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Millimeter wave (mmWave)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm networks (UAVSNs) can utilize a large spectrum of resources to provide low latency and high data transmission rate. Additionally, owing to the short wavelength, UAVs…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-16 Muhammad Morshed Alam , Sangman Moh

Communicating on millimeter wave (mmWave) bands is ushering in a new epoch of mobile communication which provides the availability of 10 Gbps high data rate transmission. However, mmWave links are easily prone to short transmission range…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-31 Yi Wang , Zhiqing Wei , Zhiyong Feng

As driving becomes more automated, vehicles are being equipped with more sensors generating even higher data rates. Radars (RAdio Detection and Ranging) are used for object detection, visual cameras as virtual mirrors, and LIDARs (LIght…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-20 Junil Choi , Vutha Va , Nuria Gonzalez-Prelcic , Robert Daniels , Chandra R. Bhat , Robert W. Heath

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) hybrid analog-digital beamforming is a promising approach to satisfy the low-latency constraint in multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) systems, which serve as network infrastructure for flexible deployment.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-10-31 Hsiao-Lan Chiang , Kwang-Cheng Chen , Wolfgang Rave , Mostafa Khalili Marandi , Gerhard Fettweis

Millimeter wave (mmWave) has great potential in realizing high data rate thanks to the large spectral channels. It is considered as a key technology for the fifth generation wireless networks and is already used in wireless LAN (e.g., IEEE…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-11-11 Vutha Va , Junil Choi , Robert W. Heath

In this paper, we develop an algorithm for joint handover and beam tracking in millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks. The aim is to provide a reliable connection in terms of the achieved throughput along the trajectory of the mobile user while…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-16 Sara Khosravi , Hossein S. Ghadikolaei , Jens Zander , Marina Petrova

In the millimeter wave (30-300 GHz) and Terahertz (0.1-10 THz) frequency bands, high spreading loss and molecular absorption often limit the signal transmission distance and coverage range. In this paper, four directions to tackle the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-14 Ian F. Akyildiz , Chong Han , Shuai Nie

In this paper, we propose an efficient beam training technique for millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications. When some mobile users are under high mobility, the beam training should be performed frequently to ensure the accurate acquisition…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-09 Sun Hong Lim , Jisu Bae , Sunwoo Kim , Byonghyo Shim , Jun Won Choi

Beam training and prediction in millimeter-wave communications are highly challenging due to fast time-varying channels and sensitivity to blockages and mobility. In this context, infrastructure-mounted cameras can capture rich…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-29 Mengyuan Ma , Nhan Thanh Nguyen , Nir Shlezinger , Yonina C. Eldar , Markku Juntti

In order to cope with the severe path loss, millimeter-wave (mm-wave) systems exploit highly directional communication. As a consequence, even a slight beam misalignment between two communicating devices (for example, due to mobility) can…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-12-26 Joan Palacios , Danilo De Donno , Joerg Widmer

As drone use has become more widespread, there is a critical need to ensure safety and security. A key element of this is robust and accurate drone detection and localization. While cameras and other optical sensors like LiDAR are commonly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Yuan Fang , Fangzhan Shi , Xijia Wei , Qingchao Chen , Kevin Chetty , Simon Julier

Maintaining reliable millimeter wave (mmWave) connections to many fast-moving mobiles is a key challenge in the theory and practice of 5G systems. In this paper, we develop a new algorithm that can jointly track the beam direction and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Jiahui Li , Yin Sun , Limin Xiao , Shidong Zhou , Ashutosh Sabharwal

Drones are attracting increasing attention in varieties of research fields because of their flexibility and are expected to be applied to a wide range of potential applications, among which the super-high-resolution video surveillance…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-25 Yoshitaka Takaku , Yohei Kaieda , Tao Yu , Kei Sakaguchi

This paper presents the first large-scale real-world evaluation for using LiDAR data to guide the mmWave beam prediction task. A machine learning (ML) model that leverages the LiDAR sensory data to predict the current and future beams was…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-11 Shuaifeng Jiang , Gouranga Charan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

We consider the problem of proactive handoff and beam selection in Terahertz (THz) drone communication networks assisted with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS). Drones have emerged as critical assets for next-generation wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Nof Abuzainab , Muhammad Alrabeiah , Ahmed Alkhateeb , Yalin E. Sagduyu

Terahertz (THz) communication will be a key enabler for next-generation wireless systems. While THz frequency bands provide abundant bandwidth and extremely high data rates, their effective operation is inhibited by short communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Yasemin Karacora , Christina Chaccour , Aydin Sezgin , Walid Saad

Future wireless networks may operate at millimeter-wave (mmW) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) frequencies to enable high data rate requirements. While large antenna arrays are critical for reliable communications at mmW and sub-THz bands, these…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-08 Benjamin W. Domae , Veljko Boljanovic , Ruifu Li , Danijela Cabric

Unlocking the full potential of millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz wireless communication networks hinges on realizing unprecedented low-latency and high-reliability requirements. The challenge in meeting those requirements lies partly in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-06-19 Gouranga Charan , Muhammad Alrabeiah , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Millimeter-wave is one of the technologies powering the new generation of wireless communication systems. To compensate the high path-loss, millimeter-wave devices need to use highly directional antennas. Consequently, beam misalignment…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-22 Steve Blandino , Thibault Bertrand , Claude Desset , Andre Bourdoux , Sofie Pollin

Millimeter-wave (mmwave) communication represents a potential solution to capacity shortage in vehicular networks. However, effective beam alignment between senders and receivers requires accurate knowledge of the vehicles' position for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-21 Zana Limani , Francesco Malandrino , Carla Fabiana Chiasserini , Alessandro Nordio