Reshaping UAV-Enabled Communications with Omnidirectional Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles
Autor: | Licea, Daniel Bonilla, Silano, Giuseppe, Hammouti, Hajar El, Ghogho, Mounir, Saska, Martin |
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Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
Popis: | A new class of Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles (MRAVs), known as omnidirectional MRAVs (o-MRAVs), has attracted significant interest in the robotics community. These MRAVs have the unique capability of independently controlling their 3D position and 3D orientation. In the context of aerial communication networks, this translates into the ability to control the position and orientation of the antenna mounted on the MRAV without any additional devices tasked for antenna orientation. This additional Degrees of Freedom (DoF) adds a new dimension to aerial communication systems, creating various research opportunities in communications-aware trajectory planning and positioning. This paper presents this new class of MRAVs and discusses use cases in areas such as physical layer security and optical communications. Furthermore, the benefits of these MRAVs are illustrated with realistic simulation scenarios. Finally, new research problems and opportunities introduced by this advanced robotics technology are discussed. Comment: Accepted for IEEE Communications Magazine. \c{opyright}2024 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media |
Databáze: | arXiv |
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