Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas
In this paper, the prototypical deployment of a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas system, denoted as Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS), aiming at mitigating inter-cell interference effects of cellular networks for in-flight Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), is discussed. In detail,...
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| author | Emanuele Pagliari Luca Davoli Giordano Cicioni Valentina Palazzi Paolo Mezzanotte Federico Alimenti Luca Roselli Gianluigi Ferrari |
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| description | In this paper, the prototypical deployment of a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas system, denoted as Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS), aiming at mitigating inter-cell interference effects of cellular networks for in-flight Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), is discussed. In detail, the proposed SSAS is beneficial to increase the communication reliability over existing cellular networks, especially with regard to complex Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drones’ missions and applications. Its deployment is motivated as existing 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular networks (as well as 5G networks) are mainly designed and optimized for terrestrial utilization, thus not taking into account interference effects on flying connected devices. The prototypical implementation of the SSAS has been expedient to conduct multiple experimental flights with a drone at different altitudes, collecting performance results and validating the proposed SSAS as a viable solution for inter-cell interference mitigation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-516a14baca1c496ca7192b35b310d1e72024-01-20T00:00:55ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-01127040706210.1109/ACCESS.2023.334733510374087Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective AntennasEmanuele Pagliari0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0897-7065Luca Davoli1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4396-8885Giordano Cicioni2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9807-3333Valentina Palazzi3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8184-8297Paolo Mezzanotte4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8335-2663Federico Alimenti5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4523-2193Luca Roselli6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-547XGianluigi Ferrari7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-0934Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyIn this paper, the prototypical deployment of a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas system, denoted as Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS), aiming at mitigating inter-cell interference effects of cellular networks for in-flight Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), is discussed. In detail, the proposed SSAS is beneficial to increase the communication reliability over existing cellular networks, especially with regard to complex Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drones’ missions and applications. Its deployment is motivated as existing 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular networks (as well as 5G networks) are mainly designed and optimized for terrestrial utilization, thus not taking into account interference effects on flying connected devices. The prototypical implementation of the SSAS has been expedient to conduct multiple experimental flights with a drone at different altitudes, collecting performance results and validating the proposed SSAS as a viable solution for inter-cell interference mitigation.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10374087/Antennascellular networksconnectivitydronesUAVLTE |
| spellingShingle | Emanuele Pagliari Luca Davoli Giordano Cicioni Valentina Palazzi Paolo Mezzanotte Federico Alimenti Luca Roselli Gianluigi Ferrari Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas IEEE Access Antennas cellular networks connectivity drones UAV LTE |
| title | Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas |
| title_full | Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas |
| title_fullStr | Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas |
| title_short | Smart Selective Antennas System (SSAS): Improving 4G LTE Connectivity for UAVs Using Directive Selective Antennas |
| title_sort | smart selective antennas system ssas improving 4g lte connectivity for uavs using directive selective antennas |
| topic | Antennas cellular networks connectivity drones UAV LTE |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10374087/ |
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