In this paper, we develop an analytic methodology to determine the best technology to carry the communication between an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a ground control station (GCS). We assume herein that the UAV is performing its mission under nominal conditions. For this, we identify some relevant criteria that cover most use-cases. We propose a multi-criteria analysis to determine the best technology to carry the radiocommunication between the UAV and the GCS. In this work, we distinguish between the Control and Non-Payload Communication Channel (CNPC) and the Payload Channel. By studying two different missions, we emphasize that the technology assessment results depend on the use-case as well as the UAV scenario, and that for a same scenario the results for CNPC are different from the Payload communication. In this work, we are focused on the precise agriculture (PA) use-case, and the public safety (PS) use case. We present the assessment results in both Visual Line of Sight (VLOS), and Beyond Line of Sight (BVLOS) scenarios. The latter is very interesting because the communication UAV-GCS becomes of critical importance. I. INTRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKS Owing to their compact size, their reduced weight and increasing capabilities, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are nowadays used in a wide range of civil applications. Three typical categories of missions are identified [1]: UAV-aided ubiquitous coverage (e.g. in case of infrastructure damage and crowded areas), UAV-aided relaying (e.g. between frontline and command center for emergency responses), and UAV-aided information dissemination and data collection (e.g. for precision agriculture). To accomplish its mission, the UAV exchanges information with a Ground Control Station (GCS), through two communication channels: The control and non-payload communication (CNPC) channel and the payload channel. Both of them characterize the Air-to-Ground (AG) communication.
In this paper, we develop a generic approach to determine the best technology to carry the communication between an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a ground control station (GCS). For this, we consider that the UAV is performing its task under nominal conditions. Based on related work, we select the most relevant criteria of interest. Then, we compare technologies performances in the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz ISM bands, using a multi-criteria analysis. Technology assessment results depend on the use-case and the UAV scenario. In this work, we are focused on the precise agriculture (PA) usecase, and we present the assessment results in both Visual Line of Sight (VLOS), Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS), as well as Beyond Line of Sight (BVLOS) scenarios. The latter is very interesting because the communication UAV-GCS becomes of critical importance.
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