{"id":8530,"date":"2026-06-28T15:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T19:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/?p=8530"},"modified":"2026-06-28T19:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:59:21","slug":"insights-isac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/fr\/insights-isac\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can UAVs Balance Sensing and Communication in Future Vehicular Networks?\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8530\" class=\"elementor elementor-8530\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04301e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04301e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4cc76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de4cc76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa61157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa61157\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19aa091\" data-id=\"19aa091\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b626b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86b626b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Can UAVs Balance Sensing and Communication in Future Vehicular Networks?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518aca2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"518aca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef71ff1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef71ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf63a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acf63a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Future vehicular networks will need to do more than exchange data between vehicles, infrastructure, and users. They will also need to sense the surrounding environment in real time, supporting applications such as traffic monitoring, vehicle detection, and intelligent mobility management. This creates an important challenge for next-generation wireless systems: <strong>how can one platform provide both reliable communication and accurate sensing without wasting limited wireless resources?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Integrated Sensing and Communications, or <strong>ISaC<\/strong>, is one of the promising technologies being explored for 6G networks. Instead of treating sensing and communication as two separate systems, ISaC allows them to share spectrum, hardware, and transmission resources. When combined with UAVs, this concept becomes even more flexible: a UAV can act as an aerial node that supports wireless communication while also sensing vehicles from above using reflected radio signals.<\/p><p>In the paper <strong>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2606.05262\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">X-Band UAV-enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications for Vehicular Networks<\/span><\/a>,\u201d<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/remon-polus\/\">Dr. Remon Polus<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/soumaya-cherkaoui-b0522821\/\">Prof. Soumaya Cherkaoui<\/a> from LINCS Lab study a UAV-enabled ISaC system operating in the X-band for vehicular networks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9f0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba9f0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2606.05262\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ISaC-910x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ISaC-910x1024.png 910w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ISaC-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ISaC-768x864.png 768w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ISaC-11x12.png 11w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ISaC.png 1010w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The UAV transmits an ISaC signal toward a moving vehicle. The vehicle receives communication data, while the UAV uses the reflected echo signal for sensing.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764e3a8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"764e3a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3030719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3030719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The paper contributes to this problem by:<\/span><\/p><ul data-spread=\"true\"><li><strong>Optimizing the time split between sensing and communication:<\/strong> Instead of using a fixed or equal division, the proposed framework determines how much time should be allocated to each function.<\/li><li><strong>Balancing two competing requirements:<\/strong> The system ensures that communication meets a minimum data-rate requirement while sensing maintains sufficient reliability for vehicle detection.<\/li><li><strong>Considering realistic UAV-to-ground channels:<\/strong> The study includes both single-shadowing and double-shadowing channel models, making the analysis more practical than ideal line-of-sight assumptions.<\/li><li><strong>Improving power efficiency:<\/strong> Simulation results show that optimal time allocation can achieve better power efficiency than equal time allocation, especially in low- and mid-power operating ranges.<\/li><\/ul><p>By addressing the time-sharing problem between sensing and communication, this work provides insight into how UAV-enabled ISaC systems can adapt to changing vehicular environments and support future 6G smart mobility applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abba25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abba25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2606.05262\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/isac_2-810x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8582\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/isac_2-810x1024.png 810w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/isac_2-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/isac_2-768x970.png 768w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/isac_2-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/isac_2.png 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Read the full paper<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1e1f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa1e1f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e3484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12e3484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef4cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6ef4cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/en\/insights-isac\/\" \n   target=\"_blank\" \n   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n  <button style=\"padding: 10px 16px; background-color: #0A66C2; color: white; border: none; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer;\">\n    Share on LinkedIn \u2197\ufe0f\n  <\/button>\n<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Future vehicular networks will need to do more than exchange data between vehicles, infrastructure, and users. 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