학술논문
UAVNet: A mobile wireless mesh network using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Document Type
Conference
Source
2012 IEEE Globecom Workshops Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2012 IEEE. :1603-1608 Dec, 2012
Subject
Language
ISSN
2166-0077
Abstract
We developed UAVNet, a framework for the autonomous deployment of a flying Wireless Mesh Network using small quadrocopter-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The flying wireless mesh nodes are automatically interconnected to each other and building an IEEE 802.11s wireless mesh network. The implemented UAVNet prototype is able to autonomously interconnect two end systems by setting up an airborne relay, consisting of one or several flying wireless mesh nodes. The developed software includes basic functionality to control the UAVs and to setup, deploy, manage, and monitor a wireless mesh network. Our evaluations have shown that UAVNet can significantly improve network performance.