Data Gathering and Energy Transfer Dilemma in UAV-Assisted Flying Access Network for IoT

Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as an alternative solution to assist wireless networks, thanks to numerous advantages they offer in comparison to terrestrial fixed base stations. For instance, a UAV can be used to embed a flying base station providing an on-demand nomadic acce...

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Main Authors: Sara Arabi, Essaid Sabir, Halima Elbiaze, Mohamed Sadik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/5/1519