Rotatable Antenna System Empowered Low-Altitude Economy: Opportunities and Challenges
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| author | Li, Shuaijun Tang, Jie Zheng, Beixiong Zhu, Lipeng Yang, Cui Zhao, Nan Zhang, Xiu Yin Wong, Kai-Kit |
| author_facet | Li, Shuaijun Tang, Jie Zheng, Beixiong Zhu, Lipeng Yang, Cui Zhao, Nan Zhang, Xiu Yin Wong, Kai-Kit |
| contents | Low-altitude economy (LAE) is an emerging technological paradigm that enables continuous airspace coverage at multiple altitudes by providing highly reliable data connectivity for numerous low-altitude applications. However, existing networks cannot sufficiently support LAE development, as current base stations (BSs) are primarily designed for terrestrial users and lack the capability to provide continuous coverage at low altitudes. To overcome these challenges, rotatable antenna system (RAS) is introduced in LAE, enabling flexible beamforming by dynamically adjusting the boresight of directional antennas to extend low-altitude coverage and enhance the stability of data transmission. In this article, we first provide an overview of RAS-empowered LAE applications, including low-altitude communication, sensing, control, and computation. Then, we present two practical RAS deployment strategies for LAE scenarios, namely RAS-aided multi-BS and multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) cooperative coverages, as well as provide detailed discussions on their system architectures and performance benefits. Additionally, key design issues of RAS in LAE are discussed, including channel modeling and estimation, cellular access and interference cancellation, as well as RAS configuration and boresight optimization. Finally, we demonstrate the performance gains of RAS in LAE networks through experimental and simulation results. |
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| spellingShingle | Rotatable Antenna System Empowered Low-Altitude Economy: Opportunities and Challenges Li, Shuaijun Tang, Jie Zheng, Beixiong Zhu, Lipeng Yang, Cui Zhao, Nan Zhang, Xiu Yin Wong, Kai-Kit Systems and Control Low-altitude economy (LAE) is an emerging technological paradigm that enables continuous airspace coverage at multiple altitudes by providing highly reliable data connectivity for numerous low-altitude applications. However, existing networks cannot sufficiently support LAE development, as current base stations (BSs) are primarily designed for terrestrial users and lack the capability to provide continuous coverage at low altitudes. To overcome these challenges, rotatable antenna system (RAS) is introduced in LAE, enabling flexible beamforming by dynamically adjusting the boresight of directional antennas to extend low-altitude coverage and enhance the stability of data transmission. In this article, we first provide an overview of RAS-empowered LAE applications, including low-altitude communication, sensing, control, and computation. Then, we present two practical RAS deployment strategies for LAE scenarios, namely RAS-aided multi-BS and multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) cooperative coverages, as well as provide detailed discussions on their system architectures and performance benefits. Additionally, key design issues of RAS in LAE are discussed, including channel modeling and estimation, cellular access and interference cancellation, as well as RAS configuration and boresight optimization. Finally, we demonstrate the performance gains of RAS in LAE networks through experimental and simulation results. |
| title | Rotatable Antenna System Empowered Low-Altitude Economy: Opportunities and Challenges |
| topic | Systems and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00562 |