Active Inference Framework for Closed-Loop Sensing, Communication, and Control in UAV Systems

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Main Authors: Pan, Guangjin, Bai, Liping, Tian, Zhuojun, Chen, Hui, Bennis, Mehdi, Wymeersch, Henk
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Published: 2025
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author Pan, Guangjin
Bai, Liping
Tian, Zhuojun
Chen, Hui
Bennis, Mehdi
Wymeersch, Henk
author_facet Pan, Guangjin
Bai, Liping
Tian, Zhuojun
Chen, Hui
Bennis, Mehdi
Wymeersch, Henk
contents Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a core technology for 6G, and its application to closed-loop sensing, communication, and control (SCC) enables various services. Existing SCC solutions often treat sensing and control separately, leading to suboptimal performance and resource usage. In this work, we introduce the active inference framework (AIF) into SCC-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems for joint state estimation, control, and sensing resource allocation. By formulating a unified generative model, the problem reduces to minimizing variational free energy for inference and expected free energy for action planning. Simulation results show that both control cost and sensing cost are reduced relative to baselines.
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spellingShingle Active Inference Framework for Closed-Loop Sensing, Communication, and Control in UAV Systems
Pan, Guangjin
Bai, Liping
Tian, Zhuojun
Chen, Hui
Bennis, Mehdi
Wymeersch, Henk
Signal Processing
Networking and Internet Architecture
Systems and Control
Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a core technology for 6G, and its application to closed-loop sensing, communication, and control (SCC) enables various services. Existing SCC solutions often treat sensing and control separately, leading to suboptimal performance and resource usage. In this work, we introduce the active inference framework (AIF) into SCC-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems for joint state estimation, control, and sensing resource allocation. By formulating a unified generative model, the problem reduces to minimizing variational free energy for inference and expected free energy for action planning. Simulation results show that both control cost and sensing cost are reduced relative to baselines.
title Active Inference Framework for Closed-Loop Sensing, Communication, and Control in UAV Systems
topic Signal Processing
Networking and Internet Architecture
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14201