Non-Terrestrial Networks for Energy-Efficient Connectivity of Remote IoT Devices in the 6G Era: A Survey

S Plastras, D Tsoumatidis, DN Skoutas, A Rouskas… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining popularity and market share, driven by its ability to
connect devices and systems that were previously siloed, enabling new applications and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential applications of whisker sensors in marine science and engineering: a review

S Wang, J Liu, B Liu, H Wang, J Si, P Xu… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Perception plays a pivotal role in both biological and technological interactions with the
environment. Recent advancements in whisker sensors, drawing inspiration from nature's …

Data harvesting in uncharted waters: Interactive learning empowered path planning for USV-assisted maritime data collection under fully unknown environments

L Zhao, Y Bai - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Unleashing the potential of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for Underwater Internet-of-
Things (UIoT) brings forth a vigorous new frontier, unlocking the innovative insights and …

Generalized transmit laser selection for vertical underwater wireless optical communications over Gamma-Gamma turbulence channels

Q Zhang, D Yue, X Xu - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) is a potential technology for high-
speed and reliable underwater data transmission. In underwater environment, ocean …

Skeletal space structure systems: Select areas of opportunity to achieve sustainability in construction

S Maalek, R Maalek, B Maalek - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper examines some of the largely neglected areas of opportunity to utilize skeletal
space structure systems in support of the modular, industrialized, economical, sustainable …

An omnidirectional low-frequency wave vibration energy harvester with complementary advantages of pendulum and gyroscope structures

G Shi, Q Sun, Y Xia, S Jia, J Pan, Q Li, X Wang, H Xia… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To address the challenge of omnidirectional low-frequency wave vibration energy
harvesting, this paper proposes a wave vibration energy harvester that combines a …

A Review on Electromagnetic, Acoustic and New Emerging Technologies for Submarine Communication

Z Qu, M Lai - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The significance of the ocean in scientific research and military applications is growing, with
submarines being pivotal for exploration and naval operations. However, the challenge of …

Network intelligence vs. jamming in underwater networks: how learning can cope with misbehavior

JS Mertens, A Panebianco, A Surudhi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we present a machine-learning technique to counteract jamming attacks in
underwater networks. Indeed, this is relevant in security applications where sensor devices …

Advancing Sustainable Marine Exploration: Highly Efficient Photonic Radar for Underwater Navigation Systems under the Impact of Different Salinity Levels

A Aldawoodi, HŞ Bilge - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The exploration of underwater environments for applications like environmental monitoring,
scientific research, and surveillance has propelled the significance of underwater wireless …

Multi-head attention-based model for reconstructing continuous missing time series data

H Wu, Y Zhang, L Liang, X Mei, D Han, B Han… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Time series data sensed by underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) play a crucial
role in prediction and decision-making in marine applications. Unfortunately, equipment and …