Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles / Walid Saad... [et al.].

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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

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.