Accessing from the sky: A tutorial on UAV communications for 5G and beyond

Y Zeng, Q Wu, R Zhang - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found numerous applications and are expected to
bring fertile business opportunities in the next decade. Among various enabling …

A survey on the convergence of edge computing and AI for UAVs: Opportunities and challenges

P McEnroe, S Wang, M Liyanage - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The latest 5G mobile networks have enabled many exciting Internet of Things (IoT)
applications that employ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones). The success of most …

6G and beyond: The future of wireless communications systems

IF Akyildiz, A Kak, S Nie - IEEE access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
6G and beyond will fulfill the requirements of a fully connected world and provide ubiquitous
wireless connectivity for all. Transformative solutions are expected to drive the surge for …

[HTML][HTML] A compilation of UAV applications for precision agriculture

P Radoglou-Grammatikis, P Sarigiannidis, T Lagkas… - Computer Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change has introduced significant challenges that can affect multiple sectors,
including the agricultural one. In particular, according to the Food and Agriculture …

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 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 …

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 dynamic hierarchical framework for IoT-assisted digital twin synchronization in the metaverse

Y Han, D Niyato, C Leung, DI Kim, K Zhu… - IEEE Internet of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Metaverse, also known as the Internet of 3-D worlds, has recently attracted much attention
from both academia and industry. Each virtual subworld, operated by a virtual service …

Towards autonomous multi-UAV wireless network: A survey of reinforcement learning-based approaches

Y Bai, H Zhao, X Zhang, Z Chang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based wireless networks have received increasing
research interest in recent years and are gradually being utilized in various aspects of our …

Survey on aerial radio access networks: Toward a comprehensive 6G access infrastructure

NN Dao, QV Pham, NH Tu, TT Thanh… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current access infrastructures are characterized by heterogeneity, low latency, high
throughput, and high computational capability, enabling massive concurrent connections …