Paper Summary Findings Scope
Leveraging explores the use of 1. explores the use of Investigating the
UAVs with unmanned aerial vehicles unmanned aerial coordination
Intelligent (UAVs) equipped with vehicles (UAVs) between multiple
Reflecting intelligent reflecting equipped with intelligent IRS-equipped
Surfaces for surfaces (IRS) to improve reflecting surfaces UAVs could lead
Energy-Efficient the downlink (IRS) to improve the to further gains in
communication from a downlink performance and
Communication multi-antenna base station communication from a coverage.
s with Cell-Edge to single-antenna user multi-antenna base
Users equipments (UEs) at the station to single-
cell edges. The key idea is antenna user
to use IRS on UAVs to equipments (UEs) at
reflect signals toward the cell edges. The key
these UEs, thereby idea is to use IRS on
enhancing signal quality UAVs to reflect signals
and energy efficiency. toward these UEs,
thereby enhancing
signal quality and
energy efficiency.
2. as the number of
reflecting elements on
the UAV increases, the
energy efficiency also
significantly improves,
highlighting the
scalability of the
approach.
UAV-Assisted minimizing the bit error 1. relaxation-based optimizing the
Intelligent rate (BER) while method effectively energy
Reflecting maintaining a minimum minimizes the weighted consumption of
Surface data rate for UAV sum BER across IRSs UAVs and IRSs,
Symbiotic Radio transmissions. Two and converges quickly, which is crucial
System optimization problems are highlighting efficiency in for sustainable
tackled: one aiming at computational operation,
minimizing the weighted resources. especially in
sum BER across multiple 2. penalty-based large-scale
IRSs and another ensuring algorithm addresses deployments.
fairness in BER fairness among IRSs,
performance among them. ensuring that how such
Innovative algorithms, performance does not systems can be
specifically a relaxation- disproportionately favor integrated
based method for the any single IRS. seamlessly with
weighted sum BER and a existing cellular
penalty-based algorithm and wireless
for the fairness BER, are networks
proposed and tested.
Enabling Smart discusses the deployment 1. combination of IRSs how these
Reflection in of both terrestrial IRSs, and UAVs allows for technologies
Integrated Air- which are mounted on better management of scale with
Ground structures like building line-of-sight increasing
Wireless facades, and aerial IRSs communications, network density
Network: IRS (U-IRS), which are overcoming physical and user
Meets UAV mounted on UAVs. The barriers that typically demands
integration aims to improve degrade signal quality.
the communication link 2. IRSs can lead to managing
quality in various substantial interference in
scenarios, particularly improvements in energy complex
where direct line-of-sight efficiency by optimizing scenarios where
communication is hindered the UAV's trajectory multiple IRS-
by obstacles. and reducing its need to equipped UAVs
stay in close proximity are operational.
to the users it serves.
3. potential of IRSs to
enhance physical layer
security and support
applications like
wireless information
and power transfer
(SWIPT).
Joint UAV investigates how to 1. proposed optimization how the system
Placement and optimize both the 3D method significantly performs in
IRS Phase Shift positioning of UAVs and enhances the sum rate dynamically
Optimization in the phase shifts of IRS to of the network by changing
Downlink maximize the downlink strategically adjusting environments
Networks communication rate in a the UAV's position and where user
network where the direct the IRS phase shifts locations and
line-of-sight between the along with the network demand
base station and ground beamforming at the can vary over
users is obstructed. The base station. time.
study addresses a 2. iterative algorithm
complex, non-convex effectively handles the paper focuses on
optimization problem by non-convex nature of the sum rate,
proposing an iterative the problem, investigating
algorithm using block demonstrating effects on other
coordinate descent and convergent behavior network
inner approximation towards a locally performance
methods to optimize the optimal solution. metrics such as
UAV's position, IRS phase latency,
shifts, and base station's reliability, and
beamforming strategy. user fairness
could provide a
more
comprehensive
understanding of
the system’s
benefits
Optimization of optimization of UAV 1. integration of UAVs and more
Wireless placement and IRS phase IRSs, especially in sophisticated
Relaying With shift in a wireless network tandem, significantly optimization
Flexible UAV- to improve the improves the network's algorithms could
Borne communication relay spectral and energy potentially yield
Reflecting between ground nodes. It efficiency. better
Surfaces explores three different 2. presents a criterion for performance
transmission modes— selecting the most
UAV-only, IRS-only, and efficient transmission Exploring the
an integrated UAV-IRS mode based on the adaptability of
mode—and provides number of IRS the proposed
theoretical expressions for elements and UAV system to
performance metrics like altitude dynamic
outage probability, ergodic scenarios where
capacity, and energy node mobility
efficiency and
environmental
factors
UAV-mounted proposes utilizing UAVs 1. introduces an sophisticated
Intelligent equipped with IRS as flying Optimized Phase Shift methods for
Reflecting relays to enhance (OPS) algorithm balancing
Surface (IRS) communications between designed to minimize payload weight
MISO a base station and access the number of IRS and operational
Communication points in suburban areas. reflecting elements efficiency could
s By optimizing the phase needed, thereby lead to longer
shift of IRS elements, the potentially extending flight times and
paper aims to reduce the the UAV's operational broader
total number of reflecting duration. application
elements required while 2. strategically adjusting scopes for UAVs.
