A UAV-assisted Wireless Localization Challenge on AERPAW

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Main Authors: Kudyba, Paul, Mandapaka, Jaya Sravani, Wang, Weijie, McCorkendale, Logan, McCorkendale, Zachary, Kidane, Mathias, Sun, Haijian, Adams, Eric, Namuduri, Kamesh, Fund, Fraida, Sichitiu, Mihail, Ozdemir, Ozgur
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author Kudyba, Paul
Mandapaka, Jaya Sravani
Wang, Weijie
McCorkendale, Logan
McCorkendale, Zachary
Kidane, Mathias
Sun, Haijian
Adams, Eric
Namuduri, Kamesh
Fund, Fraida
Sichitiu, Mihail
Ozdemir, Ozgur
author_facet Kudyba, Paul
Mandapaka, Jaya Sravani
Wang, Weijie
McCorkendale, Logan
McCorkendale, Zachary
Kidane, Mathias
Sun, Haijian
Adams, Eric
Namuduri, Kamesh
Fund, Fraida
Sichitiu, Mihail
Ozdemir, Ozgur
contents As wireless researchers are tasked to enable wireless communication as infrastructure in more dynamic aerial settings, there is a growing need for large-scale experimental platforms that provide realistic, reproducible, and reliable experimental validation. To bridge the research-to-implementation gap, the Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (AERPAW) offers open-source tools, reference experiments, and hardware to facilitate and evaluate the development of wireless research in controlled digital twin environments and live testbed flights. The inaugural AERPAW Challenge, "Find a Rover," was issued to spark collaborative efforts and test the platform's capabilities. The task involved localizing a narrowband wireless signal, with teams given ten minutes to find the "rover" within a twenty-acre area. By engaging in this exercise, researchers can validate the platform's value as a tool for innovation in wireless communications research within aerial robotics. This paper recounts the methods and experiences of the top three teams in automating and rapidly locating a wireless signal by automating and controlling an aerial drone in a realistic testbed scenario.
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spellingShingle A UAV-assisted Wireless Localization Challenge on AERPAW
Kudyba, Paul
Mandapaka, Jaya Sravani
Wang, Weijie
McCorkendale, Logan
McCorkendale, Zachary
Kidane, Mathias
Sun, Haijian
Adams, Eric
Namuduri, Kamesh
Fund, Fraida
Sichitiu, Mihail
Ozdemir, Ozgur
Networking and Internet Architecture
Robotics
As wireless researchers are tasked to enable wireless communication as infrastructure in more dynamic aerial settings, there is a growing need for large-scale experimental platforms that provide realistic, reproducible, and reliable experimental validation. To bridge the research-to-implementation gap, the Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (AERPAW) offers open-source tools, reference experiments, and hardware to facilitate and evaluate the development of wireless research in controlled digital twin environments and live testbed flights. The inaugural AERPAW Challenge, "Find a Rover," was issued to spark collaborative efforts and test the platform's capabilities. The task involved localizing a narrowband wireless signal, with teams given ten minutes to find the "rover" within a twenty-acre area. By engaging in this exercise, researchers can validate the platform's value as a tool for innovation in wireless communications research within aerial robotics. This paper recounts the methods and experiences of the top three teams in automating and rapidly locating a wireless signal by automating and controlling an aerial drone in a realistic testbed scenario.
title A UAV-assisted Wireless Localization Challenge on AERPAW
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12180