Lightweight UAV-based measurement system for air-to-ground channels at 28 GHz

Semkin, Vasilii; Kang, Seongjoon; Haarla, Jaakko; Xia, William; Huhtinen, Ismo; Geraci, Giovanni; Lozano Solsona, Angel; Loianno, Giuseppe; Mezzavilla, Marco; Rangan, Sundeep

Lightweight UAV-based measurement system for air-to-ground channels at 28 GHz

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dc.contributor.author Semkin, Vasilii
dc.contributor.author Kang, Seongjoon
dc.contributor.author Haarla, Jaakko
dc.contributor.author Xia, William
dc.contributor.author Huhtinen, Ismo
dc.contributor.author Geraci, Giovanni
dc.contributor.author Lozano Solsona, Angel
dc.contributor.author Loianno, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.author Mezzavilla, Marco
dc.contributor.author Rangan, Sundeep
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-09T07:26:44Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-09T07:26:44Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description Comunicació presentada a 2021 IEEE 32nd Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), celebrat del 13 al 16 de setembre de 2021 de manera virtual.
dc.description.abstract Wireless communication at millimeter wave frequencies is an attractive option for high-bit-rate connectivity to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, conducting the channel measurements necessary to assess the communication performance at these frequencies has been challenging due to the severe payload and power restrictions in commercial UAVs. This work presents a novel lightweight (approximately 1.3kg) channel measurement system at 28GHz installed on a commercially available UAV. A ground transmitter equipped with a horn antenna conveys sounding signals to a UAV equipped with a lightweight spectrum analyzer. We demonstrate that the measurements can be highly influenced by the onboard antenna pattern as shaped by the UAV’s frame. A calibration procedure is presented to correct for the resulting angular variations in antenna gain. The measurement setup is then validated on real flights from an airstrip at distances in excess of 300m.
dc.description.sponsorship The work of V. Semkin was supported in part by the Academy of Finland. The work of W. Xia, S. Rangan, M. Mezzavilla, and G. Loianno is supported by NSF grants 1302336, 1564142, 1547332, and 1824434, NIST, SRC, and the industrial affiliates of NYU WIRELESS. The work of A. Lozano and G. Geraci is supported by ERC grant 694974, by MINECO’s Project RTI2018-101040, by ICREA, and by the Junior Leader Fellowship Program from “la Caixa”.
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dc.identifier.citation Semkin V, Kang S, Haarla J, Xia W, Huhtinen I, Geraci G, Lozano A, Loianno G, Mezzavilla M, Rangan S. Lightweight UAV-based measurement system for air-to-ground channels at 28 GHz. In: 2021 IEEE 32nd Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC); 2021 Sep 13-16; Helsinki, Finland. [Piscataway]: IEEE; 2021. p. 848-53. DOI: 10.1109/PIMRC50174.2021.9569561
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC50174.2021.9569561
dc.identifier.issn 2166-9570
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56124
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
dc.relation.ispartof 2021 IEEE 32nd Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC); 2021 Sep 13-16; Helsinki, Finland. [Piscataway]: IEEE; 2021. p. 848-53.
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/694974
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/RTI2018-101040
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dc.subject.keyword Antenna measurements
dc.subject.keyword Wireless communication
dc.subject.keyword Power measurement
dc.subject.keyword Shape measurement
dc.subject.keyword Transmitting antennas
dc.subject.keyword Radio transmitters
dc.subject.keyword Millimeter wave measurements
dc.title Lightweight UAV-based measurement system for air-to-ground channels at 28 GHz
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