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Optimal Positioning of Small UAVs for Communication Relay

통신중계를 위한 다수 소형 무인항공기의 최적배치

  • Jeong, Junho (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Seungkeun (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Oh, Hyondong (Department of Computing, University of Surrey) ;
  • Suk, Jinyoung (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2014.01.17
  • Accepted : 2014.05.20
  • Published : 2014.06.01
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Abstract

This paper investigates using small UAVs as communications relay nodes for expanding communications links and improving communications quality, primarily for a fleet of ground or navy vessels. An airborne relay in ground/maritime space can effectively connect to units operating over the horizon, beyond normal communication range, or under limited satellite communication environment. Even if the equipment development is mature for communications relay, where to locate UAVs for efficient relay is still a pending question. With this background, this paper will develop high-level deployment algorithms to optimize the location of UAVs for improving the connectivity of a wireless network among a fleet of ground or navy vessels.

본 논문은 지상이나 해상의 선단 간의 통신 품질을 향상시키기 위하여 소형 무인항공기를 통신중계의 노드로 활용하기 위한 연구를 다룬다. 지상과 해상 공간에서의 무인항공기에 의한 공중 통신중계는 일반적인 통신 한계거리를 넘어서거나 혹은 제한된 위성통신만 가능한 경우에 선단 간의 통신을 효과적으로 보장할 수 있다. 이러한 공중 통신중계를 위한 전자장비는 이미 개발과 양산이 이루어지고 있지만 효과적인 통신중계를 위해 무인항공기를 운용할 지점이나 궤적을 설계하는 연구는 미비하다고 볼 수 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여, 본 논문은 선단 사이의 무선통신 성능을 향상시키기 위한 무인항공기의 배치를 최적화하기 위한 알고리즘을 제안한다.

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