TY - GEN
T1 - Wireless multihop networks formed by unmanned aerial vehicles with separable access points and replaceable batteries
AU - Shinkuma, Ryoichi
AU - Goto, Yuki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/12/7
Y1 - 2016/12/7
N2 - Recently, it has been well discussed and proposed that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are operated as an adhoc wireless mesh network infrastructure that connects isolated areas to a communication infrastructure. However, the prior researches did not consider the following assumptions. First, wireless access points (APs) can be separable from UAVs and carried by UAVs. UAVs do not need to keep flying, once APs are placed at right positions for connectivity. Second, UAVs' and APs' batteries can be replaceable and carried by UAVs. They do not need to wait at the energy-supplying station until their batteries are fully charged. The recent development of mechanical automation for UAVs has been making these assumptions realistic. In this paper, therefore, we propose a new design of wireless multihop networks formed by UAVs on the assumption that batteries and APs are replaceable and separable from UAVs and both are carried and placed to the right positions by the mechanical automation of UAVs. This paper also shows possible design options of the UAV-formed multihop networks and the comparison between them. The simulation results validate the feasibility of each design model.
AB - Recently, it has been well discussed and proposed that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are operated as an adhoc wireless mesh network infrastructure that connects isolated areas to a communication infrastructure. However, the prior researches did not consider the following assumptions. First, wireless access points (APs) can be separable from UAVs and carried by UAVs. UAVs do not need to keep flying, once APs are placed at right positions for connectivity. Second, UAVs' and APs' batteries can be replaceable and carried by UAVs. They do not need to wait at the energy-supplying station until their batteries are fully charged. The recent development of mechanical automation for UAVs has been making these assumptions realistic. In this paper, therefore, we propose a new design of wireless multihop networks formed by UAVs on the assumption that batteries and APs are replaceable and separable from UAVs and both are carried and placed to the right positions by the mechanical automation of UAVs. This paper also shows possible design options of the UAV-formed multihop networks and the comparison between them. The simulation results validate the feasibility of each design model.
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U2 - 10.1109/UEMCON.2016.7777900
DO - 10.1109/UEMCON.2016.7777900
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85010379089
T3 - 2016 IEEE 7th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, UEMCON 2016
BT - 2016 IEEE 7th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, UEMCON 2016
A2 - Saha, Himadri Nath
A2 - Chakrabarti, Satyajit
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th IEEE Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, UEMCON 2016
Y2 - 20 October 2016 through 22 October 2016
ER -