Multi-UAV Energy Consumption Minimization using Deep Reinforcement Learning: An Age of Information Approach
Jeena Kim,
Seunghyun Park,
Hyunhee Park
Abstract:This letter introduces an innovative approach for minimizing energy
consumption in multi-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) networks using Deep
Reinforcement Learning (DRL), with a focus on optimizing the Age of
Information (AoI) in disaster environments. We propose a hierarchical
UAV deployment strategy that facilitates cooperative trajectory
planning, ensuring timely data collection and transmission while
minimizing energy consumption. By formulating the inter-UAV network path
planning problem as a Markov Decisi… Show more
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