no code implementations • 20 Dec 2021 • Jingren Xu, Xin Kang, Ronghaixiang Zhang, Ying-Chang Liang, Sumei Sun
This paper investigates a master unmanned aerial vehicle (MUAV)-powered Internet of Things (IoT) network, in which we propose using a rechargeable auxiliary UAV (AUAV) equipped with an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) to enhance the communication signals from the MUAV and also leverage the MUAV as a recharging power source.