Communication relay applications of a solar-powered UAV following a collision-free optimal flight path

Giancarlo Eder Guerra Padilla; Seong Hwan Kim; Kee Ho Yu

Communication relay applications of a solar-powered UAV following a collision-free optimal flight path

Giancarlo Eder Guerra Padilla
, Seong Hwan Kim
, Kee Ho Yu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

In the occurrence of natural disasters or any other event that causes damage to the communication system’s infrastructure of a city, logistics and rescue works tend to lack in countermeasures to assure a stable communication when needed. This study is aimed to developing a collision-free optimal flight path of a solar-powered UAV, exploiting its capability for long endurance flights, using it as a Low Altitude Platform (LAP) for communication relay. The model considers the solar incidence angle, aircraft attitude, influence of Artificial Potential Fields, and Free-space transmission signal. Apart from this considerations, a flight altitude restriction is defined and bounded to maximum antenna range. As a result of the simulation, a collision-free flight path considering antenna specifications for communication relay was tested resulting in the acquisition of significant data regarding the feasibility of the approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	457-461
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9788993215151
State	Published - 2018.12.10
Event	18th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2018 - PyeongChang, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2018.10.17 → 2018.10.20

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
Volume	2018-October
ISSN (Print)	1598-7833

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2018
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	PyeongChang
Period	18.10.17 → 18.10.20

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Artificial Potential Field
Collision Avoidance
Communication Relay
Optimal Flight path

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

Computer Science & Information Systems
Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
Engineering - Petroleum
Data Science

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Padilla, GEG, Kim, SH & Yu, KH 2018, Communication relay applications of a solar-powered UAV following a collision-free optimal flight path. in International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems., 8571719, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, vol. 2018-October, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 457-461, 18th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2018, PyeongChang, Korea, Republic of, 18.10.17.

Communication relay applications of a solar-powered UAV following a collision-free optimal flight path. / Padilla, Giancarlo Eder Guerra; Kim, Seong Hwan; Yu, Kee Ho.
International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. p. 457-461 8571719 (International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems; Vol. 2018-October).

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