UAVs communication over the Internet Of Things (IoT)

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial vehicles and Autonomy have gained much popularity in both industry and academia. Moreover, with the advancement in battery quality and sizes, progress in a communication system from mere short-range Radio Frequency to current 5G and significant improvement in global positioning system; have revolutionalized improvements in the commercialization of drones. However, constantly communicating with and monitoring multiple drones is a potential concern, mainly in denser aerial activity areas. Therefore, drone management urges a highly reliable communication network to maintain a seamless information exchange. This research is mainly concerned with establishing constant and reliable communication of multiple drones with the web-based control station. Furthermore, implementing and establishing communication using IoT protocol within a cellular network, primarily within urban airspace. More than one base station might constantly monitor all the drones requesting take-off or which are in the air based on traffic. Simulation handling multiple drones is carried out, demonstrating the proposal's feasibility. Different use cases and scenarios concerned with the safety and security of GDPR are primary concentric points in maintaining the regulations. The simulation results show that MQTT can handle multiple drones within a network; four drones in simulation over a single network. Widgets in the thingsboard provide the visual realization of the drone's current position and parameters.