2 research outputs found
Towards Power-Efficient Aerial Communications via Dynamic Multi-UAV Cooperation
Aerial base stations (BSs) attached to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
constitute a new paradigm for next-generation cellular communications. However,
the flight range and communication capacity of aerial BSs are usually limited
due to the UAVs' size, weight, and power (SWAP) constraints. To address this
challenge, in this paper, we consider dynamic cooperative transmission among
multiple aerial BSs for power-efficient aerial communications. Thereby, a
central controller intelligently selects the aerial BSs navigating in the air
for cooperation. Consequently, the large virtual array of moving antennas
formed by the cooperating aerial BSs can be exploited for low-power information
transmission and navigation, taking into account the channel conditions, energy
availability, and user demands. Considering both the fronthauling and the data
transmission links, we jointly optimize the trajectories, cooperation
decisions, and transmit beamformers of the aerial BSs for minimization of the
weighted sum of the power consumptions required by all BSs. Since obtaining the
global optimal solution of the formulated problem is difficult, we propose a
low-complexity iterative algorithm that can efficiently find a
Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) solution to the problem. Simulation results show that,
compared with several baseline schemes, dynamic multi-UAV cooperation can
significantly reduce the communication and navigation powers of the UAVs to
overcome the SWAP limitations, while requiring only a small increase of the
transmit power over the fronthauling links.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, accepted for presentation at the IEEE WCNC 202
A Survey on Energy Optimization Techniques in UAV-Based Cellular Networks: From Conventional to Machine Learning Approaches
Wireless communication networks have been witnessing an unprecedented demand
due to the increasing number of connected devices and emerging bandwidth-hungry
applications. Albeit many competent technologies for capacity enhancement
purposes, such as millimeter wave communications and network densification,
there is still room and need for further capacity enhancement in wireless
communication networks, especially for the cases of unusual people gatherings,
such as sport competitions, musical concerts, etc. Unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) have been identified as one of the promising options to enhance the
capacity due to their easy implementation, pop up fashion operation, and
cost-effective nature. The main idea is to deploy base stations on UAVs and
operate them as flying base stations, thereby bringing additional capacity to
where it is needed. However, because the UAVs mostly have limited energy
storage, their energy consumption must be optimized to increase flight time. In
this survey, we investigate different energy optimization techniques with a
top-level classification in terms of the optimization algorithm employed;
conventional and machine learning (ML). Such classification helps understand
the state of the art and the current trend in terms of methodology. In this
regard, various optimization techniques are identified from the related
literature, and they are presented under the above mentioned classes of
employed optimization methods. In addition, for the purpose of completeness, we
include a brief tutorial on the optimization methods and power supply and
charging mechanisms of UAVs. Moreover, novel concepts, such as reflective
intelligent surfaces and landing spot optimization, are also covered to capture
the latest trend in the literature.Comment: 41 pages, 5 Figures, 6 Tables. Submitted to Open Journal of
Communications Society (OJ-COMS