for electronic conspicuity (EC), enabling UAV…

This paper is concerned with the performance of differential amplify-and-forward (D-AF) relaying for multi-node wireless communications over time-varying Rayleigh fading channels. A first-order auto-regressive model is utilized to…

In this paper, we analyze the performance of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wireless system that is affected by mixture-gamma small-scale fading, stochastic disorientation, and…

In this paper, we study a dual-hop mixed power line communication and radio-frequency communication (PLC/RF) system, where the connection between the PLC link and the RF link is made by a decode-and-forward (DF) or amplify-and-forward (AF)…

In this paper, we provide a performance analysis for practical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled networks. By considering both line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) transmissions between aerial base stations (BSs) and ground…

The breakthroughs of communication distance and data rate have been eagerly anticipated by scientists in the area of underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC), which is seriously limited by the obvious aquatic attenuation in…

The reliability of a vertical underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) network is seriously impacted by turbulence-induced fading due to fluctuations in the water temperature and salinity, which vary with depth. To better assess the…

In this paper, we investigate resource allocation design for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled communication systems, where a UAV is dispatched to provide communications to multiple user nodes. Our objective is to maximize the…

Intensified underwater activities have driven the escalating demand for reliable, flexible, and high data-rate underwater communication links. Optical wireless communication (OWC) emerges as the most promising technology for short- to…

This paper jointly optimizes the flying location and wireless communication transmit power for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) conducting covert operations. This is motivated by application scenarios such as military ground surveillance…

In this paper, we investigate the performance of a fluid antenna relay (FAR)-assisted downlink communication system utilizing non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA). The FAR, which integrates a fluid antenna system (FAS), is equipped on an…

This paper introduces the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as lightweight wireless access points that leverage the fixed infrastructure in the context of the emerging open radio access network (O-RAN). More precisely, we…

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a disruptive technology that is transforming a range of industries. Because they operate in the sky, UAVs are able to take advantage of strong Line-of-Sight (LoS) channels for radio propagation, allowing…