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: Received: 30 September 2024 / Approved: 30 September 2024 / Online: 30 September 2024 (11:21:53 CEST)
How to cite:
Bithas, P. S.; Efthymoglou, G.; Kanatas, A. G.; Maliatsos, K. Joint Sensing and Communications in UAV-Assisted Systems. Preprints2024, 2024092403. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2403.v1
Bithas, P. S.; Efthymoglou, G.; Kanatas, A. G.; Maliatsos, K. Joint Sensing and Communications in UAV-Assisted Systems. Preprints 2024, 2024092403. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2403.v1
Bithas, P. S.; Efthymoglou, G.; Kanatas, A. G.; Maliatsos, K. Joint Sensing and Communications in UAV-Assisted Systems. Preprints2024, 2024092403. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2403.v1
APA Style
Bithas, P. S., Efthymoglou, G., Kanatas, A. G., & Maliatsos, K. (2024). Joint Sensing and Communications in UAV-Assisted Systems. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2403.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bithas, P. S., Athanasios G. Kanatas and Konstantinos Maliatsos. 2024 "Joint Sensing and Communications in UAV-Assisted Systems" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2403.v1
Abstract
The application of joint sensing and communications (JSACs) technology in air-ground networks, which include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), offers unique opportunities for improving both sensing and communication performances. However, this type of networks are also sensitive to the peculiar characteristics of the aerial communications environment, which include shadowing and scattering caused by man-made structures. This paper investigates an aerial JSAC network and proposes a UAV-selection strategy that is shown to improve the communication performance. We first derive analytical expressions for the received signal-to-interference ratio for both communication and sensing functions. These expressions are then used to analyze the outage and coverage probability of the communication part, as well as the ergodic radar estimation information rate and the detection probability of the sensing part. Moreover, a performance trade-off is investigated under the assumption of a total bandwidth constraint. The presented results reveal the impact of shadowing severity and interference on the system’s performance.
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