INTEGRATION OF 5G COMMUNICATIONS FOR UAV CONTROL IN A MULTI-LINK NETWORK
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Authors
Lin, Kaijian
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5G
DDS
ROS2
Mininet
unmanned system
throughput
latency
DDS
ROS2
Mininet
unmanned system
throughput
latency
Advisors
Calusdian, James
Thulasiraman, Preetha
Date of Issue
2024-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The Data Distribution Service (DDS) is a middleware protocol and prime candidate for cohesive communications in an unmanned system. Earlier thesis work proposed a network architecture that incorporates SATCOM and WiFi links. This thesis expands upon the network architecture of the previous study by integrating 5G communications with DDS. This integration, where unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control is offloaded onto 5G networks, not only ensures the safe operation of UAVs but also facilitates a range of applications by delivering mission-specific payload data. Using controlled simulations, the objective of this research is to successfully connect a UAV to a 5G network and analyze whether a UAV can send data to the ground station. The latency and throughput of the system is also analyzed and compared against the earlier setup.
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