UAV-carried Long-distance Wi-Fi Communication Infrastructure

Abstract

We develop an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-carried long distance Wi-Fi communication infrastructure for smart city applications such as emergency response. In this paper, we describe the mobility of UAVs, the heading control mechanisms of directional antennae to reject wind disturbance, and practical UAV design issues such as the flight time of battery-powered UAVs. We demonstrate the performance of the UAV-carried communication infrastructure through a simulation study.