This paper investigated the configuration of the reflecting elements for uplink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)–reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) systems. By analyzing the practical air-to-ground (A2G) channels and phase estimation errors, a closed-form expression for the range of reflecting elements has been formulated to enhance the reliability and security of the system. Considering the energy efficiency of the system, the number of reflecting elements is optimized, aiming to maximize the energy secrecy efficiency (ESE) index under the given constraints. The simulation results verified the correctness of the derivation, which offers theoretical guidance for configuring RISs in uplink NOMA UAV systems with heterogeneous service demands. The uplink NOMA UAV system outperforms traditional terrestrial systems. The results also show that when the number of eavesdroppers increases, the influence of the number of reflecting elements on the system’s ESE becomes more significant. This demonstrates the benefits of equipping UAVs with RISs for the security of multiple eavesdropping systems.


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    Title :

    Secure and Energy-Efficient Configuration Strategies for UAV-RIS System with Uplink NOMA


    Contributors:
    Danyu Diao (author) / Buhong Wang (author) / Rongxiao Guo (author)


    Publication date :

    2025




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




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