US 12,425,873 B1
Method for managing coverage and interference of internet of drones (IoD)
Gamil Abdullah Mohsen Ahmed, Dhahran (SA); Tarek Rahil Omar Sheltami, Dhahran (SA); and AnsarUlHaque Yasar, Lubbeek (BE)
Assigned to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/247,329.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/741,751, filed on Jan. 3, 2025.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 16/18 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18502 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of simultaneously maximizing a coverage and minimizing an interference of an internet of drones (IoD) network including a plurality of drones, comprising:
obtaining a plurality of input parameters including
radio frequency parameters, including a beam angle of an antenna of each drone of the plurality of drones, a number of antennae for each drone of the plurality of drones, and a carrier frequency,
a location of the each drone of the plurality of drones,
a velocity of the each drone of the plurality of drones,
a coverage area, and
a number of drones of the plurality of drones, wherein the plurality of input parameters is initialized based on an input condition;
determining a first interference and a first coverage based on the plurality of input parameters using a radio frequency-based multi-objective model;
updating the plurality of input parameters to obtain a plurality of updated parameters;
determining a second interference and a second coverage based on the plurality of updated parameters and the radio frequency-based multi-objective model;
determining a best coverage by comparing the first coverage and the second coverage and a best interference by comparing the first interference and the second interference; and
iterating the updating, the determining an updated interference and an updated coverage, and the determining the best coverage and the best interference by a predetermined time to determine a best location of the each drone of the plurality of drones with the best coverage and the best interference,
wherein the determining the second coverage comprises:
determining the second interference of the IoD network based on the plurality of input parameters;
determining a coverage probability based on the second interference;
determining a plurality of block coverages based on the coverage probability; and
determining the second coverage based on the plurality of block coverages.