Integrating GPS Sensor and Beamforming for UAV Tracking Algorithm

Ha Lim Song, Young Chai Ko

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    Abstract

    Integrating flight sensor data into beamforming technology in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) communications is an attractive solution. Due to the movements and perturbations of UAV, maintaining beam alignment is a challenging issue. In this paper, we propose an integrated flight sensor data and beamforming algorithm for UAV tracking. We can reduce the beam training overhead drastically with the global positioning system (GPS). However, due to relatively large errors and a long period of the GPS signal data, we consider exploiting beamforming to persist the beam alignment even when the GPS signal is absent. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme can improve the performance compared to a GPS-single system. In addition, the proposed algorithm can accomplish high beamforming gain with less beam training overhead compared to the conventional beamforming algorithm.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2021 International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication, ICEIC 2021
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9781728191614
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jan 31
    Event2021 International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication, ICEIC 2021 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
    Duration: 2021 Jan 312021 Feb 3

    Publication series

    Name2021 International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication, ICEIC 2021

    Conference

    Conference2021 International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication, ICEIC 2021
    Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
    CityJeju
    Period21/1/3121/2/3

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work has been supported by the Future Combat System Network Technology Research Center program of Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Agency for Defense Development. (UD190033ED)

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2021 IEEE.

    Keywords

    • Beam tracking
    • Beamforming
    • Flight sensor data
    • UAV communictions

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Information Systems
    • Information Systems and Management
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Instrumentation

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