Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) have a great potential to enhanced situational awareness in public safety operations. Many UASs operating in the same airspace can cause mid-air collisions. NASA and the FAA are developing a UAS traffic management (UTM) system, which could be used in public safety operations to manage the UAS airspace. UTM relies on an existing communication backhaul, however natural disasters may disrupt existing communications infrastructure or occur in areas where no backhaul exists. This thesis outlines a robust communications alternative that interfaces a fleet of UASs with a UTM service supplier (USS) over a mesh network. Additionally, this thesis outlines an algorithm for vehicle-to-vehicle discovery and communication over the mesh network.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1505208 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Walton, Michael Tanner |
| Contributors | Namuduri, Kamesh, Bailey, Colleen, Zhong, Xiangnan |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 64 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Walton, Michael Tanner, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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