This thesis explores the possible gains and discusses the constraints of a communications system that uses a ship to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) radio frequency (RF) link paired with a UAV to satellite free space optic (FSO) link to accomplish satellite communications. Analysis shows that a data rate of 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) with a 1 . 10 probability of bit error can be attained by a shipboard system with a relatively small antenna and power supply if an FSO-enabled UAV is used. An experiment demonstrated that the addition of an FSO link and additional routing does not reduce the performance of a slower data rate RF link. The findings indicate that a composite RF and FSO ship-UAV-satellite system can be used within the Transformational Communications Architecture (TCA) and with the Navy's FORCEnet to enable network-centric operations (NCO).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1991 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | St. Germain, Kenneth W. |
| Contributors | Kragh, Frank, Ha, Tri., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xvi, 83 p. : ill. (some col.) ;, application/pdf |
| Rights | Approved for public release, distribution unlimited |
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