Survey of Radio Communication Channel Models for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
https://doi.org/10.31854/1813-324X-2018-4-4-85-101
Abstract
In this study we reviewed the models of the communication channel with unmanned aerial vehicles based on the latest experimental studies under the auspices of NASA. To formalize the radio channel models, they were divided into various functional scenarios: above water, in hilly terrain, in the mountains, and also in the city and suburb. For each scenario, various characteristics of radio channel measurements were analyzed, such as: propagation loss, consideration of multipath components, root-mean-square delay expansion, stationarity interval, Rice K-factor, correlation of received signals. The results of the analysis allow us to justify the choice of methods for processing navigation measurements in positioning tasks using the air segment based on unmanned aircraft.
About the Author
G. .. Fokin
The Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Fokin G... Survey of Radio Communication Channel Models for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Proceedings of Telecommunication Universities. 2018;4(4):85-101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31854/1813-324X-2018-4-4-85-101
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