Radio Channel Modelling for UAV Communication over Cellular Networks

Rafhael Medeiros de Amorim; Huan Cong Nguyen; Preben Elgaard Mogensen; Istvan Kovacs; Jeroen Wigard; Troels Bundgaard Sørensen

doi:10.1109/LWC.2017.2710045

Radio Channel Modelling for UAV Communication over Cellular Networks

Rafhael Medeiros de Amorim, Huan Cong Nguyen, Preben Elgaard Mogensen, Istvan Kovacs, Jeroen Wigard, Troels Bundgaard Sørensen

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The main goal of this paper is to obtain models for path loss exponents and shadowing for the radio channel between airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and cellular networks. In this pursuit, field measurements were conducted in live LTE networks at the 800 MHz frequency band, using a commercial UAV. Our results show that path loss exponents decrease as the UAV moves up, approximating freespace propagation for horizontal ranges up to tens of kilometers at UAV heights around 100m. Our findings support the need of heightdependent parameters for describing the propagation channel for UAVs at different heights.

Original language	English
Journal	IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Volume	6
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	514 - 517
ISSN	2162-2337
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2017.2710045
Publication status	Published - Aug 2017

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UAV
drone
propagation
channel modelling
field measurement
air to ground
radio channel

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Performance Enhancements for LTE-Connected UAVs: Experiments and Simulations
Amorim, R. M. D., Kovacs, I., Wigard, J. & Sørensen, T. B., 2021, UAV Communications for 5G and Beyond. Zeng, Y., Guvenc, I., Zhang, R., Geraci, G. & W. Matolak, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiley, p. 139-161 23 p.
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How to ensure reliable connectivity for aerial vehicles over cellular networks
Nguyen, H. C., Amorim, R. M. D., Wigard, J., Kovács, I., Bundgaard Sørensen, T. & Mogensen, P. E., 22 Feb 2018, In: IEEE Access. 6, p. 12304-12317 14 p.
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How to ensure reliable connectivity for aerial vehicles over cellular networks

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