MPC-Based UAV Navigation for Simultaneous Solar-Energy Harvesting and Two-Way Communications

• Published in: IEEE journal on selected areas in communications Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 3459 - 3474
• Main Authors: Tuan, Hoang Duong, Nasir, Ali Arshad, Savkin, Andrey V., Poor, H. Vincent, Dutkiewicz, Eryk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.11.2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Channels; Energy harvesting; Feedback control; Flight time; model predictive control; Navigation; non-convex optimization; Optimization; Path planning; Power consumption; Predictive control; Predictive models; relaying communication; Solar energy; solar energy harvesting; throughput optimization; two-way communication; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation; Unmanned aerial vehicles; User requirements; Wireless communication; Wireless communications

The paper is the first work that considers a constrained feedback control strategy to navigate an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a given starting point to a given terminal point while harvesting solar energy and providing a wireless communication service for ground users. Wireless communication...