A cooperative detection game:UAV swarm vs.one fast intruder

This paper studies a special defense game using unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)swarm against a fast intruder.The fast intruder applies an offensive strategy based on the artificial potential field method and Apollonius circle to scout a certain destination.As defenders,the UAVs are arranged into three layers:the forward layer,the midfield layer and the back layer.The co-defense mechanism,including the role derivation method of UAV swarm and a guidance law based on the co-defense front point,is introduced for UAV swarm to co-detect the intruder.Besides,five formations are designed for comparative analysis when ten UAVs are applied.Through Monte Carlo experiments and ablation experiment,the effectiveness of the proposed co-defense method has been verified.

Joint optimization algorithm of sensing thresholds and cooperative users in cooperative detection

Cooperative detection is an effective method to improve the spectrum sensing of Cognitive Radio (CR), and its detection performance can be improved through optimization. An optimization algorithm for cooperative detection based on "OR Rule" which can optimize the detection threshold of each user and the number of cooperative users simultaneously is proposed in this paper. The algorithm, which is based on minimizing the error detection probability, adopts partial fusion to improve the detection performance effectively. The simulation results show that the error detection probability of the proposed algorithm is lower than that of the cooperative detection algorithm with the settled threshold, and the better performance can be achieved through choosing fewer users.

Iterative Noncoherent Block Detection of Coded MPSK for Cooperative Relay Systems

Maximum likelihood(ML) noncoherent block detection techniques are investigated for block-coded MPSK modulation in cooperative decode-and-forward relay systems over slow fading channels.A decision-directed iterative Viterbi algorithm(IVA) is derived for a suboptimal ML noncoherent detection.Simulation results show that the IVA can approach the error performances of the exhaustive detection method but at a lower complexity.

Multi-slots Wideband Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Based on Weighed Data Fusion in Cognitive Radio

In order to avoid the interference to the primary user(PU), in this paper Cognitive Radio (CR) periodically senses the presence of PU, and during one period, CR can sense all the sub-channels based on weighed data fusion and then use all the idle channels decided by the coordinator. The local sensing time of CR is divided into multi-slots in which CR can sense any sub-channel. Through reasonably allocating the sensing slots and users by mathematic optimization, the proposed algorithm can improve the total throughput of CR. The optimization problem of the proposed scheme which seeks to maximize the throughput subject to the constraint of the detected performance of each sub-channel is proposed in order to choose the optimum local sense time and the number of the cooperative CRs. The simulation results indicate that the proposed scheme can obtain higher throughput than the conventional single-channel sense, and there are the optimum local sense time and the number of cooperative CRs to make the throughput reach maximum.

Optimization of sensing time and cooperative user allocation for OR-rule cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio network

In order to improve the throughput of cognitive radio(CR), optimization of sensing time and cooperative user allocation for OR-rule cooperative spectrum sensing was investigated in a CR network that includes multiple users and one fusion center. The frame structure of cooperative spectrum sensing was divided into multiple transmission time slots and one sensing time slot consisting of local energy detection and cooperative overhead. An optimization problem was formulated to maximize the throughput of CR network, subject to the constraints of both false alarm probability and detection probability. A joint optimization algorithm of sensing time and number of users was proposed to solve this optimization problem with low time complexity. An allocation algorithm of cooperative users was proposed to preferentially allocate the users to the channels with high utilization probability. The simulation results show that the significant improvement on the throughput can be achieved through the proposed joint optimization and allocation algorithms.

Distributed sensing and cooperative estimation/detection of ubiquitous power internet of things

The rapid development of Internet Plus Smart Energy requires further strengthening of three kinds of interconnections based on traditional power systems: physical interconnection, information interconnection, and commercial interconnection. Due to the integration of renewable energy, the reform of the electricity market, and the deployment of the Smart Grid, a large amount of data will be generated. Thus, it is necessary to establish a Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things (UPIoT) to realize connections among people and things, things and things, and people and people in power systems. This paper studies the concept and architecture of the UPIoT and indicates the deployment of the perception layer and network layer as the key to building UPIoT in the initial stage. As UPIoT tends to cover a wide area and produce massive and distributed data, signal processing and data analytics theories and techniques are needed to handle the data and observe the state of the large-scale system. Further studies on distributed sensing and cooperative estimation theories and techniques of UPIoT are also required. Finally, the application prospects of UPIoT and the directions for future research are discussed.

Downlink/Uplink Identification of Time-Division Duplexing-OFDMA Systems for Cognitive Radios

When coexisting with dual-link primary systems,secondary systems in cognitive radios should first distinguish between the primary downlinks and uplinks in order to efficiently explore their respective spectrum opportunities.Because of the assumptive prior knowledge about the time-frequency locations of primary downlinks and uplinks,this procedure is usually not considered in the design of cognitive radios.In this paper,a cooperative method is proposed for the downlink/uplink identification of time-division duplex-based orthogonal frequency-division multiple access systems.In this method,the power level of the primary link is extracted as the key feature,which also contributes to the subsequent cognitive behaviours.The effects of the primary and secondary systems and the effects of the detection parameters on the identification accuracy are all analysed in detail.The simulation results show that the proposed method can identify the primary links precisely and quickly with low complexity.

An improved cooperative spectrum detection algorithm for cognitive radio

The ability to detect the primary user＇s signal is one of the main performances for cognitive radio networks. Based on the multi-different-cyclic-frequency character- istics of the cyclostationary primary user＇s signal and the cooperation detection advantage of the multi-secondary-user, the paper presents the weighted cooperative spectrum detection algorithm based on cyclostationarity in detail. The core of the algorithm is to detect the primary user＇s signal by the secondary users＇ cooperation detection to the multi-different-cyclic-frequency, and to make a final decision according to the fusion data of the independent secondary users＇ detection results. Meanwhile, in order to improve the detection performance, the paper proposes a method to optimize the weight on basis of the deflection coefficient criterion. The result of simulation shows that the proposed algorithm has better performance even in low signal-to-noise ratio （SNR）.

Estimation for Traffic Arrival Rate and Service Rate of Primary Users in Cognitive Radio Networks

In order to estimate the traffic arrival rate and service rate parameters of primary users in cognitive radio networks,a hidden Markov model estimation algorithm( HMM-EA) is proposed,which can provide better estimation performance than the energy detection estimation algorithm( ED-EA). Firstly,spectrum usage behaviors of primary users are described by establishing a preemptive priority queue model,by which a real state transition probability matrix is derived. Secondly,cooperative detection is utilized to detect the real state of primary users and emission matrix is derived by considering both detection and false alarm probability. Then,a hidden Markov model is built based on the previous two steps,and evaluated through the forward-backward algorithm. Finally,the simulations results verify that the HMM-EA algorithm outperforms the ED-EA in terms of convergence performance,and therefore the secondary user is able to access the unused channel with the least busy probability in real time.

A review on fault-tolerant cooperative control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles

This paper presents the recent developments in Fault-Tolerant Cooperative Control(FTCC)of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles(multi-UAVs).To facilitate the analyses of FTCC methods for multi-UAVs.the formation control strategies under fault-free flight conditions of multi-UAVs are first summarized and analyzed,including the leader-following,behavior-based,virtual structure,collision avoidance,algebraic graph-based,and close formation control methods,which are viewed as the cooperative control methods for multi-UAVs at the pre-fault stage.Then,by considering the various faults encountered by the multi-UAVs,the state-of-the-art developments on individual,leader-following,and distributed FTCC schemes for multi-UAVs are reviewed in detail.Finally,conclusions and challenging issues towards future developments are presented.