What will the future of UAV cellular communications be? A flight from 5G to 6G

G Geraci, A Garcia-Rodriguez, MM Azari… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
What will the future of UAV cellular communications be? In this tutorial article, we address
such a compelling yet difficult question by embarking on a journey from 5G to 6G and …

A comprehensive overview on 5G-and-beyond networks with UAVs: From communications to sensing and intelligence

Q Wu, J Xu, Y Zeng, DWK Ng… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the advancements in cellular technologies and the dense deployment of cellular
infrastructure, integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the fifth-generation (5G) and …

A survey on millimeter-wave beamforming enabled UAV communications and networking

Z **ao, L Zhu, Y Liu, P Yi, R Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found widespread commercial, civilian, and military
applications. Wireless communication has always been one of the core technologies for …

Exploiting benefits of IRS in wireless powered NOMA networks

X Li, Z **e, Z Chu, VG Menon… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) wireless-powered NOMA Internet-of-
Things (IoT) network, where multiple NOMA IoT devices can communicate with access point …

A comprehensive survey on 5G-and-beyond networks with UAVs: Applications, emerging technologies, regulatory aspects, research trends and challenges

MK Banafaa, Ö Pepeoğlu, I Shayea… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid advancement of fifth-generation (5G)-and-beyond networks coupled with
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has opened up exciting possibilities for diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Green UAV communications for 6G: A survey

X Jiang, M Sheng, Z Nan, X Chengwen… - Chinese journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have received a wide range of attention for
military and commercial applications. Enhanced with communication capability, UAVs are …

Joint beamforming design and power splitting optimization in IRS-assisted SWIPT NOMA networks

Z Li, W Chen, Q Wu, K Wang, J Li - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a novel network framework of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-
assisted simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) non-orthogonal …

Optimizing age of information through aerial reconfigurable intelligent surfaces: A deep reinforcement learning approach

M Samir, M Elhattab, C Assi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the benefits of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with
reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) elements to passively relay information sampled by …

Recent progress in reconfigurable and intelligent metasurfaces: A comprehensive review of tuning mechanisms, hardware designs, and applications

Y Saifullah, Y He, A Boag, GM Yang, F Xu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intelligent metasurfaces have gained significant importance in recent years due to their
ability to dynamically manipulate electromagnetic (EM) waves. Their multifunctional …

Spectrum and energy efficiency optimization in IRS-assisted UAV networks

Y Su, X Pang, S Chen, X Jiang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely employed in wireless communications,
and the performance can be enhanced with the assistance of intelligent reflecting surface …