Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

A thorough treatment of UAV wireless communications and networking research challenges and opportunities.

Walid Saad (Author), Mehdi Bennis (Author), Mohammad Mozaffari (Author), Xingqin Lin (Author)

9781108480741, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 April 2020

530 pages
25.3 x 18 x 1.7 cm, 0.72 kg

'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

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.

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.

Subject Areas: WAP networking & applications [UTW], Network hardware [UKN], Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ]