Path planning techniques for unmanned aerial vehicles: A review, solutions, and challenges

S Aggarwal, N Kumar - Computer communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Path planning is one of the most important problems to be explored in unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) for finding an optimal path between source and destination. Although, in …

Optimal node placement and resource allocation for UAV relaying network

R Fan, J Cui, S Jin, K Yang, J An - IEEE Communications …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Utilizing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as the relay is an effective technical solution for the
wireless communication between ground terminals faraway or obstructed. In this letter, the …

Routing and collision avoidance techniques for unmanned aerial vehicles: Analysis, optimal solutions, and future directions

B Sharma, MS Obaidat, V Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Routing remains the most important problem to be explored, for discovering an ideal
pathway in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Several problems for identifying and targeting …

Energy-efficient resource allocation and trajectory design for UAV relaying systems

T Zhang, G Liu, H Zhang, W Kang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fuel-powered UAVs have long endurance of flight, heavy payload and adaptation to
extreme environment. The mechanical operation and communication power are supported …

Relaying in the Internet of Things (IoT): A survey

U Uyoata, J Mwangama, R Adeogun - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The deployment of relays between Internet of Things (IoT) end devices and gateways can
improve link quality. In cellular-based IoT, relays have the potential to reduce base station …

Energy efficient legitimate wireless surveillance of UAV communications

K Li, RC Voicu, SS Kanhere, W Ni… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enhance connectivity and accessibility for civilian and
military applications. Criminals or terrorists can potentially use UAVs for committing crimes …

Power and trajectory optimization for UAV-enabled amplify-and-forward relay networks

X Jiang, Z Wu, Z Yin, Z Yang - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is suitable to improve connectivity of wireless
communication networks in harsh environment due to its flexible deployment and high …

Deployment optimization of UAV relay for malfunctioning base station: Model-free approaches

X Zhong, Y Guo, N Li, Y Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the advantages of high mobility, high maneuverability and high probability of line of
sight (LoS) transmission, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted much interest in …

Channel modeling and performance analysis for UAV relay systems

X Chen, X Hu, Q Zhu, W Zhong… - China …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a multi-hop relay channel model based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is
established by taking into account of the propagation loss, shadowing, and multi-path …

Joint 3D beamforming and trajectory design for UAV-enabled mobile relaying system

Q Yuan, Y Hu, C Wang, Y Li - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The goal of this paper is to investigate the security performance of the multi-antenna
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled mobile relaying system with a multi-antenna …