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Dependency-aware task offloading and energy optimization in UAV-assisted MEC systems
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DOI：10.1007/s12083-025-02162-x.png)
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In Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly utilized to assist with computational tasks for users in remote areas, but limited energy and processing capabilities present challenges, particularly for handling complex tasks. This work focuses on UAV task offloading and trajectory planning under energy constraints, emphasizing task dependencies modeled as directed acyclic graphs, where offloading strategies depend on subtask completion. The Energy-Aware Task Offloading and UAV Trajectory Optimization framework based on deep Q-learning network (ETOU-DQN) is introduced, designed for UAV resource management in edge computing. The approach incorporates prioritized experience replay and noisy networks to improve exploration and decision-making, balancing task offloading with trajectory planning based on real-time environmental conditions and task dependencies. Energy-aware scheduling is combined with adaptive path planning to ensure consistent computational support and effective energy use by the mission’s completion. Simulation results show that ETOU-DQN improves finish success by over 30% and rewards by nearly 15% under moderate energy compared to the best baseline, while reducing the episodes required to reach 90% of peak reward by about 35% relative to DQN.
Keywords:
UAV trajectory planning
Task offloading
Mobile edge computing
Deep reinforcement learning
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