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Joint Optimization of Trajectory Control, Resource Allocation, and Task Offloading for Multi-UAV-Assisted IoV

  • Maoxin Ji
  • , Qiong Wu*
  • , Pingyi Fan
  • , Cui Zhang
  • , Nan Cheng
  • , Wen Chen
  • , Khaled B. Letaief
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jiangnan University
  • Nanchang University
  • Tsinghua University
  • School Of Internet Of Things Engineering
  • State Key Laboratory of Integrated Services Networks
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

This paper investigates a multi-Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) joint base station-assisted Internet of Vehicles (IoV) task offloading system in dense urban environments. To minimize system delay and energy consumption under strict coupling constraints, the complex non-convex optimization problem is decoupled into a hierarchical execution framework. First, a sequential distributed optimization algorithm based on Second-Order Cone Programming (SOCP) is proposed to optimize the 3D flight trajectory of each UAV, ensuring adaptive network coverage. Second, a novel hybrid resource scheduling paradigm synergizing Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Large Language Models (LLMs) is developed. Within this framework, the DRL agent dictates the initial resource allocation, while the LLM acts as a semantic macro-scheduler to rectify long-tail allocation imbalances for failed and surplus tasks. Crucially, a reward decoupling mechanism is introduced to isolate DRL training from external LLM interventions, thereby ensuring policy convergence. Finally, the task offloading ratios are precisely determined via Linear Programming (LP) within an alternating optimization loop. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method significantly outperforms traditional multi-agent reinforcement learning baselines in terms of task success rate and system efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15342-15359
Number of pages18
JournalIEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
Volume25
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2026
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • IoV
  • UAV
  • resource allocation
  • task offloading
  • trajectory control

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