Robust beamforming design for UAV communications based on integrated sensing and communication

Abstract Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been a promising technique in various wireless communication applications. In this paper, we investigate a beamforming design method based on ISAC waveforms in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. An integrated state prediction and be...

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Main Authors: Haolin Zhang, Tao Yang, Xiaofeng Wu, Ziyu Guo, Bo Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-09-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-023-02300-0
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Summary:Abstract Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been a promising technique in various wireless communication applications. In this paper, we investigate a beamforming design method based on ISAC waveforms in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. An integrated state prediction and beamforming design framework is presented. We utilize the target states from sensing algorithms to improve the prediction performance. Based on the predicted states, we formulate the mathematical form of the communication interruption probability. To enhance the beamforming performance, we propose a design approach that satisfies both sensing and communication metrics and the communication interruption constraints. We show that the proposed method achieves robust communication under the integrated state prediction and beamforming design framework. Simulation results show that by using the ISAC signal, our method significantly lowers the communication interruption probability in the beamforming process and achieves better communication performance.
ISSN:1687-1499