Strategic Application of AIGC for UAV Trajectory Design: A Channel Knowledge Map Approach
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly utilized in wireless communication, yet accurate channel loss prediction remains a significant challenge, limiting resource optimization performance. This paper proposes a novel AIGC (Artificial Intelligence Generated Content)-driven framework that revolutionizes UAV communication through three key innovations: data augmentation, channel prediction, and trajectory optimization. First, aWasserstein Generative Adversarial Network (WGAN) is employed to generate high-quality synthetic channel data, addressing the time-consuming nature of data collection. Second, this augmented dataset trains a knowledge-driven Channel Knowledge Map (CKM) that achieves superior prediction accuracy by incorporating domain expertise. Finally, the enhanced CKM guides a reinforcement learning algorithm to generate optimal UAV trajectories. Experimental results demonstrate that our AIGC-powered approach significantly decreases train loss by 30.23% and reduces flight time from 81s to 37s compared to traditional methods, marking a substantial advancement in UAV-enabled wireless communications.
Authors
- Chiya Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-4659)
- Yuanxiang Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4916-0614)
- Ting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9131-6089)
- R. Han
Institutions
- Harbin Institute of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tase.2025.3552832
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.48
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China