A Survey of Channel Modeling for UAV Communications

被引：656

作者：

Khuwaja, Aziz Altaf ^{[1
,2
]}

Chen, Yunfei ^{[1
]}

Zhao, Nan ^{[3
]}

Alouini, Mohamed-Slim ^{[4
,5
]}

Dobbins, Paul ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Warwick, Sch Engn, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England

[2] Sukkur IBA Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Sukkur 65200, Pakistan

[3] Dalian Univ Technol, Sch Informat & Commun Engn, Dalian 116024, Peoples R China

[4] King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol, Thuwal 239556900, Saudi Arabia

[5] Telent Co, Warwick CV34 5AH, England

来源：

IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS | 2018年 / 20卷 / 04期

关键词：

Channel characterization; channel models; measurement campaigns; UAV communication; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES; OPTIMAL TRANSPORT-THEORY; LOW ELEVATION LINKS; URBAN AREAS; PATH-LOSS; NETWORKS; DIVERSITY; COVERAGE; SUBURBAN;

D O I：

10.1109/COMST.2018.2856587

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted great interest in rapid deployment for both civil and military applications. UAV communication has its own distinctive channel characteristics compared to the widely used cellular or satellite systems. Accurate channel characterization is crucial for the performance optimization and design of efficient UAV communication. However, several challenges exist in UAV channel modeling. For example, the propagation characteristics of UAV channels are under explored for spatial and temporal variations in non-stationary channels. Additionally, airframe shadowing has not yet been investigated for small size rotary UAVs. This paper provides an extensive survey of the measurement methods proposed for UAV channel modeling that use low altitude platforms and discusses various channel characterization efforts. We also review from a contemporary perspective of UAV channel modeling approaches, and outline future research challenges in this domain.

引用

页码：2804 / 2821

页数：18

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