Design and implementation of aerial communication using directional antennas: learning control in unknown communication environments

S Li, C He, M Liu, Y Wan, Y Gu, J Xie… - IET Control Theory & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… power consumption, and reduced communication interference. Per … on directional antennas
and narrow-beam communication schemes have been focused on air-ground communication

Long-range and broadband aerial communication using directional antennas (ACDA): Design and implementation

J Chen, J Xie, Y Gu, S Li, S Fu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… information, and an optimal antenna control scheme that rejects the impact … Aerial
Communication using Directional Antenna (ACDA) system that uses controllable directional …

Learning and uncertainty-exploited directional antenna control for robust long-distance and broad-band aerial communication

M Liu, Y Wan, S Li, FL Lewis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… using their GPS locations may not lead to the best communication performance (see …
develop a distributed antenna control solution for the goal of maximizing the communication

Learning and uncertainty-exploited directional antenna control for robust aerial networking

M Liu, Y Wan, S Li, FL Lewis - 2019 IEEE 90th Vehicular …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… Abstract—Aerial communication using directional antennas (ACDA) is a promising … aerial
vehicle (UAV)-to-UAV communication. The automatic alignment of directional antennas allows …

Adaptive MAC protocol for UAV communication networks using directional antennas

AI Alshbatat, L Dong - … on Networking, Sensing and Control  …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… called adaptive medium access control protocol for unmanned aerial vehicle (AMUAV) and
… range of the communication networks. We propose the use of directional antenna that can be …

Performance analysis of mobile ad hoc unmanned aerial vehicle communication networks with directional antennas

AI Alshbatat, L Dong - International Journal of Aerospace …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
antennas and directional antennas. Because of the size and power limitations, the use of the
directional antennas in … and reliability of the communication link without adding additional …

Using directional antenna in UAVs to enhance tactical communications

A Coyle - … Military Communications and Information Systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… , and directional antenna can all be used to create a more robust network. This paper looks
at how UAVs interact with a tactical radio network and how directional antennas can be used …

On the application of directional antennas in multi-tier unmanned aerial vehicle networks

J Zhang, H Xu, L Xiang, J Yang - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… A long-range broadband aerial communication system using directional antennas was … the
air is exploited for realtime communication. Directional antenna has also been combined with …

Beyond visual line of sight UAV control for remote monitoring using directional antennas

S Li, Y Gu, B Subedi, C He, Y Wan… - 2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… The use of UAV relay permits flight control signals to be … The use of directional antennas
extends the UAV control … developed aerial communication system using directional antennas (…

RSSI-based heading control for robust long-range aerial communication in UAV networks

J Yan, H Zhao, X Luo, C Chen… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… However, the narrow radiation pattern of directional antennas and the … control strategy
for UAVcarried directional antennas to establish a robust long-range aerial communication