UAV-Based Physical-Layer Intelligent Technologies for 5G-Enabled Internet of Things: A Survey

In recent years, the utilization and application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have attracted much attention, both from academy and industry. UAVs have been widely used in many practical communication scenarios, due to its high flexibility, high mobility, and low cost. Therefore, this paper addresses the key technologies of UAV communication and reviews the current research status, from various aspects including UAV communication transmission, UAV formation control and networking, UAV resource allocation, and intelligent communication from artificial intelligence algorithms. Then, artificial intelligence is introduced into multiple aspects of UAV communication, including channel transmission, control and networking, and resource scheduling, to organically integrate artificial intelligence into UAV communication, which can help reduce the complexity of communication algorithms and improve system spectrum efficiency. This paper will help improve the efficiency of UAV communication and promote the development of UAV-related industries.