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R&D and Standardization Trends on Control and Non-payload Communication for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (무인기 제어 전용 통신 기술 표준화 동향)

  • Kim, H.W.;Kang, K.S.;Lee, B.S.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.70-77
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    • 2018
  • Considering the increased demand for unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in various commercial and public sectors, it is necessary to integrate a UAS into a national airspace program for manned aircraft operations. For the safe operation of a UAS in a national airspace program, in addition to the detection and avoidance capability at a similar level of "see and avoid" by pilots of manned aircraft, a highly reliable control and non-payload communication (CNPC) link is needed for unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) control at a similar level as aircraft control by manned aircraft pilots. In this paper, we analyze the trends in domestic and international standardization activities on the UAS CNPC network technology for the safe integration of UAS into a national airspace program.

Research on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Mobility Model based on Reinforcement Learning (강화학습 기반 무인항공기 이동성 모델에 관한 연구)

  • Kyoung Hun Kim;Min Kyu Cho;Chang Young Park;Jeongho Kim;Soo Hyun Kim;Young Ghyu Sun;Jin Young Kim
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 2023
  • Recently, reinforcement learning has been used to improve the communication performance of flying ad-hoc networks (FANETs) and to design mobility models. Mobility model is a key factor for predicting and controlling the movement of unmmaned aerial vehicle (UAVs). In this paper, we designed and analyzed the performance of Q-learning with fourier basis function approximation and Deep-Q Network (DQN) models for optimal path finding in a three-dimensional virtual environment where UAVs operate. The experimental results show that the DQN model is more suitable for optimal path finding than the Q-learning model in a three-dimensional virtual environment.

The Extended-Military Multimedia Systems Based on Real-Time Scheduling Scheme (실시간 스케줄링을 적용한 Extended-Military Multimedia Systems)

  • Park, Sang-Hyuk;Kim, Jai-Hoon;Han, Chang-Hee
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.26-32
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    • 2011
  • It is very important for more effective military operation to share information required in recognizing a situation by monitoring battlefield. The recognition of situations is offered visually though multi-media systems such as a COP(Common Operation Picture), UAV etc. The operating method has rapidly changed into Network-Centric Warfare (NCW). As a result, the data that these Multimedia systems should control is increasing. Improved performance of Multimedia systems is required to deal with them. In this paper, we propose Extended-Military Multimedia System(E-MMS) applying the most excellent scheduling method in terms of meet-ratio in real time when Multimedia systems carry out assigned information in real time for monitoring as the method of improved performance. As a result of utility about proposed system, it is verified that realtime EDF(Earliest Deadline First) scheduling method is more improved up to 20% compared to non-realtime FCFS(First Come First Service) in terms of the deadline meet ratio.

Study on Detection Technique for Coastal Debris by using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing and Object Detection Algorithm based on Deep Learning (무인항공기 영상 및 딥러닝 기반 객체인식 알고리즘을 활용한 해안표착 폐기물 탐지 기법 연구)

  • Bak, Su-Ho;Kim, Na-Kyeong;Jeong, Min-Ji;Hwang, Do-Hyun;Enkhjargal, Unuzaya;Kim, Bo-Ram;Park, Mi-So;Yoon, Hong-Joo;Seo, Won-Chan
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.1209-1216
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    • 2020
  • In this study, we propose a method for detecting coastal surface wastes using an UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) remote sensing method and an object detection algorithm based on deep learning. An object detection algorithm based on deep neural networks was proposed to detect coastal debris in aerial images. A deep neural network model was trained with image datasets of three classes: PET, Styrofoam, and plastics. And the detection accuracy of each class was compared with Darknet-53. Through this, it was possible to monitor the wastes landing on the shore by type through unmanned aerial vehicles. In the future, if the method proposed in this study is applied, a complete enumeration of the whole beach will be possible. It is believed that it can contribute to increase the efficiency of the marine environment monitoring field.

Event-Triggered H2 Attitude Controller Design for 3 DOF Hover Systems (3 자유도 비행체 시스템의 이벤트 트리거 기반의 H2 자세 제어기 설계)

  • Jung, Hyein;Han, Seungyong;Lee, Sangmoon
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.139-148
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    • 2020
  • This paper is concerned with the H2 attitude controller design for 3 degree of freedom (DOF) Hover systems with an event-triggered mechanism. The 3 DOF Hover system is an embedded platform for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) provided by Quanser. The mathematical model of this system is obtained by a linearization around operating points and it is represented as a linear parameter-varying (LPV) model. To save communication network resources, the event-triggered mechanism (ETM) is considered and the performance of the system is guaranteed by the H2 controller. The stabilization condition is obtained by using Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals (LKFs) and some useful lemmas. The effectiveness of the proposed method is shown by simulation and experimental results.

