Performance Analysis of Mobile Ad Hoc Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks with Directional Antennas
Joint Authors
Alshbatat, Abdel Ilah
Dong, Liang
Source
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential of creating an ad hoc communication network in the air.
Most UAVs used in communication networks are equipped with wireless transceivers using omnidirectional antennas.
In this paper, we consider a collection of UAVs that communicate through wireless links as a mobile ad-hoc network using directional antennas.
The network design goal is to maximize the throughput and minimize the end-to-end delay.
In this respect, we propose a new medium access control protocol for a network of UAVs with directional antennas.
We analyze the communication channel between the UAVs and the effect of aircraft attitude on the network performance.
Using the optimized network engineering tool (OPNET), we compare our protocol with the IEEE 802.11 protocol for omnidirectional antennas.
The simulation results show performance improvement in end-to-end delay as well as throughput.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alshbatat, Abdel Ilah& Dong, Liang. 2011. Performance Analysis of Mobile Ad Hoc Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks with Directional Antennas. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505302
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alshbatat, Abdel Ilah& Dong, Liang. Performance Analysis of Mobile Ad Hoc Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks with Directional Antennas. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505302
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alshbatat, Abdel Ilah& Dong, Liang. Performance Analysis of Mobile Ad Hoc Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks with Directional Antennas. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2011. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505302
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505302