satisfying specific signal- the IRS's phase shifts,
to-noise ratio (SNR) the system can integration of
thresholds. maintain necessary multiple UAVs
SNR levels with fewer with IRS in a
reflecting elements, network to
reducing the payload enhance
and thus conserving the coverage and
UAV’s battery life. reliability across
3. Simulation results larger
indicate that the geographic
proposed OPS areas.
algorithm effectively
reduces the number of
reflecting elements Incorporating
compared to non- more complex
optimized systems, communication
particularly at higher models, including
SNR thresholds. MIMO (Multiple
Input Multiple
Output) systems,
When UAV improve the performance 1. integration of IRS onto energy
Meets IRS: of air-ground wireless UAVs significantly consumption of
Expanding Air- networks. By equipping boosts the network's these integrated
Ground UAVs with IRS, which achievable rate by systems and
Networks via passively reflects signals, optimizing signal optimizing their
Passive the paper aims to address propagation paths energy efficiency
Reflection challenges such as signal 2. development and
blockage and application of joint advanced signal
eavesdropping prevalent in optimization algorithms processing
complex environments. for UAV trajectory and techniques to
IRS beamforming enhance security
demonstrate substantial against more
improvements in aggressive and
communication security diverse types of
and efficiency. eavesdropping.
Intelligent multiple-input single-output Integrating multiple IRS units extending the
Reflecting (MISO) cognitive radio into the CR system significantly analysis to
Surface- system where secondary boosts the SU's data rate by multiple SUs
Assisted users (SUs) coexist with intelligently manipulating the
Cognitive Radio primary users (PUs). The propagation environment. sophisticated
System main goal is to maximize interference
the achievable rate of the For perfect CSI, an efficient management
SU while adhering to iterative algorithm combining techniques could
power constraints for the block coordinate descent further improve
SU transmitter and (BCD), second-order cone system
interference temperature programming (SOCP), and performance
constraints for the PU semidefinite relaxation (SDR)
receivers. This is achieved is used. For imperfect CSI, a
by jointly optimizing the robust optimization approach
beamforming at the SU handles uncertainties in
transmitter and the channel information.
reflecting coefficients at
each IRS. substantial improvements in
the achievable rate for the SU
under both perfect and
imperfect CSI conditions,
confirming the benefits of IRS
in cognitive radio systems.
Secure MIMO MIMO wiretap channel 1. IRS-assisted system consider
Transmission where a multi-antenna demonstrates scenarios with
via Intelligent transmitter communicates significant dynamic
Reflecting with a legitimate receiver in improvements in eavesdroppers
Surface the presence of a multi- secrecy rates over whose locations
antenna eavesdropper. traditional systems and capabilities
The goal is to enhance the without IRS. change over time
secrecy rate by jointly 2. AO algorithm effectively
optimizing the transmit converges to an optimal Investigating the
covariance matrix at the solution, enhancing the scalability of the
transmitter and the phase system's security by proposed
shift coefficients at the intelligently adjusting algorithms in
IRS. The proposed the phase shifts and larger MIMO
solution involves an transmit strategies. systems with
alternating optimization more antennas
(AO) algorithm that and IRS
alternates between elements
optimizing the transmit
covariance matrix, holding
the phase shifts constant,
and vice versa.
Intelligent discusses the 1. demonstrates that adapting IRS
Reflecting advancements in IRS- multireflection systems systems to
Surface-Aided aided wireless networks, can significantly dynamically
Wireless moving from single- improve signal strength changing
Networks: From reflection setups to more and quality over single environments
Single- complex multireflection or double reflection where blockages
Reflection to systems. It addresses the systems, especially in or user positions
Multireflection challenges and design environments with change
Design and complexities involved in multiple physical frequently.
Optimization integrating multiple IRSs to obstructions.
improve signal quality and 2. Designing systems with explore the
network performance. The multiple IRSs involves energy efficiency
focus is on optimizing the solving more complex of IRS systems,
placement and phase shift optimization problems, particularly how
of multiple IRS units to particularly in balancing power
cooperatively enhance the the phase shifts and consumption
signal path, particularly in placements of each IRS impacts the
environments with severe to maximize the overall sustainability of
signal blockages. network performance. the network,
3. proposes new especially when
algorithms for multiple IRSs are
managing the deployed.
cooperative
beamforming and
routing of signals
through multiple IRSs,
addressing both the
direct and reflected
signal paths.
