| Authors | Javad Zeraatkar Moghaddam,Hossein Mohammadi Firouzjaei,Mehrdad Ardebilipour |
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| Journal | IEEE Internet of Things Journal |
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| Page number | 5113-5123 |
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| Serial number | 13 |
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| Volume number | 3 |
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| Paper Type | Full Paper |
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| Published At | 2026 |
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| Journal Type | Electronic |
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| Journal Country | Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
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| Journal Index | JCR،Scopus |
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| Keywords | Disaster response networks (DRNs), energy harvesting, flight, time optimization, relay communication, simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT), uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) |
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Abstract
This article investigates uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled disaster response networks (DRNs) where a UAV acts as a relay between two disconnected networks. Two scenarios are compared: 1) a conventional case where the UAV relies only on its initial battery and 2) a proposed framework where the UAV employs simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) to harvest energy while relaying data. We formulate uplink/downlink communication rates, UAV energy consumption, and flight time and develop an optimization problem to minimize
mission duration while ensuring service to all users. Simulation results show that the SWIPT-based system significantly extends UAV endurance and increases the number of served users compared to the conventional approach. These results highlight SWIPT as a promising tool for reliable disaster communications.
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