A USRP-based Channel Sounder for UAV Communications

Guojin Zhang, Xuesong Cai, Wei Fan, Gert Frølund Pedersen

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Abstract

The unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) has attracted great interests in both civil and military applications, due to its low cost, flexibility and ability to establish seamless coverage. In this paper, a Universal Software-defined Radio Peripheral (USRP) based channel sounding system for characterizing the UAV communication channel is introduced, which can be applied in both active and passive measurement campaigns. To investigate the effect of the equipment in the UAV measurement system, measurements were conducted by connecting two USRP devices directly with a cable. Furthermore, a post-processing method is proposed to calibrate the delay shift and 'fake' Doppler frequency caused by the frequency deviation of the local oscillator in the system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Number of pages4
PublisherIEEE
Publication date8 Jul 2020
Article number9135251
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-3712-4
ISBN (Electronic)978-88-31299-00-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jul 2020
Event 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 15 Mar 202020 Mar 2020
Conference number: 14
https://www.eucap2020.org/

Conference

Conference 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Number14
LocationCopenhagen
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period15/03/202020/03/2020
Internet address
SeriesPorceedings of the IEEE European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)

Keywords

  • 'fake' Doppler frequency
  • Doppler frequency
  • and
  • channel sounding
  • delay shift
  • fake
  • unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV)

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