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Auteurs principaux: Briso, Cesar, Calvo, Cesar, Cui, Zhuangzhuang, Zhang, Lei, Xu, Youyun
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17444
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author Briso, Cesar
Calvo, Cesar
Cui, Zhuangzhuang
Zhang, Lei
Xu, Youyun
author_facet Briso, Cesar
Calvo, Cesar
Cui, Zhuangzhuang
Zhang, Lei
Xu, Youyun
contents In most countries, small (<2 kg) and medium (<25 kg) size unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must fly at low altitude, below 120 m, and with permanent radio communications with ground for control and telemetry. These communications links can be provided using 4G/5G networks or dedicated links, but in either this case the communications can be significantly degraded by frequent Non Line of Sight (NLoS) propagation. In this case, reflection and diffraction from ground objects are critical to maintain links, and hence accurate propagation models for this must be considered. In this letter we present a model for path loss when the UAV is flying in NLOS conditions. The study is based on measurements made at frequencies of 1, 4, 12, and 24 GHz with a UAV flying in a suburban environment. Measurements have been used to model NLOS propagation below 4 GHz, where the dominant mechanism is diffraction, and above 4GHzwhere multipath is the dominant propagationmechanism. The model can be of use in predicting excess losses when UAVs fly in suburban NLOS conditions.
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spellingShingle Propagation Measurements and Modeling for Low Altitude UAVs From 1 to 24 GHz
Briso, Cesar
Calvo, Cesar
Cui, Zhuangzhuang
Zhang, Lei
Xu, Youyun
Signal Processing
Networking and Internet Architecture
Instrumentation and Detectors
In most countries, small (<2 kg) and medium (<25 kg) size unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must fly at low altitude, below 120 m, and with permanent radio communications with ground for control and telemetry. These communications links can be provided using 4G/5G networks or dedicated links, but in either this case the communications can be significantly degraded by frequent Non Line of Sight (NLoS) propagation. In this case, reflection and diffraction from ground objects are critical to maintain links, and hence accurate propagation models for this must be considered. In this letter we present a model for path loss when the UAV is flying in NLOS conditions. The study is based on measurements made at frequencies of 1, 4, 12, and 24 GHz with a UAV flying in a suburban environment. Measurements have been used to model NLOS propagation below 4 GHz, where the dominant mechanism is diffraction, and above 4GHzwhere multipath is the dominant propagationmechanism. The model can be of use in predicting excess losses when UAVs fly in suburban NLOS conditions.
title Propagation Measurements and Modeling for Low Altitude UAVs From 1 to 24 GHz
topic Signal Processing
Networking and Internet Architecture
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17444