Research Article

A 5G Beam Selection Machine Learning Algorithm for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications

Table 1

Simulation parameters and notations.

NotationsSpecification

Beta parameters
successful
unsuccessful
Expected reward probability to be 50%
Reward probabilities{0.0, 0.1, 0.2,…, 0.9}
Device-system bandwidth1 GHz
10 slot medical machines
Expected reward probability is 10%
Solver execution times10000 steps
ε-Greedy algorithm
UCB1 algorithm
Thompson sampling
Bayesian UCB algorithm
1st and 2nd solver times500 steps
Multiarmed bandit approachA combined approach
Simulator toolMATLAB