Wireless Cellular Communications via Dronesandaerial Photography

Conference: International Conference on Signal, Image Processing Communication and Automation
Author(s): Akarsh M.K, G. Kruthika, Chaaya Narasimha K Year: 2017
Grenze ID: 02.ICSIPCA.2017.1.1 Page: 1-6

Abstract

There are approximately 432-450 million internet users in India which constitutes 60% of the urban areas while only 17% of the rural areas are internet users, which can be increased if they are reached out properly.During the floods in South India in 2015,over 1.1 million people were affected which left many people helpless due to no access for help or cellular connection. This huge growth in the number of connected wireless devices leads to an increasing demand for network connectivity.This paper gives a conceptual idea in which the UAVs assist the ground base stations to cellular networks by enhancing the coverage area by providing hotspot or acting as a mobile base station itself and usage of drone camera to give the immediate scenario of the location. These UAV's would fly over those region serving as a mini-BS's and provide a larger cellular reception along with camera feed (using the Gimbal technique) of the location while reducing the cost involved in such operations. The aim of this paper is to establish better communications between distraught people and the digital services to be provided, giving better understanding of the areas during scenarios such as natural disasters, war-struck areas,etc. by the usage of the unmanned aerial vehicles (usually drones).

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