Distributed drone base station positioning for emergency cellular networks using reinforcement learning

PV Klaine, JPB Nadas, RD Souza, MA Imran - Cognitive computation, 2018 - Springer
Due to the unpredictability of natural disasters, whenever a catastrophe happens, it is vital
that not only emergency rescue teams are prepared, but also that there is a functional …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-drone edge intelligence and SAR smart wearable devices for emergency communication

SH Alsamhi, FA Almalki, H Al-Dois… - … and Mobile Computing, 2021 - hindawi.com
Disasters, either manmade or natural, call for rapid and timely actions. Due to disaster, all of
the communication infrastructures are destroyed, and there is no way for connection …

A novel approach for drones positioning in mission critical applications

F Al‐Turjman - Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the flying sensor systems have been given a careful interest to provide critical
administrations and services in a fiasco territory. Since severe debacles require the trading …

Multicriteria UAV base stations placement for disaster management

T Akram, M Awais, R Naqvi, A Ahmed… - IEEE Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In disaster situations, collapse of local communication infrastructure is a major issue due to
destruction of buildings, antennas, power sources, and to name a few. Drones, as flying …

Designing UAV-aided emergency networks for large-scale disaster scenarios

M Deruyck, J Wyckmans, W Joseph… - EURASIP Journal on …, 2018 - Springer
Today's wireless communication networks are very reliable. However, in case of a disaster,
these networks can be overwhelmed by a tremendous amount of requests which they can …

Distributed multi-agent meta learning for trajectory design in wireless drone networks

Y Hu, M Chen, W Saad, HV Poor… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the problem of the trajectory design for a group of energy-constrained drones
operating in dynamic wireless network environments is studied. In the considered model, a …

UAV aided search and rescue operation using reinforcement learning

S Kulkarni, V Chaphekar, MMU Chowdhury… - 2020 …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to the enhanced flexibility in deployment and decreasing costs of manufacturing, the
demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is expected to soar in the upcoming years. In …

UAV path planning optimization strategy: Considerations of urban morphology, microclimate, and energy efficiency using Q-learning algorithm

A Souto, R Alfaia, E Cardoso, J Araújo, C Francês - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) has been suggested as a potential
communications alternative due to their fast implantation, which makes this resource an …

On the positioning likelihood of UAVs in 5G networks

V Sharma, DNK Jayakody, K Srinivasan - Physical Communication, 2018 - Elsevier
An increment in the number of User Equipment (UE) demands network replanning or
introducing incipient devices which can provide dynamic support to the subsisting networks …

Deep reinforcement learning for drone navigation using sensor data

VJ Hodge, R Hawkins, R Alexander - Neural Computing and Applications, 2021 - Springer
Mobile robots such as unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) can be used for surveillance,
monitoring and data collection in buildings, infrastructure and environments. The importance …