Energy-efficient 3D navigation of a solar-powered UAV for secure communication in the presence of eavesdroppers and no-fly zones

Huang, H; Savkin, AV; Ni, W

Energy-efficient 3D navigation of a solar-powered UAV for secure communication in the presence of eavesdroppers and no-fly zones

Huang, H Savkin, AV Ni, W

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Citation:: Energies, 2020, 13, (6), pp. 1445-1445
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Huang, H
dc.contributor.author	Savkin, AV
dc.contributor.author	Ni, W https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4933-594X
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-28T04:57:56Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-28T04:57:56Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Energies, 2020, 13, (6), pp. 1445-1445
dc.identifier.issn	1996-1073
dc.identifier.issn	1996-1073
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144974
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been regarded as a promising means to reshape future wireless communication systems. In this paper, we consider how to plan the trajectory of a solar-powered UAV under a cloudy condition to secure the communication between the UAV and a target ground node against multiple eavesdroppers. We propose a new 3D UAV trajectory optimization model by taking into account the UAV energy consumption, solar power harvesting, eavesdropping and no-fly zone avoidance. A Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) method is developed to construct the UAV trajectory. Computer simulations and comparisons with a baseline method demonstrate that the proposed method is able to produce trajectories to ensure the valid wireless communication link with the ground node and prevent eavesdropping.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Energies
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/en13061445
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	©2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open accessarticle distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution(CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.subject	02 Physical Sciences, 09 Engineering
dc.title	Energy-efficient 3D navigation of a solar-powered UAV for secure communication in the presence of eavesdroppers and no-fly zones
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	13
utslib.for	02 Physical Sciences
utslib.for	09 Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2020-12-28T04:57:38Z
pubs.issue	6
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	13
utslib.citation.issue	6

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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been regarded as a promising means to reshape future wireless communication systems. In this paper, we consider how to plan the trajectory of a solar-powered UAV under a cloudy condition to secure the communication between the UAV and a target ground node against multiple eavesdroppers. We propose a new 3D UAV trajectory optimization model by taking into account the UAV energy consumption, solar power harvesting, eavesdropping and no-fly zone avoidance. A Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) method is developed to construct the UAV trajectory. Computer simulations and comparisons with a baseline method demonstrate that the proposed method is able to produce trajectories to ensure the valid wireless communication link with the ground node and prevent eavesdropping.

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