3D Simulation Modeling of UAV-to-Car Communications

IEEE Access

Yusheng Ji¹  Seilendria A. Hadiwardoyo¹  Carlos T. Calafate²  Enrique Hernandez-Orallo²  Juan-Carlos Cano³  Pietro Manzoni³ 

[1] Department of Computer Engineering, Universitat Polit&x00E8;cnica de Val&x00E8;ncia, Valencia, Spain;

关键词: Intelligent transportation systems;    vehicular and wireless technologies;    unmanned aerial vehicles;    simulation;    channel models;    digital elevation models;   

DOI  :  10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2889604

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we propose a realistic model for simulating communications between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, and ground vehicles, which can support mobile infrastructure to broadcast alerts in emergency situations. Three-dimensional positioning features should be considered in these simulations that involve UAVs and ground vehicles since communications links are not based on a flat surface. In fact, irregular terrains in the form of hills and mountains can greatly affect the communications by acting as obstacles that block radio signals partially or totally. Hence, in this paper, we propose a simulation model that conforms to this kind of communication and that was developed in the scope of the OMNeT++ simulator. The simulation results achieved showed a great degree of similarities with those results obtained in a real testbed for different scenarios. In addition, various path loss models and elevation models were considered to improve the level of realism of the simulation model.

【 授权许可】

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