Coverage Prediction for Aerial Relay Systems based on the Common Data Link using ITU Models (ITU 모델을 이용한 공용데이터링크 기반의 공중중계 시스템의 커버리지 예측)

  • Park, Jae-Soo;Song, Young-Hwan;Choi, Hyo-Gi;Yoon, Chang-Bae;Hwang, Chan-Ho
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.21-30
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, we predicted the propagation loss for the air-to-ground (A2G) channel between the ground control system and the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using the prediction model for the aircraft recommended by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). We analyzed the network coverage of the aerial relay system based on the medium altitude UAVs by expanding it into the air-to-air (A2A) channel. Climate and geographic factors in Korea were used to predict propagation loss due to atmospheres. We used the measured data published by the Telecommunication Technology Association (TTA) for regional rainfall-rate and effective earth radius factors to increase accuracy. In addition, the aerial relay communication system used the key parameter of the common data link (CDL) system developed in Korea recently. Prediction results show that the network coverage of the aerial relay system broadens at higher altitude.

A Study on the Operation of Multi-Beam Antenna for Airborne Relay UAV considering the Characteristics of Aircraft (비행체의 특징을 고려한 공중중계 무인기 다중빔 안테나 운용 방안)

  • Park, Sangjun;Lee, Wonwoo;Kim, Yongchul;Kim, Junseob;Jo, Ohyun
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.26-34
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    • 2021
  • In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the future battlefield will carry out multi-area operations with hyper-connected, high-speed and mobile systems. In order to prepare for changes in the future, the Korean military intends to develop various weapons systems and form a multi-layer tactical network to support On The Move communication. However, current tactical networks are limited in support of On The Move communications. In other words, the operation of multi-beam antennas is necessary to efficiently construct a multi-layer tactical network in future warfare. Therefore, in this paper, we look at the need for multi-beam antennas through the operational scenario of a multi-layer tactical network. In addition, based on development consideration factors, features of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, we present the location and operation of airborne relay drone installations of multi-beam antennas.

Research Trend and Analysis of Altitude and Endurance for Fuel Cell Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (연료전지 무인항공기의 고도와 체공시간에 대한 특성 분석 및 최신 연구동향)

  • Cho, Seonghyun;Kim, Minjin;Son, Youngjun;Yang, Taehyun
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.393-404
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    • 2014
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been applied to not only military missions like surveillance and reconnaissance but also commercial missions like meteorological observation, aerial photograph, communication relay, internet network build and disaster observation. Fuel cells make UAVs eco-friendly by using hydrogen. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) show low operation temperature, high efficiency, low noise and high energy density and those characterisitcs are well fitted with UAVs. Thus Fuel cell based UAVs have been actively developed in the world. Recently, fuel cell UAVs have started to develope for high altitude UAVs because target altitude of UAVs is expanded upto stratosphere altitude. Long endurance of UAVs is essential to improve effects of the missions. Improvement of UAV endurance time could be fulfilled by developing a hydrogen fuel storage system with high energy density and reducing the weight of UAVs. In this paper, research trend and analysis of fuel cell UAVs are introduced in terms of their altitude and endurance time and then the prospect of fuel cell UAVs are shown.

A Study on the Trend of an Avionics System Architecture Development for UAV (무인기 항공전자 체계의 아키텍처 개발 동향연구)

  • Kim, Sung Woo;Sim, Jae Ick;Lee, Wang Gug;Lee, Woo Jin;Won, Dae Yeon
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.436-447
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    • 2014
  • The major elements of avionics system architecture are requirements, Real Time Operating System, message communication, memory, and data format etc. Herein describes a state-of-the-art development trend for the avionics system architecture, system requirements and data bus among the major elements of avionics system. While, domestic technology has been tried to Integrated Modular Avionics(IMA) system based on the Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet(AFDX) technology during Light Attack Helicopter(LAH) project in Korea, but not yet proved as the product case in Full Scale Development Phase. The avionics system architecture considering the domestic inexperience of the IMA system architecture are suggested for the Next-generation Corps Unmanned Aircraft System.

High Quality Video Streaming System in Ultra-Low Latency over 5G-MEC (5G-MEC 기반 초저지연 고화질 영상 전송 시스템)

  • Kim, Jeongseok;Lee, Jaeho
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 2021
  • The Internet including mobile networks is developing to overcoming the limitation of physical distance and providing or acquiring information from remote locations. However, the systems that use video as primary information require higher bandwidth for recognizing the situation in remote places more accurately through high-quality video as well as lower latency for faster interaction between devices and users. The emergence of the 5th generation mobile network provides features such as high bandwidth and precise location recognition that were not experienced in previous-generation technologies. In addition, the Mobile Edge Computing that minimizes network latency in the mobile network requires a change in the traditional system architecture that was composed of the existing smart device and high availability server system. However, even with 5G and MEC, since there is a limit to overcome the mobile network state fluctuations only by enhancing the network infrastructure, this study proposes a high-definition video streaming system in ultra-low latency based on the SRT protocol that provides Forward Error Correction and Fast Retransmission. The proposed system shows how to deploy software components that are developed in consideration of the nature of 5G and MEC to achieve sub-1 second latency for 4K real-time video streaming. In the last of this paper, we analyze the most significant factor in the entire video transmission process to achieve the lowest possible latency.