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Advancing Experimental Platforms for UAV Communications: Insights from AERPAW'S Digital Twin

Joshua Moore, Aly Sabri Abdalla, Charles Ueltschey, Anıl Gürses, Özgür Özdemir, Mihail L. Sichitiu, İsmail Güvenç, Vuk Marojevic

TL;DR

Experimental results from AERPAW’s digital twin are presented, showcasing its ability to simulate UAV communication scenarios and providing insights into system performance and reliability.

Abstract

The rapid evolution of 5G and beyond has advanced space-air-terrestrial networks, with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offering enhanced coverage, flexible configurations, and cost efficiency. However, deploying UAV-based systems presents challenges including varying propagation conditions and hardware limitations. While simulators and theoretical models have been developed, real-world experimentation is critically important to validate the research. Digital twins, virtual replicas of physical systems, enable emulation that bridge theory and practice. This paper presents our experimental results from AERPAW's digital twin, showcasing its ability to simulate UAV communication scenarios and providing insights into system performance and reliability.

Advancing Experimental Platforms for UAV Communications: Insights from AERPAW'S Digital Twin

TL;DR

Experimental results from AERPAW’s digital twin are presented, showcasing its ability to simulate UAV communication scenarios and providing insights into system performance and reliability.

Abstract

The rapid evolution of 5G and beyond has advanced space-air-terrestrial networks, with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offering enhanced coverage, flexible configurations, and cost efficiency. However, deploying UAV-based systems presents challenges including varying propagation conditions and hardware limitations. While simulators and theoretical models have been developed, real-world experimentation is critically important to validate the research. Digital twins, virtual replicas of physical systems, enable emulation that bridge theory and practice. This paper presents our experimental results from AERPAW's digital twin, showcasing its ability to simulate UAV communication scenarios and providing insights into system performance and reliability.

Paper Structure

This paper contains 10 sections, 6 figures.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Digital Twins for UAV Experimentation
  3. Key Components for Wireless DTs
  4. Balancing DTs with Other Methods
  5. Use Cases
  6. AERPAW's Digital Twin Overview
  7. Experimental procedures and Results
  8. Experimental Approach
  9. Results and Analyses
  10. Conclusions

Figures (6)

  • Figure 1: Aerial base station serving fixed ground UEs.
  • Figure 2: Custom flight path from LW1 to LW2.
  • Figure 4: Achieved throughput in Mbps plotted as blue scattered (left Y-axis) and distance from LW1 in meters plotted as red line (right Y-axis) over time (X-axis).
  • Figure 5: Achieved throughput in Mbps plotted as blue scattered (left Y-axis) and distance from LW1 in meters plotted as red line (right Y-axis) over time (X-axis).
  • Figure 6: Measured pingtime plotted as blue scattered in ms (left Y-axis) and distance from LW1 in meters plotted as red line (right Y-axis) over time (X-axis).
  • ...and 1 more figures