Application of communication systems via the ultraviolet channel in FANET networks

Abstract

The possibility of providing communication in difficult conditions on the basis of Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANET) requires the use of non-electronic means of communication. It is proposed to use optical communication in the UV-C range in the absence of line-of-sight between the nodes of the FANET network. The general scheme of the optical transmitter and receiver of UV-C range is considered and the review of the components required for its implementation, taking into account the application possibility in highly mobile small-sized UAVs, is carried out. As a result of the analysis of FANET networks with UV-C channel, physical and channel level parameters critical for network performance are revealed. Methods of adaptive change of these parameters in the practical implementation of the UV-C communication system in FANET networks are proposed.