# Energy-Efficient 3D Deployment of Aerial Access Points in a UAV Communication System

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.06314 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.06314/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 27 Mar 2021.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Quantum Multi-Agent Actor-Critic Networks for Cooperative Mobile Access in Multi-UAV Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.04445/) (2023)
- [Fairness Based Energy-Efficient 3D Path Planning of a Portable Access Point: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.05265/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this letter, we propose an energy-efficient 3-dimensional placement of multiple aerial access points (AAPs), in the desired area, acting as flying base stations for uplink communication from a set of ground user equipment (UE). The globally optimal energy-efficient vertical position of AAPs is derived analytically by considering the inter-cell interference and AAP energy consumption. The horizontal position of AAPs which maximize the packing density of the AAP coverage area are determined using a novel regular polygon-based AAP placement algorithm. We also determine the maximum number of non-interfering AAPs that can be placed in the desired area. The effect of the AAP energy consumption on the optimal placement and the analytic findings are verified via numerical simulations.