Distributed and collaborative beamforming in wireless sensor networks: Classifications, trends, and research directions

S Jayaprakasam, SKA Rahim… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed and collaborative beamforming (DCBF) scheme in wireless sensor networks
(WSNs) is receiving newfound interest in recent times due to the rapid advancements in …

Multiobjective beampattern optimization in collaborative beamforming via NSGA-II with selective distance

S Jayaprakasam, SKA Rahim, CY Leow… - … on Antennas and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Collaborative beamforming is usually characterized by high, asymmetrical sidelobe levels
due to the randomness of node locations. Previous works have shown that the optimization …

PSOGSA-Explore: A new hybrid metaheuristic approach for beampattern optimization in collaborative beamforming

S Jayaprakasam, SKA Rahim, CY Leow - Applied Soft Computing, 2015 - Elsevier
A conventional collaborative beamforming (CB) system suffers from high sidelobes due to
the random positioning of the nodes. This paper introduces a hybrid metaheuristic …

Protocol design and performance analysis of multiuser mixed RF and hybrid FSO/RF relaying with buffers

YF Al-Eryani, AM Salhab, SA Zummo… - Journal of Optical …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, a multiuser mixed radio frequency (RF) and hybrid free-space optical (FSO)/RF
system is considered, where multiple mobile users transmit their data to an intermediate …

Node selection optimization for collaborative beamforming in wireless sensor networks

G Sun, Y Liu, J Zhang, A Wang, X Zhou - Ad Hoc Networks, 2016 - Elsevier
The communication distance and the energy of the nodes are limited in large-scale wireless
sensor networks (WSNs). Collaborative beamforming is an effective way to solve such …

A sidelobe and energy optimization array node selection algorithm for collaborative beamforming in wireless sensor networks

G Sun, Y Liu, S Liang, Z Chen, A Wang, Q Ju… - IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The beam pattern of the virtual node antenna array (VNAA) in wireless sensor networks has
a high maximum sidelobe level (SLL), thereby causing communication interference because …

Delay aware secure offloading for NOMA-assisted mobile edge computing in internet of vehicles

L He, M Wen, Y Chen, M Yan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a multi-vehicle multi-task non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) assisted
mobile edge computing (MEC) system with passive eavesdropping vehicles is investigated …

Joint beamforming and location optimization for secure data collection in wireless sensor networks with UAV-carried intelligent reflecting surface

CO Nnamani, MRA Khandaker… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
This paper considers unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-carried intelligent reflecting surface
(IRS) for secure data collection in wireless sensor networks. An eavesdropper (Eve) lurks …

Sidelobe control in collaborative beamforming via node selection

MFA Ahmed, SA Vorobyov - IEEE Transactions on Signal …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Collaborative beamforming (CB) is a power efficient method for data communications in
wireless sensor networks (WSNs) which aims at increasing the transmission range in the …

Security enhancement and QoS provisioning for NOMA-based cooperative D2D networks

Q Li, P Ren, D Xu - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The characteristic of heterogeneous power utilization in device-to-device (D2D) enabled
cellular networks provides a natural fit for the adoption of non-orthogonal multiple access …