A UAV mobile strategy in mobile ad hoc networks

Author

Huo, Jinhai ; Xu, Zanxin ; Zhang, Yaodong ; Shan, Xiuming

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

fYear

2011

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

686

Lastpage

690

Abstract

Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can improve better network performance for ground-based wireless MANETs (mobile ad hoc networks). In this paper, we consider a typical scenario of a MANET with a UAV as the relay node and ground nodes can both connect with the UAV and other ground nodes. We study how to improve the network connectivity and network throughput of the network. By formulating the mobility strategy of the UAV as an optimization problem, we propose an LP-WCTUS (Load and Priority Weighted Center Track Update Strategy) algorithm. Simulation results show that the LP-WCTUS has better network performance comparing with existing CCTU (Center-based Cooperative Trajectory Update), static and random walking strategies.

Keywords

cooperative communication; mobile ad hoc networks; mobility management (mobile radio); performance evaluation; random processes; relays; remotely operated vehicles; space vehicles; CCTU; LP-WCTUS; UAV mobile strategy; center-based cooperative trajectory update; ground nodes; ground-based wireless MANET; load and priority weighted center track update strategy algorithm; mobile ad hoc networks; mobility strategy; network connectivity; network performance; network throughput; optimization problem; random walking strategy; relay node; static walking strategy; unmanned air vehicles; Ad hoc networks; Load modeling; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Relays; Turning; Wireless communication; UAV; mobile ad hoc network; mobility strategy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Communications and Control (ICECC), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ningbo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0320-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECC.2011.6066589

Filename

6066589