RISe of flight: RIS-empowered UAV communications for robust and reliable air-to-ground networks

P Mursia, F Devoti, V Sciancalepore… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next generation mobile networks need to expand towards uncharted territories in order to
enable the digital transformation of society. In this context, aerial devices such as unmanned …

Joint optimization of mobility and reliability-guaranteed air-to-ground communication for uavs

J Zhou, D Tian, Y Yan, X Duan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aerial unmanned vehicles (UAVs) play a significant role in improving the connectivity and
coverage of terrestrial communication networks. However, UAV-assisted air-to-ground (A2G) …

Energy-aware design of UAV-mounted RIS networks for IoT data collection

D Tyrovolas, PV Mekikis, SA Tegos… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Data collection in massive Internet of Things networks requires novel and flexible methods.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are foreseen as a means to collect data rapidly even in …

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 …

Energy efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicle with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces: a comparative study

CY Goh, CY Leow, R Nordin - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are the
promising emerging technologies proposed for the 6th-Generation (6G) network to improve …

Enhancing UAV communication links with Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces

NM Salih, M Aldababsa, K Yahya - AEU-International Journal of Electronics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a prominent and widely debated
solution to enhance the energy efficiency of wireless communications. This article explores …

Ultra reliable UAV communication using altitude and cooperation diversity

MM Azari, F Rosas, KC Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) serving as aerial base stations is expected to
become predominant in the next decade. However, in order, for this technology, to unfold its …

Reliable and energy-efficient UAV communications: A cost-aware perspective

FH Panahi, FH Panahi - IEEE Transactions on Mobile …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to play an important role in future wireless
networks, serving as communication relays, computing servers, and flying infrastructure for …

Intelligent reflecting surfaces assisted UAV communications for massive networks: current trends, challenges, and research directions

SAH Mohsan, MA Khan, MH Alsharif, P Uthansakul… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
An intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) can intelligently configure wavefronts such as
amplitude, frequency, phase, and even polarization through passive reflections and without …

Nonterrestrial communications assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces

J Ye, J Qiao, A Kammoun… - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonterrestrial communications have emerged as a key enabler for seamless connectivity in
the upcoming generation networks. This kind of network can support high data rate …