Fly-Energy Ecosystem: A Game-Theoretic Hybrid SWIPT Framework for UAV-Assisted Rural Wireless Systems

Abstract

The increasing use of IoT and related solutions in rural environments brings the growing need for energy-efficient and energy-aware solutions. This paper proposes a novel Stack-elberg game-theory-assisted hybrid wireless energy harvesting approach for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which incorporates SimultaneousWireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) systems designed specifically for remote and rural environments with conventional wireless power transfer (WPT). A multi-UAVs, multi-user scenario is considered where UAVs collect information from ground-level users while simultaneously providing WPT to the users. The proposed framework enables sustainable operation of remote monitoring systems in rural areas where conventional power infrastructure is limited or unavailable, contributing to more resilient and energy-efficient IoT deployments in challenging environments. The simulation results show that the proposed method achieves scalable performance and significant improvements in SINR and energy harvesting efficiency.