A vision and framework for the high altitude platform station (HAPS) networks of the future

GK Kurt, MG Khoshkholgh, S Alfattani… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) is a network node that operates in the stratosphere
at an of altitude around 20 km and is instrumental for providing communication services …

CubeSat communications: Recent advances and future challenges

N Saeed, A Elzanaty, H Almorad… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given the increasing number of space-related applications, research in the emerging space
industry is becoming more and more attractive. One compelling area of current space …

Air–ground channel characterization for unmanned aircraft systems—Part I: Methods, measurements, and models for over-water settings

DW Matolak, R Sun - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of unmanned aerial systems (UASs), which are also known as unmanned aerial
vehicles, and by the term “drones” in the popular press, is growing rapidly. To ensure safety …

Small satellites and CubeSats: Survey of structures, architectures, and protocols

F Davoli, C Kourogiorgas, M Marchese… - … Journal of Satellite …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The space environment is still challenging but is becoming more and more attractive for an
increasing number of entities. In the second half of the 20th century, a huge amount of funds …

Air-ground channels & models: Comprehensive review and considerations for unmanned aircraft systems

DW Matolak - 2012 IEEE aerospace conference, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) for multiple applications is expected to grow
dramatically in the coming decades; this fact has motivated this paper's focus on …

Precoding, scheduling, and link adaptation in mobile interactive multibeam satellite systems

MÁ Vázquez, MRB Shankar… - IEEE Journal on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the problem of precoding, scheduling, and link adaptation in next
generation mobile interactive multibeam satellite systems. In contrast to the fixed satellite …

A geometric polarization rotation model for the 3-D spatial channel model

S Jaeckel, K Borner, L Thiele… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is common to use channel models such as the 3GPP spatial channel model (SCM), the
WINNER model or ray tracing to evaluate multiple-antenna multiple-user techniques in …

Seamless and intelligent resource allocation in 6G maritime networks framework via deep reinforcement learning

SS Hassan, SB Park, EN Huh… - 2023 International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sixth-generation (6G) communication networks will fulfill users' requests for high data
speeds and low latency without causing network outages throughout the world. However …

Radio propagation channel measurements for multi-antenna satellite communication systems: A survey

P Petropoulou, ET Michailidis… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For the terrestrial infrastructure, the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) architecture is a
key technology that has brought the wireless gigabit vision closer to reality. Satellite …

Dual-polarized narrowband MIMO LMS channel measurements in urban environments

V Nikolaidis, N Moraitis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the postprocessing results of a dual-polarized multiple-input-multiple-
output (MIMO) channel measurement campaign, investigating two land mobile satellite link …