Towards Adaptive Autonomous Aerial Systems for Post-Disaster Communication
Key: Zob19-1
Author: Julian Zobel
Date: March 2019
Kind: In proceedings
Book title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Systems (NetSys)
Abstract: Digital wireless communication is used everywhere and has significant importance for our society. If required infrastructure is inhibited or destroyed, such as after natural disasters, delay-tolerant Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (DTN-MANETs) can offer relief by re-establishing communication without an existing infrastructure. However, message dissemination relies on node mobility, which may be low or non-existing especially in a post-disaster scenario. Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as message collection and distribution platforms can compensate the effects of low mobility and support ad hoc communication. First simulation results suggest that communication bridges formed by UAVs between separated network islands significantly improve message delivery rate and propagation delay. Deploying controlled high-mobility UAVs to support low-performance networks could lead to a new era of applications taking advantage of supported ad hoc communication, such as in the fields of Smart Cities and the Internet of Things.
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