2 research outputs found
Optimal Measurement Policy for Predicting UAV Network Topology
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using networks of
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) that collectively perform complex tasks for
diverse applications. An important challenge in realizing UAV networks is the
need for a communication platform that accommodates rapid network topology
changes. For instance, a timely prediction of network topology changes can
reduce communication link loss rate by setting up links with prolonged
connectivity.
In this work, we develop an optimal tracking policy for each UAV to perceive
its surrounding network configuration in order to facilitate more efficient
communication protocols. More specifically, we develop an algorithm based on
particle swarm optimization and Kalman filtering with intermittent observations
to find a set of optimal tracking policies for each UAV under time-varying
channel qualities and constrained tracking resources such that the overall
network estimation error is minimized.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, To appear in Asilomar Conference on Signals,
Systems, and Computer
A Unified Framework for Joint Mobility Prediction and Object Profiling of Drones in UAV Networks
In recent years, using a network of autonomous and cooperative unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) without command and communication from the ground
station has become more imperative, in particular in search-and-rescue
operations, disaster management, and other applications where human
intervention is limited. In such scenarios, UAVs can make more efficient
decisions if they acquire more information about the mobility, sensing and
actuation capabilities of their neighbor nodes. In this paper, we develop an
unsupervised online learning algorithm for joint mobility prediction and object
profiling of UAVs to facilitate control and communication protocols. The
proposed method not only predicts the future locations of the surrounding
flying objects, but also classifies them into different groups with similar
levels of maneuverability (e.g. rotatory, and fixed-wing UAVs) without prior
knowledge about these classes. This method is flexible in admitting new object
types with unknown mobility profiles, thereby applicable to emerging flying
Ad-hoc networks with heterogeneous nodes.Comment: 8 pages, 11 figure