Pub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1109/OJVT.2024.3477937
Emmanouel T. Michailidis;Konstantinos Maliatsos;Demosthenes Vouyioukas
During the last few years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have increasingly become primary components of various critical civilian and military applications. As technology rapidly evolves, particularly in the realm of Software-Defined Radio (SDR) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), advanced communication protocols and signal processing methods are expected to emerge within UAV-based systems. Crucially, UAVs are expected to capitalize on SDR to enhance communication, sensing, data processing, and defense mechanisms. With this perspective in mind, this paper provides a comprehensive up-to-date review of the integration of SDR technology in UAV-based systems, encompassing the latest techniques, methodologies, and challenges. Specifically, this paper examines case studies and real-world implementations of SDR-assisted UAV-based systems across various domains, including communication, security, detection, classification, and localization, elucidating their efficacy, constraints, and areas for potential improvement. Through this review, valuable insights are offered to researchers, engineers, and practitioners interested in harnessing the synergies between SDR and UAV technologies to address the evolving requirements of contemporary applications and pave the path for future innovations in the field.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1109/OJVT.2024.3474518
H. Horler;B. Rastegari;S. X. Ng
In this work, a novel power auctioneers network is proposed to allow the sharing of resources from Edge Users in exchange for performance gains using either the Cooperative Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (C-NOMA) or Half-Duplex Successive Relaying based C-NOMA protocol. The latter is presented as a novel method of using two relays in C-NOMA through successive relaying to overcome the multiplexing loss in traditional C-NOMA of the far user. This system exploits two matching-based algorithms based on game theory, namely Conventional Distributed Algorithm (CDA) and Pragmatic Distributed Algorithm (PDA), to handle the challenge of user pairing and power allocation in multi-carrier networks. These approaches use distributed methods to perform tasks on user devices to remove the strain on the base station's resources. Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate that the addition of these games to a wireless network provides a significant performance gain compared to traditional orthogonal multiple access methods, unoptimised C-NOMA, and the Distributed Matching Algorithm. Specifically, the cooperative game of PDA is shown to perform better in several scenarios, including when the subcarrier assignment was fixed and when EUs could occupy multiple subcarriers to enhance their throughput.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1109/OJVT.2024.3474426
I. Safak Bayram;Xiang Shi
In light of governmental policies phasing out petrol/diesel car sales, the vehicle retail sector is transforming to focus solely on electric vehicles (EVs). Given their available physical space and access to a high volume of EVs, future vehicle retailers are ideally positioned to operate as bidirectional charging hubs. This paper explores the challenges and opportunities this presents for EV retailers. Current EV battery technology is examined, including degradation mechanisms associated with grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-everything applications. Next, bidirectional chargers and relevant industry protocols are analyzed in detail. The U.K. energy market's ancillary services are also investigated, with a focus on the specific performance requirements of different market types. Leveraging publicly available datasets from six mainstream EV models, the suitability of various EV fleets for each market is assessed. Finally, recent V2G projects are analyzed, and the broader societal implications of bidirectional charging hubs are discussed.
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This paper introduces a preamble arbitration rule and interference suppression (PARIS) method for ultra-wideband (UWB) in-vehicle networks. Advancements in the automotive technology have led to increased reliance on wire harnesses, resulting in higher costs, electronic integration challenges, and adverse environmental effects. To address these problems, we explored the use of UWB wireless networks, which are characterized by low transmission power and superior signal penetration capabilities. A significant challenge associated with implementing UWB in automotive environments is the increased frame error rate (FER) caused by UWB interference. Our experiments indicate that vehicles equipped with identical UWB networks exhibit an FER of approximately 6% when positioned closely. This level of FER is problematic for automotive applications, where reliable communication is paramount. To mitigate this problem, we developed an PARIS communication algorithm that is robust against interference. As identified in this study, PARIS leverages two key characteristics of UWB. First, it prioritizes the timing of signal reception over radio signal power, enhancing interference suppression by activating the receiver at the optimal moment before the desired frame arrives, thereby minimizing data loss. Second, the algorithm exploits the hierarchical nature of preamble codes in simultaneously received frames, reducing data loss rate to the order of $10^{-5}$