Communication Support for Unmanned Air Transportation

Kurzfassung

During the past few years, unmanned air transportation has come to the forefront of aviation research. Aviation authorities around the world have been making progress toward integrating drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into their national airspaces. In parallel, private industry has been developing innovative applications such as transportation of people and goods, medicine delivery, pipeline monitoring systems, and disaster-area aerial surveys. Projects such as UAS traffic management (UTM) and urban air mobility demonstrate the industry's great enthusiasm for unmanned air transportation. Before unmanned air transportation becomes a reality, there is a need to improve the reliability and security of UAV communications, as they impact human safety