Communication architecture for UAVs for emergency response scenarios
This Master Thesis contributes to Aerowatch's efforts by designing and testing a drone communication architecture for emergency scenarios, with a specific focus on wildfire prevention and rapid response. Using an experimental design methodology to develop the project. Based on a brief market an...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/442685 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/442685 |
| Access Level: | acceso embargado |
| Palabra clave: | Drone aircraft Forest fires--Prevention and control Antennas (Electronics) (optional) Communication DMW Network Architecture Mesh UAV BVLOS. Avions no tripulats Incendis forestals — Prevenció Antenes (Electrònica) Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai |
| Sumario: | This Master Thesis contributes to Aerowatch's efforts by designing and testing a drone communication architecture for emergency scenarios, with a specific focus on wildfire prevention and rapid response. Using an experimental design methodology to develop the project. Based on a brief market analysis, a mesh communication radio is selected as the most suitable option for the proposed architecture. Carrying out preliminary ground evaluations of the chosen device to test its functionality, leading to configuration modifications aimed at enhancing its performance during subsequent flight trials. For the flights test, a hexacopter drone is assembled to be used as a prototype. Custom-designed 3D-printed mounts were created to fix the mesh radios and their antennas to the drone. Furthermore, a prototype system for fire extinguishing was designed and implemented. The effectiveness of the chosen mesh radios is tested under real flight conditions, which encompass both short-range operations that fall within visual line of sight (VLOS) and long-range missions that operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). These trials evaluate the capabilities of the radios, followed by additional configuration efforts to improve their communication effectiveness. Finally, a comprehensive analysis was carried out to assess the suitability of the selected communication radios, by considering factors such as communication range, the latency, packets loss percentage and their throughput. |
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