
Wireless Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous UAVs and Mobile Ground Robots
- 1st Edition - January 3, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Hailong Huang, Andrey V. Savkin, Chao Huang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 1 8 2 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 1 8 3 - 3
Wireless Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous UAVs and Mobile Ground Robots covers wireless sensor networks and cellular networks. For wireless sensor networks, the bo… Read more
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- Gives a comprehensive understanding of the development of mobile robot-supported wireless communication approaches
- Provides the latest approaches of mobile robot-supported wireless communication, including scheduling approaches with multiple robots and the online and reactive navigation algorithm
- Covers interesting research scenarios that include the system model, problem statement, solution and results so that readers will be able to design their own system
- Presents unresolved research issues and future research directions
1. Introduction
1.1 Autonomous vehicles in wireless communication networks
1.2 Overview and organization of the book
References
2. Survey of approaches for wireless communication networks supported by ground robots
2.1 Introduction
2.2 WSNs supported by mobile robots
2.3 Concluding remarks
References
3. Wireless communication networks supported by autonomous UAVs: a survey
3.1 Introduction
3.2 UAVs serve humans and WSNs
3.3 UAVs collaborating with WSNs
3.4 Discussion and future research directions
3.5 Summary
References
4. Data collection in wireless sensor networks by ground robots with full freedom
4.1 Motivation
4.2 System model and problem statement
4.3 Shortest viable path planning
4.4 k-Shortest viable path planning
4.5 Simulation results
4.6 Discussion
4.7 Summary
References
5. Data collection in wireless sensor networks by ground robots with fixed trajectories
5.1 Motivation
5.2 Network model
5.3 Routing protocol
5.4 Protocol analysis
5.5 Simulation results
5.6 Summary
References
6. Energy-efficient path planning of a solar-powered UAV for secure communication in the presence of eavesdroppers and no-fly zones
6.1 Motivation
6.2 Problem statement
6.3 Navigation law
6.4 Simulation results
6.5 Summary
References
7. Multiobjective path planning of a solar-powered UAV for secure communication in urban environments with eavesdropping avoidance
7.1 Motivation
7.2 Problem statement
7.3 RRT-based path planning
7.4 Simulation results
7.5 Summary
References
8. Reactive deployment of UAV base stations for providing wireless communication services
8.1 Motivation
8.2 Problem statement
8.3 Proposed solution
8.4 Simulation results
8.5 Conclusion
References
9. Optimized deployment of UAV base stations for providing wireless communication service in urban environments
9.1 Motivation
9.2 System model and problem statement
9.3 Proposed solution
9.4 Performance evaluation
9.5 Summary
References
10. Energy-efficient path planning of solar-powered UAVs for communicating with mobile ground users in urban environments
10.1 Motivation
10.2 Related work
10.3 System model and problem statement
10.4 Proposed navigation method
10.5 Simulations
10.6 Summary
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 3, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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