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Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Walid Saad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mehdi Bennis, University of Oulu, Finland
Mohammad Mozaffari, Ericsson Research Silicon Valley
Xingqin Lin, Ericsson Research Silicon Valley
April 2020
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    A thorough treatment of UAV wireless communications and networking research challenges and opportunities. Detailed, step-by-step development of carefully selected research problems that pertain to UAV network performance analysis and optimization, physical layer design, trajectory path planning, resource management, multiple access, cooperative communications, standardization, control, and security is provided. Featuring discussion of practical applications including drone delivery systems, public safety, IoT, virtual reality, and smart cities, this is an essential tool for researchers, students, and engineers interested in broadening their knowledge of the deployment and operation of communication systems that integrate or rely on unmanned aerial vehicles.

    • Provides major solutions to support the deployment of both UAV-base stations and UAV-user equipment over wireless cellular infrastructure
    • Features a unique blend of review material with in-depth analysis of specific models and use cases
    • Covers a wide range of techniques for modelling, design, and analysis of UAV-enabled wireless networks

    Reviews & endorsements

    'This book, written by the most prominent experts in the field, provides a complete in-depth analysis of UAV wireless communications. It should become a reference material for all the students, engineers and researchers who are building our next generation wireless communication networks.' Merouane Debbah, CentraleSupélec

    'This is the most comprehensive book on the rapidly evolving field of wireless communications and networking for UAVs. The authors are among the researchers who have made the most profound contributions to this emerging field. Their impressive command on the subject matter results in a thorough presentation taking theory, practice, and industrial standards into account. A must-read for researchers and engineers working in this field.' Halim Yanikomeroglu, Carleton University, Ottawa

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    Product details

    March 2020
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9781108575584
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    Table of Contents

    • 1. Wireless communications and networking with unmanned aerial vehicles: an introduction
    • 2. UAV applications and use cases
    • 3. Aerial channel modeling and waveform design
    • 4. Performance analysis and tradeoffs
    • 5. Deployment of UAVs for wireless communications
    • 6. Wireless-aware path planning for UAV networks
    • 7. Resource management for UAV networks
    • 8. Cooperative communications in UAV networks
    • 9. From LTE to 5G NR-enabled UAV networks
    • 10. Security of UAV networks.
      Authors
    • Walid Saad , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

      Walid Saad is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech and an IEEE Fellow.

    • Mehdi Bennis , University of Oulu, Finland

      Mehdi Bennis is an Associate Professor at the University of Oulu, Finland.

    • Mohammad Mozaffari , Ericsson Research Silicon Valley

      Mohammad Mozaffari is an Experienced Researcher at Ericsson Research Silicon Valley.

    • Xingqin Lin , Ericsson Research Silicon Valley

      Xingqin Lin is a Senior Researcher at Ericsson Research Silicon Valley.