Evolution of non-terrestrial networks from 5G to 6G: A survey

MM Azari, S Solanki, S Chatzinotas… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the
recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad …

A survey of wireless networks for future aerial communications (FACOM)

A Baltaci, E Dinc, M Ozger, A Alabbasi… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrification turned over a new leaf in aviation by introducing new types of aerial vehicles
along with new means of transportation. Addressing a plethora of use cases, drones are …

A survey on applications of unmanned aerial vehicles using machine learning

K Teixeira, G Miguel, HS Silva, F Madeiro - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) play an important role in many applications, including
health, transport, telecommunications and safe and rescue operations. Their adoption can …

Multi-UAV aided energy-aware transmissions in mmWave communication network: Action-branching QMIX network

QT Do, TD Hua, AT Tran, D Won… - Journal of Network and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Advancements in drone technology and high-frequency millimeter-wave communications
are transforming unmanned-aerial-vehicles (UAV)-aided networks, expanding their potential …

Cellular network-supported machine learning techniques for autonomous UAV trajectory planning

G Afifi, Y Gadallah - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous trajectory planning is a hot topic in the UAV mission planning area of research.
Autonomous UAVs have major use case applications which involve navigation in complex …

Learning-based beam alignment for uplink mmWave UAVs

P Susarla, B Gouda, Y Deng, M Juntti… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the emerging vital components of millimeter wave
(mmWave) wireless systems. Accurate beam alignment is essential for efficient beam based …

Hierarchial-dqn position-aided beamforming for uplink mmwave cellular-connected uavs

P Susarla, Y Deng, M Juntti… - GLOBECOM 2022-2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the vital components of sixth generation (6G)
millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless networks. Fast and reliable beam alignment is essential …

Dqn-based beamforming for uplink mmwave cellular-connected uavs

P Susarla, B Gouda, Y Deng, M Juntti… - 2021 IEEE Global …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the emerging vital components of millimeter wave
(mmWave) wireless systems. Accurate beam alignment is essential for efficient beam based …

Minimizing ground risk in cellular-connected drone corridors with mmwave links

S Singh, ML Sichitiu, İ Güvenç… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) have been receiving significant interest and support
from academia, industry, and regulatory bodies over the past decade due to their various …

Autonomous Real-Time Smoothness Control for Reliable DDQN-Based UAV Navigation Using Cellular Networks

G Afifi, Y Gadallah - IEEE Access, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reliable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) navigation in urban environments is a crucial
prerequisite for major civilian and military applications. Many existing Global Positioning …