Machine learning based altitude-dependent empirical LoS probability model for air-to-ground communications

Minghui PANG; Qiuming ZHU; Zhipeng LIN; Fei BAI; Yue TIAN; Zhuo LI; Xiaomin CHEN

doi:10.1631/FITEE.2200041

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Machine learning based altitude-dependent empirical LoS probability model for air-to-ground communications

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- Machine learning based altitude-dependent empirical LoS probability model for air-to-ground communications
- 基于机器学习的空地通信高度相关视距概率经验性模型
- Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering Vol. 23, Issue 9, Pages: 1378-1389(2022)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Key Laboratory of Dynamic Cognitive System of Electromagnetic Spectrum Space, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
  2.State Key Laboratory of Integrated Services Networks, Xidian University, Xi’an 710000, China
  3.Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics, Ministry of Education, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
- Author bio：
  
  E-mail: pangminghui@nuaa.edu.cn;
  ‡Corresponding authors
  baifei@nuaa.edu.cn;
  tian_yue@nuaa.edu.cn;
  lizhuo@nuaa.edu.cn;
  chenxm402@nuaa.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1631/FITEE.2200041
  CLC： TN928
- Received：01 February 2022，
  
  Revised：2022-08-23，
  
  Accepted：15 July 2022，
  
  Published：2022-09
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Minghui PANG, Qiuming ZHU, Zhipeng LIN, et al. Machine learning based altitude-dependent empirical LoS probability model for air-to-ground communications[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2022, 23(9): 1378-1389.
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Minghui PANG, Qiuming ZHU, Zhipeng LIN, et al. Machine learning based altitude-dependent empirical LoS probability model for air-to-ground communications[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2022, 23(9): 1378-1389. DOI： 10.1631/FITEE.2200041.

摘要

视距（line-of-sight

LoS）概率预测对于无线通信系统的性能优化至关重要。然而，由于无人机等飞行器飞行高度从十几米到数千米不等，空地（air-to-ground

A2G）通信的LoS概率预测具有挑战性。本文针对A2G场景，提出一种高度相关的经验性LoS概率模型。在模型参数估计之前，设计了一种基于

近邻（

-nearest neighbors

KNN）的策略对LoS和非视距（none-line-of-sight

NLoS）路径进行分类。然后，开发了一种基于双层反向传播神经网络（back propagation neural network

BPNN）的参数估计方法来建立每个模型参数与无人机高度之间的关系。仿真表明该模型获得的结果与射线追踪（ray trancing

RT）数据、实测数据和标准模型结果具有良好一致性。该模型还可提供比其他LoS概率模型更广泛的适用高度，能够应用于各种A2G场景下的不同通信高度。

Abstract

Line-of-sight (LoS) probability prediction is critical to the performance optimization of wireless communication systems. However

it is challenging to predict the LoS probability of air-to-ground (A2G) communication scenarios

because the altitude of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or other aircraft varies from dozens of meters to several kilometers. This paper presents an altitude-dependent empirical LoS probability model for A2G scenarios. Before estimating the model parameters

we design a

-nearest neighbor (KNN) based strategy to classify LoS and non-LoS (NLoS) paths. Then

a two-layer back propagation neural network (BPNN) based parameter estimation method is developed to build the relationship between every model parameter and the UAV altitude. Simulation results show that the results obtained using our proposed model has good consistency with the ray tracing (RT) data

the measurement data

and the results obtained using the standard models. Our model can also provide wider applicable altitudes than other LoS probability models

and thus can be applied to different altitudes under various A2G scenarios.

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