Improving the Transmission Power of UAVs with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in V2X

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which can help with high-speed communications and provide better coverage, are an important component of next-generation wireless networks. Because of its high mobility and aerial nature, it is suitable for a wide range of mobile wireless communications-based applications. However, low data rates with limited transmission power constitute a significant difficulty in wireless communication that lowers network performance. To overcome this issue, integrating a UAV with a relay device capable of delivering high data speeds while utilising minimum transmission power is a promising approach. In this research, we presented an edge-cutting framework called UAV-IRS, in which an Intelligent reflective surface (IRS) supports unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that traverse areas with low signal strength. Furthermore, we discussed the applications, challenges and research directions of UAV-IRS in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. We considered a case study of UAV-IRS in V2X communication. The performance evaluation demonstrates how the viable data rate and minimum transmission power decrease with distance as the number of IRS elements increases.