Advance in UAV-Based Wireless Communication Technology

Dear Colleagues,

In some unconventional scenarios such as natural disasters, remote regions and gathering crowds, it is difficult to satisfy information load requirements only by relying on ground-based wireless communication facilities. Thereby, appropriate subsidiary wireless communication measures have to be adopted. Due to the advantages of their low-cost, flexible maneuverability and large coverage range, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can fully undertake the work of “air base stations” and have played an important role in the rescues of many natural disasters. However, there are still some key problems in UAV-based wireless communication technology that have not been effectively addressed, which limits their mission efficiency, for example, UAV swarm coordinated trajectory optimization for communication networking, converged networking between UAVs and other heterogeneous unmanned systems, airborne terahertz communication, and information security of airborne communication networks. This Special Issue therefore aims to focus on the latest advances in theories and applications of the UAV-based wireless communication technology. Authors are invited to submit original research articles or comprehensive reviews on topics including (but not limited to):

• UAV trajectory optimization for communication networking and relaying;
• UAV swarm networking;
• UAV converged networking;
• Airborne terahertz communication;
• Airborne communication software and equipment;
• UAV 5G/6G communication;
• UAV edge computing;
• Information security of airborne communication networks;
• UAV distributed blockchain;
• Utilization and optimization of UAV spectrum resources;
• New-concept UAV-based wireless communication technology.

Dr. Jianfa Wu
Dr. Peng Yao
Dr. Hailong Huang
Guest Editors

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