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Localization and tracking are critical components of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, enhancing resource management, beamforming accuracy, and overall system reliability through precise sensing. Due to the high path loss…

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In this paper, we investigate the joint resource allocation and trajectory design for a multi-user, multi-target unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where the link capacity between a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-04 Ata Khalili , Atefeh Rezaei , Dongfang Xu , Falko Dressler , Robert Schober

Nowadays, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly utilized in search and rescue missions, a trend driven by technological advancements, including enhancements in automation, avionics, and the reduced cost of electronics. In this…

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In this paper, we investigate a joint computation offloading and target tracking in Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network. Therein, the UAV has a computing task that is partially offloaded…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Trinh Van Chien , Mai Dinh Cong , Nguyen Cong Luong , Tri Nhu Do , Dong In Kim , Symeon Chatzinotas

This study introduces a novel methodology for controlling Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, focusing on Hierarchical Sliding Mode Control strategies and an Extended Kalman Filter. Initially, an EKF is proposed to enhance robustness in…

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This paper considers a networked tracking architecture in 6G integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, where multiple base stations (BSs) cooperatively transmit radio signals and process received echo signals to track multiple…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-22 Yanmo Hu , Weifeng Zhu , Chenshu Wu , Shuowen Zhang , J. Andrew Zhang , Liang Liu

Object tracking has been broadly applied in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tasks in recent years. However, existing algorithms still face difficulties such as partial occlusion, clutter background, and other challenging visual factors.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Yujie He , Changhong Fu , Fuling Lin , Yiming Li , Peng Lu

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is regarded as a key enabler for next-generation wireless systems. However, conventional fixed-position antennas limit the ability of UAVs to fully exploit…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Wenchao Liu , Xuhui Zhang , Jinke Ren , Weijie Yuan , Changsheng You , Shuangyang Li

The widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in low-altitude airspace has raised significant safety and security concerns, motivating the development of reliable non-cooperative UAV surveillance technologies. Integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-06 Shiyu Bai , Sijia Li , Cunyi Yin , Wenqiu Qu , Li-Ta Hsu , Yuanwei Liu , Wen-Hua Chen

This paper proposes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based distributed sensing framework that uses orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms to detect the position of a ground target, and UAVs operate in half-duplex mode.…

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In millimeter-wave (mmWave) systems, beamforming is needed to overcome harsh channel environments. As a promising beamforming solution, lens antenna array (LAA) implementation can provide a cost-effective solution without notable…

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An image-based control strategy along with estimation of target motion is developed to track dynamic targets without motion constraints. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work that utilizes a bounding box as image features for…

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This paper presents a novel wireless sensing system where a movable antenna (MA) continuously moves and receives sensing signals within a three-dimensional (3-D) region to enhance sensing performance compared with conventional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-12 Wenyan Ma , Lipeng Zhu , Xiaodan Shao , Rui Zhang

UAV swarms can form virtual antenna arrays to exploit additional spatial degrees of freedom and enhance integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). The optimization of UAV positions is challenging due to the distributed nature of swarms…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-06 Zhiyuan Zhai , Wei Ni , Xin Wang , Dusit Niyato , Ekram Hossain

For unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trajectory design, the total propulsion energy consumption and initial-final location constraints are practical factors to consider. However, unlike traditional offline designs, these two constraints are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-18 Yifan Jiang , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Hongxun Hui

Accurate estimation and prediction of trajectory is essential for the capture of any high speed target. In this paper, an extended Kalman filter (EKF) is used to track the target in the first loop of the trajectory to collect data points…

Consider an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that searches for an unknown number of targets at unknown positions in 3D space. A particle filter uses imperfect measurements about the targets to update an intensity function that represents the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Bilal Yousuf , Zsofia Lendek , Lucian Busoniu

In this paper, we study the trajectory optimization of a cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which aims to sense the location of a target while maintaining satisfactory communication quality with the ground base stations…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-17 Xiangming Du , Shuowen Zhang , Liang Liu

The detection of non-cooperative unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) presents significant challenges for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems due to the inherent limitations of single-modal perception and the competition for…

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