elib
DLR-Header
DLR-Logo -> http://www.dlr.de
DLR Portal Home | Impressum | Datenschutz | Kontakt | English
Schriftgröße: [-] Text [+]

Suitability of LTE for Drone-to-Infrastructure Communications in Very Low Level Airspace

Schalk, Lukas Marcel und Herrmann, Martin (2017) Suitability of LTE for Drone-to-Infrastructure Communications in Very Low Level Airspace. In: 36th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference. 36th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 17.-21. September 2017, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. doi: 10.1109/dasc.2017.8102112.

Dies ist die aktuellste Version dieses Eintrags.

[img] PDF - Nur DLR-intern zugänglich
194kB

Kurzfassung

The increasing availability of cheap and powerful drones for various applications is likely to cause a heavy usage of the very low level airspace in metropolitan areas with up to 500 simultaneously airborne drones per square kilometer in the near future. Certainly, the predicted large number of drones presents a major challenge to future UTM and especially to supporting communications systems. A robust and reliable communications system for drone-to-infrastructure communications is inevitably needed to grant all drones access to various services provided by UTM. In previous works, it has already been shown that LTE is capable of providing connectivity to drones flying at low altitudes in principle. However, airborne drones which transmit data to UTM produce severe inter-cell interference since they have a strong line-of-sight connection to multiple LTE base stations. Hence, we investigate further the suitability of the LTE uplink for drone-to-infrastructure communications in very low level airspace by system-level simulations in this work. In particular, the maximum drone density that can be thoroughly monitored and safely coordinated by a UTM system with LTE communication links is identified. Our simulations show that LTE is not suitable for high-density scenarios due to the severe uplink interference. It is concluded that future research has to focus on the mitigation of inter-cell interference so even a large number of drones can get reliable access to all UTM services.

elib-URL des Eintrags:https://elib.dlr.de/116203/
Dokumentart:Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag)
Titel:Suitability of LTE for Drone-to-Infrastructure Communications in Very Low Level Airspace
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Schalk, Lukas MarcelLukas.Schalk (at) dlr.deNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Herrmann, MartinNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:2017
Erschienen in:36th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference
Referierte Publikation:Ja
Open Access:Nein
Gold Open Access:Nein
In SCOPUS:Nein
In ISI Web of Science:Nein
DOI:10.1109/dasc.2017.8102112
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:drones, UTM, LTE, uplink, MATLAB
Veranstaltungstitel:36th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference
Veranstaltungsort:St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Veranstaltungsart:internationale Konferenz
Veranstaltungsdatum:17.-21. September 2017
Veranstalter :IEEE/AIAA
HGF - Forschungsbereich:Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr
HGF - Programm:Luftfahrt
HGF - Programmthema:Luftverkehrsmanagement und Flugbetrieb
DLR - Schwerpunkt:Luftfahrt
DLR - Forschungsgebiet:L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben):L - Kommunikation, Navigation und Überwachung (alt)
Standort: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Kommunikation und Navigation > Nachrichtensysteme
Hinterlegt von: Schalk, Lukas Marcel
Hinterlegt am:28 Nov 2017 13:57
Letzte Änderung:24 Jul 2023 10:01

Verfügbare Versionen dieses Eintrags

Nur für Mitarbeiter des Archivs: Kontrollseite des Eintrags

Blättern
Suchen
Hilfe & Kontakt
Informationen
electronic library verwendet EPrints 3.3.12
Gestaltung Webseite und Datenbank: Copyright © Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). Alle Rechte vorbehalten.