Exploring UAV Networking from the Terrain Information Completeness Perspective: A Tutorial

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Main Authors: Lou, Zhengying, Wang, Ruibo, Belmekki, Baha Eddine Youcef, Kishk, Mustafa A., Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
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author Lou, Zhengying
Wang, Ruibo
Belmekki, Baha Eddine Youcef
Kishk, Mustafa A.
Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
author_facet Lou, Zhengying
Wang, Ruibo
Belmekki, Baha Eddine Youcef
Kishk, Mustafa A.
Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
contents Terrain information is a crucial factor affecting the performance of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. As a tutorial, this article provides a unique perspective on the completeness of terrain information, summarizing and enhancing the research on terrain-based UAV deployment. In the presence of complete terrain information, two highly discussed topics are UAV-aided map construction and dynamic trajectory design based on maps. We propose a case study illustrating the mutually reinforcing relationship between them. When terrain information is incomplete, and only terrain-related feature parameters are available, we discuss how existing models map terrain features to blockage probabilities. By introducing the application of this model with stochastic geometry, a case study is proposed to analyze the accuracy of the model. When no terrain information is available, UAVs gather terrain information during the real-time networking process and determine the next position by collected information. This real-time search method is currently limited to relay communication. In the case study, we extend it to a multi-user scenario and summarize three trade-offs of the method. Finally, we conduct a qualitative analysis to assess the impact of three factors that have been overlooked in terrain-based UAV deployment.
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spellingShingle Exploring UAV Networking from the Terrain Information Completeness Perspective: A Tutorial
Lou, Zhengying
Wang, Ruibo
Belmekki, Baha Eddine Youcef
Kishk, Mustafa A.
Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
Networking and Internet Architecture
Terrain information is a crucial factor affecting the performance of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. As a tutorial, this article provides a unique perspective on the completeness of terrain information, summarizing and enhancing the research on terrain-based UAV deployment. In the presence of complete terrain information, two highly discussed topics are UAV-aided map construction and dynamic trajectory design based on maps. We propose a case study illustrating the mutually reinforcing relationship between them. When terrain information is incomplete, and only terrain-related feature parameters are available, we discuss how existing models map terrain features to blockage probabilities. By introducing the application of this model with stochastic geometry, a case study is proposed to analyze the accuracy of the model. When no terrain information is available, UAVs gather terrain information during the real-time networking process and determine the next position by collected information. This real-time search method is currently limited to relay communication. In the case study, we extend it to a multi-user scenario and summarize three trade-offs of the method. Finally, we conduct a qualitative analysis to assess the impact of three factors that have been overlooked in terrain-based UAV deployment.
title Exploring UAV Networking from the Terrain Information Completeness Perspective: A Tutorial
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04505