Control Systems and Computers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/usim.2017.05.054

Upr. sist. maš., 2017, Issue 5 (271), pp. 54-61.

UDC 004.94

S.V. Melnykov¹,  A.Ye. Volkov², N.V. Korshunov³, Yu.Yu. Hryshchenko⁴

1 PhD, Senior research fellow, Acting heard of the Department of Intelligent Control, International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies and Systems of NAS of Ukraine and MES of Ukraine, 40, Glushkova ave., Kyiv, 03187, dep185@irtc.orh.ua

2 PhD, associate professor, Place of work: senior research fellow, Department of Intelligent Control, International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies and Systems of NAS of Ukraine and MES of Ukraine, Address: 1, Kosmonavta Komarova ave., Kyiv, 03187, Ukraine, Phone: +38 (044) 406-72-44, E-mail: psv@nau.edu.ua

3 Post-graduate student, Department of Intelligent Control, International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies and Systems of NAS of Ukraine and MES of Ukraine, 40, Glushkova ave., Kyiv, 03187, dep185@irtc.orh.ua

4 Lead engineer, Department of Intelligent Control, International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies and Systems of NAS of Ukraine and MES of Ukraine, 40, Glushkova ave., Kyiv, 03187, noktimua@gmail.com

Using Unmanned Aerial Systems as the Mobile Radio Communication Complexes

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to review the application of the modern unmanned aerial vehicles as the mobile radio communication and data transmission systems in order to expand the information and communication network coverage area by using either single unmanned aerial systems or such unmanned aerial systems, which are networked to each other.
Methods: The proposed system is based on retransmitting the signals among unmanned aerial systems and satellites to consumers.
Results: The development of the system of increasing cellular coverage using the unmanned aerial systems and the implementation of the algorithms to expand the information and communication network coverage area.
Discussion: The system can be implemented as a single unmanned aerial aircraft with retransmission equipment, as well as a set of such unmanned aerial systems, using ground-to-aircraft, aircraft-to-aircraft and satellite data communication. Such systems ensure the communications and are able to reposition itself in real time in manual and automatic modes.
Keyword: unmanned aerial vehicle, cellular network, radio communication, telecommunications, communication providing.

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Received 12.06.2017