UAV swarm-enabled aerial reconfigurable intelligent surface: Modeling, analysis, and optimization

B Shang, ES Bentley, L Liu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) offers tremendous spectrum-and-energy efficiency
in wireless networks. With the agility and mobility of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), RIS …

UAV swarm-enabled aerial reconfigurable intelligent surface (SARIS)

B Shang, R Shafin, L Liu - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) offers tremendous spectrum and energy efficiency in
wireless networks by adjusting the amplitudes and/or phases of passive reflecting elements …

Energy-efficient communication networks via multiple aerial reconfigurable intelligent surfaces: DRL and optimization approach

PS Aung, YM Park, YK Tun, Z Han… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the realm of wireless communications in 5G, 6G and beyond, deploying unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) has been an innovative approach to extend the coverage area due to its easy …

Simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) assisted UAV communications

J Zhao, Y Zhu, X Mu, K Cai, Y Liu… - IEEE Journal on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel air-to-ground communication paradigm is conceived, where an unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV)-mounted base station (BS) equipped with multiple antennas sends …

An energy-efficient aerial backhaul system with reconfigurable intelligent surface

HB Jeon, SH Park, J Park, K Huang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a novel wireless architecture, mounted on a high-altitude aerial
platform, which is enabled by reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). By installing RIS on …

Joint optimization of STAR-RIS assisted UAV communication systems

Q Zhang, Y Zhao, H Li, S Hou… - IEEE Wireless …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we study the simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable
intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) assisted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications …

Synergetic UAV-RIS communication with highly directional transmission

D Tyrovolas, SA Tegos… - IEEE Wireless …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effective integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in future wireless
communication systems depends on the conscious use of their limited energy, which …

Hybrid active-passive reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted UAV communications

NT Nguyen, VD Nguyen, Q Wu, A Tölli… - … 2022-2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a novel hybrid active-passive reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) air-ground communications system. Unlike the conventional …

Reconfigurable intelligent surface assisted UAV communication: Joint trajectory design and passive beamforming

S Li, B Duo, X Yuan, YC Liang… - IEEE Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thanks to the line-of-sight (LoS) transmission and flexibility, unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) effectively improve the throughput of wireless networks. Nevertheless, the LoS links …

Capacity enhancement for irregular reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided wireless communications

R Su, L Dai, J Tan, M Hao… - GLOBECOM 2020-2020 …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is an emerging technology to improve the spectral
efficiency of wireless communication systems. However, the increase of RIS elements …