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The use of multi-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue as well as remote sensing is rapidly increasing. Multi-rotor UAVs, however, have limited endurance. The range of UAV applications can be widened if teams of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-12 Xiaolong Zhu , Fernando Vanegas , Felipe Gonzalez , Conrad Sanderson

This paper investigates federated multimodal learning (FML) assisted by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a focus on minimizing system latency and providing convergence analysis. In this framework, UAVs are distributed throughout the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-03 Shaba Shaon , Dinh C. Nguyen

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are becoming a cornerstone of next-generation satellite networks, enabling worldwide high-precision navigation and high-quality remote sensing. This paper proposes a novel dual-function LEO…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Qi Wang , Xiaoming Chen , Qiao Qi , Zhaolin Wang , Yuanwei Liu

This paper presents a reinforcement learning (RL) based approach for path planning of cellular connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating beyond visual line of sight (BVLoS). The objective is to minimize travel distance while…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-13 Mehran Behjati , Rosdiadee Nordin , Nor Fadzilah Abdullah

The use of amateur drones (ADrs) is expected to significantly increase over the upcoming years. However, regulations do not allow such drones to fly over all areas, in addition to typical altitude limitations. As a result, there is an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-01-29 Mohammad Mahdi Azari , Hazem Sallouha , Alessandro Chiumento , Sreeraj Rajendran , Evgenii Vinogradov , Sofie Pollin

Cellular-enabled collaborative robots are becoming paramount in Search-and-Rescue (SAR) and emergency response. Crucially dependent on resilient mobile network connectivity, they serve as invaluable assets for tasks like rapid victim…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Arnau Romero , Carmen Delgado , Jana Baguer , Raúl Suárez , Xavier Costa-Pérez

This paper studies the multi-intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted cooperative sensing, in which multiple active IRSs are deployed in a distributed manner to facilitate multi-view target sensing at the non-line-of-sight (NLoS) area…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Yuan Fang , Xianghao Yu , Jie Xu , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

This paper proposes a hybrid mono- and bi-static sensing framework, by leveraging the base station (BS) and user equipment (UE) cooperation in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. This scheme is built on 3GPP-supported…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Xiaoli Xu , Yong Zeng

Safety and security issues for Critical Infrastructures are growing as attackers adopt drones as an attack vector flying in sensitive airspaces, such as airports, military bases, city centers, and crowded places. Despite the use of UAVs for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-16 Domenico Lofù , Pietro Di Gennaro , Pietro Tedeschi , Tommaso Di Noia , Eugenio Di Sciascio

Next-generation wireless networks will deploy UAVs dynamically as aerial base stations (UAV-BSs) to boost the wireless network coverage in the out of reach areas. To provide an efficient service in stochastic environments, the optimal…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-07-29 Shavbo Salehi , Jahan Hassan , Ayub Bokani

ISAC is currently being standardized within the 3GPP New Radio (NR) to enable cellular infrastructure to perform sensing using existing communication waveforms. While standardization is progressing, practical deployment may be limited by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Neeraj Varshney , Steve Blandino , Jian Wang , Anuraag Bodi , Camillo Gentile , Nada Golmie

Future wireless communication systems are envisioned to share radio frequency (RF) spectrum, with other services such as radars, in order to meet the growing spectrum demands. In this paper, we consider co-channel spectrum sharing between…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Awais Khawar , Ahmed Abdelhadi , T. Charles Clancy

The low-altitude economy (LAE) is a rapidly emerging paradigm that builds a service-centric economic ecosystem through large-scale and sustainable uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled service provisioning, reflecting the transition of the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Yuxuan Yang , Bin Lyu , Abbas Jamalipour

This work investigates the problem of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) identification using their radar crosssection (RCS) signature. The RCS of six commercial UAVs are measured at 15 GHz and 25 GHz in an anechoic chamber, for both…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-21 Martins Ezuma , Chethan Kumar Anjinappa , Vasilii Semkin , Ismail Guvenc

Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted the attention of researchers in academia and industry for providing wireless services to ground users in diverse scenarios like festivals, large sporting events, natural and man-made…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-26 Marwan Dhuheir , Aiman Erbad , Ala Al-Fuqaha , Mohsen Guizani

The low-altitude economy (LAE) has emerged and developed in various fields, which has gained considerable interest. To ensure the security of LAE, it is essential to establish a proper sensing coverage scheme for monitoring the unauthorized…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-11 Ying Zhang , Zeqi Hao , Tingting Zhang

Robots in a swarm take advantage of a motion capture system or GPS sensors to obtain their global position. However, motion capture systems are environment-dependent and GPS sensors are not reliable in occluded environments. For a reliable…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-09-24 Samet Guler , Mohamed Abdelkader , Jeff S. Shamma

This paper investigates intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) enabled non-line-of-sight (NLoS) wireless sensing, in which an IRS is deployed to assist an access point (AP) to sense a target in its NLoS region. It is assumed that the AP is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-14 Xianxin Song , Jie Xu , Fan Liu , Tony Xiao Han , Yonina C. Eldar

This study investigates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trajectory planning strategies for localizing a target mobile device in emergency situations. The global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-based accurate position information of a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-24 Halim Lee , Jiwon Seo

Unmanned aerial vehicles mounted base stations (UAV-BSs) are expected to become one of the significant components of the Next Generation Wireless Networks (NGWNs). Rapid deployment, mobility, higher chances of unobstructed propagation path,…

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