ROBUST AIR-TO-AIR AND AIR-TO-GROUND MIMO COMMUNICATIONS
Abstract
Robust and high throughput airborne communications are critical to ISR missions. While airborne platforms such as unmanned aerial vehicles greatly extend the reach of ISR, being able to send critical sensing information in a timely manner is imperative to maximally exploit airborne ISR assets. MIMO (multiple input multiple output) communications are known to provide high throughput data communication and are much more resilient to various impairments such as channel fading and interference. In addition, it has inherent low probability of intercept/detection compared with single antenna systems. This project addresses design issues encountered in both air-to-air and air-to-ground MIMO communications under realistic operating conditions. Specifically, it addresses various complicating factors in airborne transmission channels which are drastically different from the typical wireless channels in commercial cellular systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 11, 2016
- Source ID
- FA87501510045
Entities
People
- Biao Chen
Organizations
- Rome Laboratory
- Syracuse University
- United States Air Force