Bi-directional adaptive A* algorithm toward optimal path planning for large-scale UAV under multi-constraints

X Wu, L Xu, R Zhen, X Wu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For large-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), it is a challenging problem to automatically
generate an optimal path considering the multi-constraints. In order to improve the efficiency …

Reactive 3D deployment of a flying robotic network for surveillance of mobile targets

H Huang, AV Savkin - Computer Networks, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper considers deploying a flying robotic network to monitor mobile targets in an area
of interest for a specific time period. Each flying robot carries a battery with limited initial …

UAV-Enabled data collection over clustered machine-type communication networks: AEM modeling and trajectory planning

L Shen, N Wang, Z Zhu, W Xu, Y Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Machine-type communications (MTC) is a key technology for Internet-of-Things (IoT)
services in 5G mobile communications and beyond. An essential design problem for an …

Joint throughput and coverage maximization for moving users by optimum UAV positioning in the presence of underlaid D2D communications

MR Marani, SM Mirrezaei, R Mirzavand - AEU-International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A fundamental challenge in using unmanned aerial vehicles as a flight base station is
establishing coverage and creating the best possible rate. Drone location determines the …

Particle swarm optimization algorithms for altitude and transmit power adjustments in UAV-assisted cellular networks

S Shukla, R Thakur, S Agarwal - 2021 IEEE 93rd Vehicular …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
After providing ubiquitous and high-speed network connectivity to mobile users, cellular
operators are exploring unique domains to extend the reach of cellular networks. In this …

Trajectory optimization for physical layer secure buffer-aided UAV mobile relaying

L Shen, Z Zhu, N Wang, X Ji, X Mu… - 2019 IEEE 90th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we study the buffer-aided relaying mechanism in a UAV-enabled mobile
relaying system assisting the terrestrial communications. Optimal UAV trajectory design …

An automatic battery recharge and condition monitoring system for autonomous drones

T Addabbo, S De Muro, G Falaschi… - … on Metrology for …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles for monitoring infrastructures to guarantee
safety and security is day by day more important. The possibility of a complete autonomous …

Aerial cooperative jamming for cellular-enabled uav secure communication network: Joint trajectory and power control design

H Sun, B Duo, Z Wang, X Lin, C Gao - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
To improve the secrecy performance of cellular-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
communication networks, this paper proposes an aerial cooperative jamming scheme and …

High level drone application enabler: An open source architecture

G Kakamoukas, P Sarigiannidis… - 2020 12th International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The interest of open source software in order to empower the capabilities of Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is growing rapidly into various business applications. In this paper, a …

A novel 3D node deployment inspired by dusty plasma crystallization in UAV-assisted wireless sensor network applications

R Tang, Y Tao, J Li, Z Hu, K Yuan, Z Wu, S Liu, Y Wang - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the rapid progress of hardware and software, a wireless sensor network has been
widely used in many applications in various fields. However, most discussions for the WSN …