An efficient energy harvesting and optimal clustering technique for sustainable postdisaster emergency communication systems

• Main Authors: Saif, Abdu, Dimyati, Kaharudin, Noordin, Kamarul Ariffin, Deepak, G. C., Shah, Nor Shahida Mohd, Abdullah, Qazwan, Mohamad, Mahathir
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2021
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28641/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The energy consumption and coverage range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are major challenges in UAV-based postdisaster communications. To address these challenges, energy harvesting is employed to power communication devices and prolong the lifetime of the wireless communication network during...