Exploring sum rate maximization in UAV-based multi-IRS networks: IRS association, UAV altitude, and phase shift design

Y Li, H Zhang, K Long… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based multiple intelligent reflecting
surface (IRS) network, where the hovering UAV acts as a base station, and the IRS …

Sum-rate maximization for IRS-assisted UAV OFDMA communication systems

Z Wei, Y Cai, Z Sun, DWK Ng, J Yuan… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider the application of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) in unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV)-based orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) …

Joint resource allocation and reflecting design in IRS-UAV communication networks with SWIPT

X Zhang, H Zhang, W Du, K Long… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network and intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)
technology can flexibly change wireless network links signal, the UAV-IRS network system is …

Resource allocation and 3D trajectory design for power-efficient IRS-assisted UAV-NOMA communications

Y Cai, Z Wei, S Hu, C Liu, DWK Ng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is introduced to assist an unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) communication system based on non-orthogonal multiple access …

IRS empowered UAV wireless communication with resource allocation, reflecting design and trajectory optimization

X Zhang, H Zhang, W Du, K Long… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As revolutionary technologies that can actively change the communication link signal,
intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have emerged as …

UAV placement and resource allocation for intelligent reflecting surface assisted UAV-based wireless networks

MD Nguyen, LB Le, A Girard - IEEE Communications Letters, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We design an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based wireless network with wireless access
and backhaul links leveraging an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS). This design aims to …

Phase and 3-D placement optimization for rate enhancement in RIS-assisted UAV networks

M Misbah, Z Kaleem, W Khalid, C Yuen… - IEEE Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we aim at improving the system sum-rate performance of an assisted aerial
base station (ABS) network by considering use of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) …

Energy efficiency optimization of IRS-assisted UAV networks based on statistical channels

C Zhao, X Pang, W Lu, Y Chen, N Zhao… - IEEE Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is adopted to assist unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV) to achieve energy-efficient transmission. Specifically, the energy efficiency is …

Intelligent reflecting surface enhanced multi-UAV NOMA networks

X Mu, Y Liu, L Guo, J Lin… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) enhanced multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) non-
orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) networks are investigated. A new transmission …

Spectrum and energy efficiency optimization in IRS-assisted UAV networks

Y Su, X Pang, S Chen, X Jiang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely employed in wireless communications,
and the performance can be enhanced with the assistance of intelligent reflecting surface …