Empirical Line-of-Sight Probability Modeling for UAVs in Random Urban Layouts
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| author | Saboor, Abdul Cui, Zhuangzhuang Vinogradov, Evgenii Pollin, Sofie |
| author_facet | Saboor, Abdul Cui, Zhuangzhuang Vinogradov, Evgenii Pollin, Sofie |
| contents | Accurate Probability of Line-of-Sight (PLoS) modeling is important in evaluating the performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based communication systems in urban environments, where real-time communication and low latency are often major requirements. Existing PLoS models often rely on simplified Manhattan grid layouts using International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-defined built-up parameters, which may not reflect the randomness of real cities. Therefore, this paper introduces the Urban LoS Simulator (ULS) to model PLoS for three random city layouts with varying building sizes and shapes constructed using ITU built-up parameters. Based on the ULS simulated data, we obtained the empirical PLoS for four standard urban environments across three different city layouts. Finally, we analyze how well Manhattan grid-based models replicate PLoS results from random and real-world layouts, providing insights into their applicability for time-critical communication systems in urban IoT networks. |
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| spellingShingle | Empirical Line-of-Sight Probability Modeling for UAVs in Random Urban Layouts Saboor, Abdul Cui, Zhuangzhuang Vinogradov, Evgenii Pollin, Sofie Networking and Internet Architecture Accurate Probability of Line-of-Sight (PLoS) modeling is important in evaluating the performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based communication systems in urban environments, where real-time communication and low latency are often major requirements. Existing PLoS models often rely on simplified Manhattan grid layouts using International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-defined built-up parameters, which may not reflect the randomness of real cities. Therefore, this paper introduces the Urban LoS Simulator (ULS) to model PLoS for three random city layouts with varying building sizes and shapes constructed using ITU built-up parameters. Based on the ULS simulated data, we obtained the empirical PLoS for four standard urban environments across three different city layouts. Finally, we analyze how well Manhattan grid-based models replicate PLoS results from random and real-world layouts, providing insights into their applicability for time-critical communication systems in urban IoT networks. |
| title | Empirical Line-of-Sight Probability Modeling for UAVs in Random Urban Layouts |
| topic | Networking and Internet Architecture |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14389 |