Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for High-Frequency Measurements: An accurate, fast, and cost-effective technology
Alan Salari, Danilo Erricolo
Abstract
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for high-frequency (HF) measurements is a cutting-edge technology that has recently attracted attention. The measurements of far and near fields of antennas, mobile network tests, direction finding, and locating the sources of interference as well as radio-frequency (RF) imaging are a few of the HF applications of UAVs. In this article, we discuss the advantages and capabilities of UAVs for HF measurements as well as some recent progress in the use of UAVs for related types of applications.
Topics & Concepts
Interference (communication)Radio frequencyComputer scienceElectromagnetic interferenceEnhanced Data Rates for GSM EvolutionRemote sensingElectronic engineeringElectrical engineeringEngineeringAerospace engineeringTelecommunicationsGeologyChannel (broadcasting)Advanced SAR Imaging TechniquesRadar Systems and Signal ProcessingSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques