Large Geographical Area Aerial Surveillance Systems Data Network Infrastructure Managed by Artificial Intelligence and Certified over Blockchain: A Review

Abstract

This paper proposes an aerial data network infrastructure for Large Geographical Area Surveillance Systems. The work presents a review of previous works from the authors, existing technologies in the market, and other scientific work, with the goal of creating a data network supported by Autonomous Tethered Aerostat Airships used for sensor fixing, a drones deployment base, and meshed data network nodes installation. The proposed approach for data network infrastructure supports several independent and heterogeneous services from independent, private, and public companies. The presented solution employs Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems for autonomous infrastructure management. The Edge AI used in the presented solution enables the AI management solution to work without the need for a permanent connection to cloud services and is constantly fed by the locally generated sensor data. These systems interact with other network AI services to accomplish coordinated tasks. Blockchain technology services are deployed to ensure secure and auditable decisions and operations, which are validated by the different involved ledgers.

Integrated WPT-PLC System Applied to UAV: Characterization of a Two-Coil Channel Considering Misalignment Scenarios

“…Likewise, the theoretical capacity is influenced by horizontal misalignment where maximum values are reached when the transceivers are perfectly aligned, as shown in Figure 10b. In general, the channel capacity is calculated in a reduced frequency band [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] MHz, which can explain the lower value obtained for the data rate. Moreover, the channel capacity is calculated for different SNR values; the obtained result shows that a high data rate is reached under an acceptable and rational noise scenario and for higher SNR values.…”

“…The use of air vehicles such as drones, UAVs, wing gliders, and aerostat airships have become increasingly popular in various applications, including aerial photography, product deliveries, agriculture, policing and surveillance, and infrastructure inspections, since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the first commercial drone permit in 2006 [1,2]. Unfortunately, UAVs suffer from a decreased fly time due to fast battery drain, which limits their adoption in a 5G network.…”