Propagation Characterization and Channel Modeling for UAV Communications

This book focuses on the propagation characterization and channel modeling of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. Currently, there are no books that cover this specific topic, while the author’s book aims to fill this blank in the existing literature by elaborating accurate yet easy-to-use UAV channel models. The studied topics, including propagation characteristics of UAV communications, a time stationary regular-shaped geometry-based stochastic model (RS-GBSM) for UAV narrowband channels, a time non-stationary RS-GBSM for UAV narrowband channels, a time non-stationary RS-GBSM for UAV wideband channels, a time-space non-stationary irregular-shaped geometry-based stochastic model (IS-GBSM) for UAV wideband channels, a time-space-frequency non-stationary IS-GBSM with UAV’s 3D continuously arbitrary trajectory and self-rotation, a mixed-bouncing based IS-GBSM for UAV wideband channels, and a time-space-frequency non-stationary IS-GBSM with time-space consistency for UAV wideband channels, will be elaborated in this book, accompanied by insightful discussions and efficient suggestions. Finally, this book closes up with some promising directions, hoping to promote future research outcomes in the field of UAV channel modeling. As the UAV technology gets mature rapidly, UAV communications are shifting from military development to civilian and commercial sectors. The UAV communication is widely considered as a significant and indispensable component of wireless communications. It is well known that an accurate yet easy-to-use UAV channel model is the foundation of designing a proper UAV communication system and evaluating its performance. To the authors’ best knowledge, there is no book dedicated to the propagation characterization and channel modeling of UAV communications. This book remedies this situation and provide valuable suggestions for the design of UAV communication systems by adequately presenting the UAV propagation characterization and channel modeling. Though the book is dominantly written for researchers and professionals in wireless communications, advanced-level students majoring in computer science or electrical engineering may also find the content useful.