面向城市低空场景毫米波信道特性研究与建模

      Modeling and characterization of millimeter-wave channels for urban low-altitude scenarios

      • 摘要: 随着低空经济的快速发展和无人机(Unmanned aerial vehicle,UAV)应用的日益普及,城市低空空域正成为未来通信的重要场景。毫米波通信凭借其丰富的频谱资源和高传输速率,被视为实现高容量、低延迟低空通信的关键技术之一。为此,本文面向城市低空场景,开展了26 GHz毫米波无线信道测量,并基于测量数据进行介质电磁参数反演,实现对射线追踪(Ray tracing,RT)仿真模型中材质属性的校正。基于校正后的RT模型,设计了UAV在不同高度下的飞行路线,开展了大尺度(视距概率(Line-of-Sight,LoS)、路径损耗)与小尺度(多径簇数量、时延扩展、角度扩展)信道特性分析。结果表明,随着飞行高度的增加,LoS概率逐渐升高,平均路径损耗减小,多径簇数量、时延扩展和方位角扩展均呈下降趋势,而仰角扩展则有所增大。在此基础上,基于UAV飞行高度对视距概率、路径损耗、多径簇数量、时延扩展等参数进行统计建模,构建了适用于不同飞行高度下的城市低空毫米波信道模型。本文研究成果可为城市低空通信系统的链路设计、路径规划等提供理论依据与数据支持。

         

        Abstract: With the rapid development of the low-altitude economy and the increasing adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), urban low-altitude airspace is emerging as a critical scenario for future wireless communications. Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication, enabled by its abundant spectral resources and capability for ultra-high data rates, is widely regarded as a key technology for achieving high-capacity and low-latency connectivity in low-altitude communication systems. To this end, 26 GHz millimeter-wave wireless channel measurements were conducted in a representative urban low-altitude scenario. Based on the measured data, the electromagnetic parameters of environmental materials were inversely estimated, leading to the calibration of material properties in the ray tracing (RT) simulation model. Based on the calibrated ray-tracing model, UAV flight trajectories at different altitudes were designed to investigate both large-scale (line-of-sight (LoS) probability and path loss(PL)) and small-scale (multipath cluster number, delay spread, and angular spread) channel characteristics. The results demonstrate that, with increasing flight altitude, the LoS probability gradually increases and the average path loss decreases, while the number of multipath clusters, delay spread, and azimuth angular spread exhibit a decreasing trend; in contrast, the elevation angular spread shows a moderate increase. Building upon these observations, key channel parameters, including LoS probability, path loss, multipath cluster number, and delay spread, are statistically modeled as functions of UAV altitude, leading to the development of an urban low-altitude millimeter-wave channel model applicable across different flight altitudes. The findings of this study provide both theoretical insights and quantitative support for link design, trajectory planning, and performance evaluation of urban low-altitude communication systems.

         

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