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Learning to Communicate in UAV-Aided Wireless Networks: Map-Based Approaches


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We consider a scenario where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted flying base station is providing data communication services to a number of radio nodes spread over ...Show More

Abstract:

We consider a scenario where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted flying base station is providing data communication services to a number of radio nodes spread over the ground. We focus on the problem of resource-constrained UAV trajectory design with: 1) optimal channel parameters learning and 2) optimal data throughput as key objectives, respectively. While the problem of throughput optimized trajectories has been addressed in prior works, the formulation of an optimized trajectory to efficiently discover the propagation parameters has not yet been addressed. When it comes to the communication phase, the advantage of this paper comes from the exploitation of a 3-D city map. Unfortunately, the communication trajectory design based on the raw map data leads to an intractable optimization problem. To solve this issue, we introduce a map compression method that allows us to tackle the problem with standard optimization tools. The trajectory optimization is then combined with a node scheduling algorithm. The advantages of the learning-optimized trajectory and of the map compression method are illustrated in the context of intelligent Internet of Things data harvesting.
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Journal ( Volume: 6, Issue: 2, April 2019)
Page(s): 1791 - 1802
Date of Publication: 06 November 2018

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Author image of Omid Esrafilian
Department of Communication Systems, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France
Omid Esrafilian (S’17) received the B.Sc. degree in control and electrical engineering and M.Sc. degree (First Rank) from the K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at EURECOM, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
His current research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle communication, path planning and optimization, robotics, and co...Show More
Omid Esrafilian (S’17) received the B.Sc. degree in control and electrical engineering and M.Sc. degree (First Rank) from the K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at EURECOM, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
His current research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle communication, path planning and optimization, robotics, and co...View more
Author image of Rajeev Gangula
Department of Communication Systems, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France
Rajeev Gangula (S’13–M’15) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Télécom ParisTech (EURECOM), Paris, France, in 2011 and 2015, respectively, and the M.Tech. degree in signal processing from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India, in 2010.
His current research interests include optimization and communication theory.
Dr. Gangula was a recipient of the Orange-MEEA Scholarship for his M.Sc. studies.
Rajeev Gangula (S’13–M’15) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Télécom ParisTech (EURECOM), Paris, France, in 2011 and 2015, respectively, and the M.Tech. degree in signal processing from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India, in 2010.
His current research interests include optimization and communication theory.
Dr. Gangula was a recipient of the Orange-MEEA Scholarship for his M.Sc. studies.View more
Author image of David Gesbert
Department of Communication Systems, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France
David Gesbert (S’96–M’99–SM’06–F’11) received the Ph.D. degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, France, in 1997.
He has been with the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, as an Adjunct Professor. He joined EURECOM, Biot, France, in 2004, where he is a Professor and the Head of the Communication Systems Department. From 1997 to 1999, he was with the Information Syste...Show More
David Gesbert (S’96–M’99–SM’06–F’11) received the Ph.D. degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, France, in 1997.
He has been with the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, as an Adjunct Professor. He joined EURECOM, Biot, France, in 2004, where he is a Professor and the Head of the Communication Systems Department. From 1997 to 1999, he was with the Information Syste...View more

Author image of Omid Esrafilian
Department of Communication Systems, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France
Omid Esrafilian (S’17) received the B.Sc. degree in control and electrical engineering and M.Sc. degree (First Rank) from the K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at EURECOM, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
His current research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle communication, path planning and optimization, robotics, and control theory.
Mr. Esrafilian was a recipient of the Robotic Competitions in National and International Levels.
Omid Esrafilian (S’17) received the B.Sc. degree in control and electrical engineering and M.Sc. degree (First Rank) from the K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at EURECOM, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
His current research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle communication, path planning and optimization, robotics, and control theory.
Mr. Esrafilian was a recipient of the Robotic Competitions in National and International Levels.View more
Author image of Rajeev Gangula
Department of Communication Systems, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France
Rajeev Gangula (S’13–M’15) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Télécom ParisTech (EURECOM), Paris, France, in 2011 and 2015, respectively, and the M.Tech. degree in signal processing from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India, in 2010.
His current research interests include optimization and communication theory.
Dr. Gangula was a recipient of the Orange-MEEA Scholarship for his M.Sc. studies.
Rajeev Gangula (S’13–M’15) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Télécom ParisTech (EURECOM), Paris, France, in 2011 and 2015, respectively, and the M.Tech. degree in signal processing from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India, in 2010.
His current research interests include optimization and communication theory.
Dr. Gangula was a recipient of the Orange-MEEA Scholarship for his M.Sc. studies.View more
Author image of David Gesbert
Department of Communication Systems, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France
David Gesbert (S’96–M’99–SM’06–F’11) received the Ph.D. degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, France, in 1997.
He has been with the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, as an Adjunct Professor. He joined EURECOM, Biot, France, in 2004, where he is a Professor and the Head of the Communication Systems Department. From 1997 to 1999, he was with the Information Systems Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. He was then a Founding Engineer with Iospan Wireless Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA, a Stanford spin-off pioneering MIMO-OFDM (currently Intel). He was a Visiting Professor with KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, in 2014 and TU Munich, Munich, Germany, in 2016. Since 2017, he has also been a Visiting Academic Master within the Program 111 of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. He sits on the Board of Directors for the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance. Since 2015, he holds the ERC Advanced Grant “PERFUME” on the topic of smart device communications in future wireless networks. He has authored or co-authored about 280 papers and 25 patents.
Dr. Gesbert was a recipient of the 2015 IEEE Best Tutorial Paper Award (Communications Society), the 2012 IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award, the 2004 IEEE Best Tutorial Paper Award (Communications Society), and the 2005 Young Author Best Paper Award for Signal Processing Society journals, paper awards at conferences, such as 2011 IEEE SPAWC and 2004 ACM MSWiM, and the Highly Cited Researcher Award in Computer Science by Thomson-Reuters. He was the Technical Program Co-Chair for ICC2017.
David Gesbert (S’96–M’99–SM’06–F’11) received the Ph.D. degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, France, in 1997.
He has been with the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, as an Adjunct Professor. He joined EURECOM, Biot, France, in 2004, where he is a Professor and the Head of the Communication Systems Department. From 1997 to 1999, he was with the Information Systems Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. He was then a Founding Engineer with Iospan Wireless Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA, a Stanford spin-off pioneering MIMO-OFDM (currently Intel). He was a Visiting Professor with KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, in 2014 and TU Munich, Munich, Germany, in 2016. Since 2017, he has also been a Visiting Academic Master within the Program 111 of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. He sits on the Board of Directors for the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance. Since 2015, he holds the ERC Advanced Grant “PERFUME” on the topic of smart device communications in future wireless networks. He has authored or co-authored about 280 papers and 25 patents.
Dr. Gesbert was a recipient of the 2015 IEEE Best Tutorial Paper Award (Communications Society), the 2012 IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award, the 2004 IEEE Best Tutorial Paper Award (Communications Society), and the 2005 Young Author Best Paper Award for Signal Processing Society journals, paper awards at conferences, such as 2011 IEEE SPAWC and 2004 ACM MSWiM, and the Highly Cited Researcher Award in Computer Science by Thomson-Reuters. He was the Technical Program Co-Chair for ICC2017.View more

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