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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

Natural disasters often disrupt communication networks and severely hamper emergency response and disaster management. Existing solutions, such as portable communication units and cloud-based network architectures, have improved disaster…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Bilal Karaman , Ilhan Baştürk , Ferdi Kara , Engin Zeydan , Esra Aycan Beyazıt , Sezai Taşkın , Emil Björnson , Halim Yanikomeroglu

With the rapid application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban areas, the identification and tracking of hovering UAVs have become critical challenges, significantly impacting the safety of aircraft take-off and landing operations.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-14 Jiachen Wei , Dingyou Ma , Feiyang He , Qixun Zhang , Zhiyong Feng , Zhengfeng Liu , Taohong Liang

We present a resilient deep neural network (DNN) framework for decentralized transport and coverage using uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operating in $\mathbb{R}^n$. The proposed DNN-based mass-transport architecture constructs a layered…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-09 Muhammad Junayed Hasan Zahed , Hossein Rastgoftar

In this paper, we investigate an integrated sensing-and-communication (ISAC) network enabled by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is supposed to fly along a periodical circular trajectory at a fixed height for ISAC service supply…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-22 Xiaopeng Yuan , Peng Wu , Xinran Wang , Yulin Hu , Anke Schmeink

This paper explores high-altitude platform station (HAPS) systems enabled by integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), in which a HAPS simultaneously transmits communication signals and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging signals to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Xue Zhang , Bang Huang , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has high flexibility and controllable mobility, therefore it is considered as a promising enabler for future integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). In this paper, we propose a novel adaptable ISAC (AISAC)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Cailian Deng , Xuming Fang , Xianbin Wang

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a key enabler of high speed, ultra low latency vehicular communication in 6G. ISAC leverages radar signal processing (RSP) to localize multiple unknown targets amid static clutter by jointly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Aakanksha Tewari , Jai Mangal , Sumit J Darak , Shobha Sundar Ram , Arnav Shukla

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a promising technology for providing wireless coverage to ground user devices. For all the infrastructure communication networks destroyed in disasters, UAVs battery life is challenging during service…

A novel near-field integrated sensing and communications framework for secure unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks with high time efficiency is proposed. A ground base station (GBS) with large aperture size communicates with one…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-18 Jingjing Zhao , Songtao Xue , Kaiquan Cai , Xidong Mu , Yuanwei Liu , Yanbo Zhu

Recent years have seen an increased interest in the use of Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), especially the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to provide cost-effective global connectivity in next-generation wireless networks. We introduce a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Sambrama Hegde , Venkata Srirama Rohit Kantheti , Liang C Chu , Erik Blasch , Shih-Chun Lin

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a key technology for future 6G networks. Most existing studies focus on monostatic and/or bistatic setups with limited coverage and capabilities. Networked ISAC systems with distributed base…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Yuan Guo , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu , Yang Liu , Qiong Wu , Kunlun Wang , Jun Li , Lexi Xu

An integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) framework comprises radar sensing to enable reliable direction beam-based communication between a base station (BS) and mobile user (MU). The ISAC will be an integral part of 6G with potential…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-10 Jai Mangal , Sumit Darak , Shobha Sundar Ram

Reliable and resilient communication is essential for disaster recovery and emergency response, yet terrestrial infrastructure often fails during large-scale natural disasters. This paper proposes a High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Bilal Karaman , Ilhan Basturk , Engin Zeydan , Ferdi Kara , Esra Aycan Beyazit , Sezai Taskin , Halim Yanikomeroglu

In this correspondence, we propose an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a full-duplex UAV equipped with uniform planar array (UPA) is adopted as a base station for the multiuser…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-11 Chaedam Son , Seongah Jeong

In this paper, we investigate joint resource allocation and trajectory design for multi-user multi-target unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). To improve sensing accuracy, the UAV is forced to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-25 Ata Khalili , Atefeh Rezaei , Dongfang Xu , Robert Schober

The emergence of the fifth-generation (5G) New Radio (NR) technology has provided unprecedented opportunities for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks, enabling enhanced quality of services. However, high-mobility V2X networks require…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-29 Yunxin Li , Fan Liu , Zhen Du , Weijie Yuan , Qingjiang Shi , Christos Masouros

The UAV network has recently emerged as a capable carrier for ubiquitous wireless intelligent communication in the B5G/6G era. Nevertheless, the separation of dual identity raises challenges from the perspective of communication efficiency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-03 Yanpeng Cui , Zhiyong Feng , Qixun Zhang , Zhiqing Wei , Chenlong Xu , Ping Zhang

3GPP Release 19 has initiated the standardization of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), including a channel model for monostatic sensing, evaluation scenarios, and performance assessment methodologies. These common assumptions…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-03 Steve Blandino , Neeraj Varshney , Jian Wang , Jack Chuang , Camillo Gentile , Nada Golmie

The air-ground integrated sensing and communications (AG-ISAC) network, which consists of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground terrestrial networks, offers unique capabilities and demands special design techniques. In this article, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-14 Zesong Fei , Xinyi Wang , Nan Wu , Jingxuan Huang , J. Andrew Zhang