Title
Machine Learning for Predictive On-Demand Deployment of UAVs for Wireless Communications.
Abstract
In this paper, a novel machine learning (ML) framework is proposed for enabling a predictive, efficient deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), acting as aerial base stations (BSs), to provide on-demand wireless service to cellular users. In order to have a comprehensive analysis of cellular traffic, an ML framework based on a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) and a weighted expectation maximization (WEM) algorithm is introduced to predict the potential network congestion. Then, the optimal deployment of UAVs is studied with the objective of minimizing the power needed for UAV transmission and mobility, given the predicted traffic. To this end, first, the optimal partition of service areas of each UAV is derived, based on a fairness principle. Next, the optimal location of each UAV that minimizes the total power consumption is derived. Simulation results show that the proposed ML approach can reduce power needed for downlink transmission and mobility by over 20% and 80%, respectively, compared with an optimal deployment of UAVs with no ML prediction.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/glocom.2018.8647209
IEEE Global Communications Conference
DocType
Volume
ISSN
Conference
abs/1805.00061
2334-0983
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.34
9
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Qianqian Zhang19814.95
Mohammad Mozaffari285439.83
Walid Saad34450279.64
Mehdi Bennis43652217.26
Mérouane Debbah58575477.64