Joint Trajectories and Resource Allocation Design for Multi-UAV-Assisted Wireless Power Transfer with Nonlinear Energy Harvesting

In this work, we explore a multi-UAV-assisted wireless power transfer (WPT) network, where multiple UAVs are deployed to provide WPT services to multiple ground devices (GDs) in order to extend their lifespan. To enhance the WPT efficiency while considering fairness, we investigate the joint traject...

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Published in:Drones (Basel) 2023-06, Vol.7 (6), p.354
Main Authors: Wang, Xinran, Wu, Peng, Hu, Yulin, Cai, Xuan, Song, Qinghua, Chen, Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Approximation
Co-design
Collision avoidance
Communication
Convexity
Data collection
Drone aircraft
Efficiency
Energy harvesting
Internet of Things
Iterative methods
Methods
Performance evaluation
Resource allocation
trajectory design
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Wireless networks
wireless power transfer (WPT)
Wireless power transmission
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Summary:In this work, we explore a multi-UAV-assisted wireless power transfer (WPT) network, where multiple UAVs are deployed to provide WPT services to multiple ground devices (GDs) in order to extend their lifespan. To enhance the WPT efficiency while considering fairness, we investigate the joint trajectories and transmit power design. For fairness-aware consideration, our objective is to maximize the harvested energy of the GD with the worst condition, taking into account UAV mobility, anti-collision, and power budget constraints. Unlike previous works that focus on the simplified linear energy harvesting (EH) model, a more accurate multi-source nonlinear EH model is, for the first time, adopted to formulate the problem. Given the highly non-convex nature of the original problem due to the presence of coupled variables, we leverage the convexity of the multi-source nonlinear EH model and introduce a convex approximation method, which enables us to construct a tightly convex problem in each iteration for the original joint design problem, thereby obtaining a high-quality solution. Finally, we present numerical results to showcase the convergence of our algorithm and validate the performance advantages of the proposed multi-UAV WPT scheme with a nonlinear EH model versus benchmarks.
ISSN:2504-446X
2504-446X
DOI:10.3390/drones7060354