An UAV-Based Experimental Setup for Propagation Characterization in Urban Environment

• Published in: IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement Vol. 70; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Fuschini, Franco, Barbiroli, Marina, Vitucci, Enrico Maria, Semkin, Vasilii, Oestges, Claude, Strano, Bruno, Degli-Esposti, Vittorio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Buildings; Directive antennas; Drones; Frequency measurement; Ground level; Ground stations; Line of sight; Microwave measurement; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter waves; millimeter-wave propagation; Payloads; Propagation; radio propagation; Transceivers; Ultrawideband; ultrawideband technology; Unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); Urban environments; Wireless communications

A measurement setup, including millimeter-wave and ultrawideband transceivers mounted on both a customized unmanned aerial vehicle and a ground station and a measurement procedure for full 3-D wireless propagation analysis, is described in this work. The custom-made developed system represents a fle...