Cellular network-connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) experience different radio propagation conditions than radio nodes on the ground. Therefore, it has become critical to investigate the performance of aerial radios, both theoretically and through field trials. In this paper, we consider low-altitude aerial nodes that are served by an experimental cellular network. We provide a detailed description of the hardware and software components needed for establishing a broadband wireless testbed for UAV communications research using software radios. Results show that a testbed for innovation in UAV communications and networking is feasible with commercial off-the-shelf hardware, open-source software, and low-power signaling.
@article{arxiv.2112.09067,
title = {Open-Source Software Radio Platform for Research on Cellular Networked UAVs -- It Works!},
author = {Aly Sabri Abdalla and Andrew Yingst and Keith Powell and Antoni Gelonch-Bosch and Vuk Marojevic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.09067},
year = {2021}
}
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This article has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Magazine