2 papers
eess.SP2024
3-D Position Optimization of Solar-Powered Hovering UAV Relay in Optical Wireless Backhaul
Heyou Liu, Muhammad Salman Bashir, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
A major hurdle in widespread deployment of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle) in existing communications infrastructure is the limited UAV onboard energy. Therefore, this study conside…
eess.SP2023
Lidar-Assisted Acquisition of Mobile Airborne FSO Terminals in a GPS-Denied Environment
Heyou Liu, Muhammad Salman Bashir, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
For acquisition of narrow-beam free-space optical (FSO) terminals, a Global Positioning System (GPS) is typically required for coarse localization of the terminal. However, the GPS…