Evaluation of multihop UAV communication model based on protocol-independent and protocol-dependent methods

Abstract

This article is focused on wireless communication among Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and a ground station (GS). Research in this article is oriented on establishing and transferring information between UAV device and GS in the case when direct radio link doesn’t exist. The idea of Fly Ad-Hoc Network (FANET) is implemented for establishing a multihop connection among devices. The theory and classification of routing protocols for FANET, as special type of Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANET), are presented. In this article is proposed communication model providing communication in that case and its functionality is confirmed by set of simulations for different types of mobility models and levels of velocity for UAV.