Despite the prevalence of wireless connectivity in urban areas around the globe, there remain numerous and diverse situations where connectivity is insufficient or unavailable. To address this, we introduce mobile wireless infrastructure on demand, a system of UAVs that can be rapidly deployed to establish an ad-hoc wireless network. This network has the capability of reconfiguring itself dynamically to satisfy and maintain the required quality of communication. The system optimizes the positions of the UAVs and the routing of data flows throughout the network to achieve this quality of service (QoS). By these means, task agents using the network simply request a desired QoS, and the system adapts accordingly while allowing them to move freely. We have validated this system both in simulation and in real-world experiments. The results demonstrate that our system effectively offers mobile wireless infrastructure on demand, extending the operational range of task agents and supporting complex mobility patterns, all while ensuring connectivity and being resilient to agent failures.

翻译：尽管全球城市的无线连接已十分普遍，但仍存在众多且多样化的场景，其中连接性不足或不可用。为解决这一问题，我们提出了一种按需移动无线基础设施系统，该系统由可快速部署以建立自组织无线网络的无人机群组成。该网络具备动态自重构能力，以满足并维持所需的通信质量。系统通过优化无人机的位置及整个网络中的数据流路由，来实现这一服务质量（QoS）。通过这种方式，使用网络的任务智能体只需请求所需的QoS，系统便会相应调整，同时允许它们自由移动。我们已在仿真和真实世界实验中对该系统进行了验证。结果表明，我们的系统有效地提供了按需移动无线基础设施，扩展了任务智能体的操作范围，支持复杂的移动模式，同时确保连接性并对智能体故障具有弹性。