Channel transmission strategy for mmWave hybrid UAV communications with blockage. Issue 2 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Jianwei; Jia, Weimin
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 54:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: autonomous aerial vehicles -- aircraft communication -- antenna arrays -- telecommunication scheduling -- aircraft antennas; channel transmission strategy -- mmWave hybrid UAV communications -- millimetre‐wave unmanned aerial vehicle communications -- angle domain channel transmission scheme -- massive array antennas -- blockage problem -- multiUAV coordination -- user scheduling algorithm; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2017.4058
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : The blockage is a tough hurdle for millimetre‐wave (mmWave) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. In this Letter, the authors propose an angle domain channel transmission scheme for mmWave hybrid UAV communication with blockage. Firstly, they investigate the angle domain channel transmission of mmWave UAV communication systems with massive array antennas. Then, they solve the blockage problem through the multi‐UAV coordination. Specially, they provide a practical user scheduling algorithm to maximize the achievable sum rates. Finally, simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.