A realistic channel model is vital for designing, optimizing, and evaluating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-to-ground (U2G) communication systems. This paper presents a comprehensive U2G ultra-wideband (UWB) channel model by considering the large-scale fading (LSF), including path loss (PL), shadow fading (SF), and airframe shadowing (AS). The effects of carrier frequency, bandwidth, building distribution, and UAV airframe structure on the LSF are fully studied. Different from the traditional bandwidth-independent PL calculation method, an extended closed-form expression for calculating PL is proposed to capture the new characteristics of ultra-wide bandwidth. The SF part is statistically described by a parametric lognormal model, and the built-up scenario-dependent parameters are predicted by a hybrid method with the ray-tracing and virtual scenario technologies. In addition, the AS part with respect to the airframe structure and posture variation is derived. It consists of the direct and reflected path components which are obtained by the deterministic and statistical approaches, respectively. The numerical simulations show that bandwidth, building distribution, and airframe structure have great influence on the LSF characteristics. For example, the fluctuation of received power can reach 30 dB due to the AS. The proposed model also shows its effectiveness and reliability by comparing with the RT and measured data, as well as the good compatibility with standardized models for some typical scenarios.


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    Title :

    Path Loss and Shadowing for UAV-to-Ground UWB Channels Incorporating the Effects of Built-Up Areas and Airframe


    Contributors:
    Ni, Haoran (author) / Zhu, Qiuming (author) / Hua, Boyu (author) / Mao, Kai (author) / Pan, Yinglan (author) / Ali, Farman (author) / Zhong, Weizhi (author) / Chen, Xiaomin (author)

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    Publication date :

    2024-11-01


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    16978452 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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