journal article·2025-04-02Open access

Joint Optimization Algorithm for UAV-Assisted Caching and Charging Based on Wireless Energy Harvesting

Yumeng Zhu, Qi Zhu

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 7

Abstract

The proliferation of mobile terminal applications and the increasing energy consumption of chips have raised concerns about insufficient power in mobile user terminals. In response to this issue, this paper proposes a joint optimization algorithm for UAV-assisted caching and charging based on non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) within the context of mobile edge caching scenarios. The proposed algorithm considers the revenue generated from UAVs providing caching and charging services to users, as well as the cost associated with leasing cache files and the UAV energy consumption. The optimization problem aimed at maximizing UAV utility is established under constraints related to power and cache capacity. To address this mixed-integer programming problem, we divided it into two parts. The first part uses the Stackelberg–Bertrand game to optimize file pricing and the UAV cache strategy. In the second part, the block coordinate descent (BCD) method is used to optimize the UAV transmission power distribution, positioning, and user pairing. The joint optimization problem is divided into three subproblems, which use the Lagrange multiplier method, a simulated annealing algorithm, and a particle swarm optimization algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm effectively reduces user transmission delay while also improving overall revenue generated by UAVs.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: UAV Applications and Optimization · Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks · Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies

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Affiliations

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Wireless Communications, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China

Engineering Research Center of Health Service System Based on Ubiquitous Wireless Networks, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210003, China

Funding

Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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