Evolution of non-terrestrial networks from 5G to 6G: A survey

MM Azari, S Solanki, S Chatzinotas… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the
recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad …

Advances of UAVs toward future transportation: The state-of-the-art, challenges, and opportunities

A Gupta, T Afrin, E Scully, N Yodo - Future transportation, 2021 - mdpi.com
The adoption of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in numerous sectors is projected to grow
exponentially in the future as technology advances and regulation evolves. One of the …

Energy efficient resource allocation in UAV-enabled mobile edge computing networks

Z Yang, C Pan, K Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider the sum power minimization problem via jointly optimizing user
association, power control, computation capacity allocation, and location planning in a …

Rme-gan: A learning framework for radio map estimation based on conditional generative adversarial network

S Zhang, A Wijesinghe, Z Ding - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Outdoor radio coverage map estimation is an important tool for network planning and
resource management in modern Internet of Things (IoT) and cellular systems. A radio map …

Learning to communicate in UAV-aided wireless networks: Map-based approaches

O Esrafilian, R Gangula… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a scenario where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted flying base
station is providing data communication services to a number of radio nodes spread over the …

Finite-time convergence control for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle with a slung load

S Yang, B Xian, J Cai, G Wang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we investigate the control technique for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle
with a slung load. By taking the advantage of the cascade property, a new hierarchical …

Three-dimensional-map-based trajectory design in UAV-aided wireless localization systems

O Esrafilian, R Gangula… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article considers the problem of localizing outdoor ground radio users with the help of
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the basis of received signal strength (RSS) …

Real-time UAV path planning for autonomous urban scene reconstruction

Q Kuang, J Wu, J Pan, B Zhou - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are frequently used for large-scale scene mapping and
reconstruction. However, in most cases, drones are operated manually, which should be …

Channel scenario extensions, identifications, and adaptive modeling for 6G wireless communications

W Zhou, CX Wang, C Huang, Z Li… - IEEE Internet of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To provide customized high-quality services for all users in the sixth-generation (6G)
wireless communication systems, it is fundamental to study all 6G channel scenarios and …

Terrain-based coverage manifold estimation: Machine learning, stochastic geometry, or simulation?

R Wang, WU Mondal, MA Kishk… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given the necessity of connecting the unconnected, covering blind spots has emerged as a
critical task in the next-generation wireless communication network. A direct solution …