面向6G的无人机通信综述

陈新颖; 盛敏; 李博; 赵楠

doi:10.11999/JEIT210789

面向6G的无人机通信综述

doi: 10.11999/JEIT210789

陈新颖¹,
盛敏²,
李博³,
赵楠^1, ,

1.
大连理工大学信息与通信工程学院大连 116024
2.
西安电子科技大学综合业务网理论及关键技术国家重点实验室西安 710071
3.
哈尔滨工业大学（威海）信息科学与工程学院威海 264209

基金项目: 国家重点研发计划 (2020YFB1807002)

详细信息

作者简介:
陈新颖：女，1992年生，博士生，研究方向为无人机通信、隐蔽通信、物理层安全

盛敏：女，1975年生，教授，博士生导师，研究方向为移动通信系统、移动自组织网、异构网络融合、空间信息网络

李博：男，1983年生，副教授，博士生导师，研究方向为无线通信、空天地网络、海洋信息传感网、飞行自组织网络

赵楠：男，1982年生，教授，博士生导师，研究方向为无人机通信、非正交多址接入、干扰管理、绿色通信

通讯作者:
赵楠　zhaonan@dlut.edu.cn

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出版历程
- 收稿日期: 2021-08-06
- 修回日期: 2021-10-22
- 网络出版日期: 2021-11-04
- 刊出日期: 2022-03-28

Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications for 6G

CHEN Xinying¹,
SHENG Min²,
LI Bo³,
ZHAO Nan^{1
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1.
School of Information and Communication Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
2.
State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networks, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
3.
School of Information Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China

Funds: The National Key R&D Program of China (2020YFB1807002)

摘要

摘要: 5G的成功商用为日常生活带来了实质性的变化，如自动驾驶、万物互联等，然而随之也产生了更大的数据量需求，进而催生了第6代移动通信。相较于5G，6G在带宽、时延、覆盖等性能方面均需要有更大的提升。因此，该文针对全域覆盖、场景智联、信息耦合的6G网络中无人机(UAVs)的应用场景进行了综述。首先，针对无人机在空天地海一体化网络架构中的应用进行了陈述，重点讨论了无人机在不同场景中可能承担的角色及功能，如蜂群基站、全息投影部署、远距离中继通信以及数据采集等。然后，对6G中应用于无人机通信的太赫兹、超大规模天线、内生人工智能、智能反射面(IRS)、智能边缘计算、区块链、通信感知一体化等潜在关键技术进行了探讨。最后，对6G场景下无人机通信面临的续航时间、网络融合性、智能反射面兼容性、太赫兹通信研发以及用户安全等方面的技术挑战进行了展望。
- 6G移动通信 /
- 无人机 /
- 空天地海一体化 /
- 太赫兹 /
- 智能反射面
Abstract: Although the application of the fifth-Generation (5G) mobile communication has brought tremendous innovations to the daily life of human beings, e.g., autonomous vehicles and internet of everything, the upcoming huger data requirement leads to the emergence of the sixth-Generation (6G) mobile communication. Compared to 5G, the transmission rate, time delay, and wireless coverage need to be improved significantly. Thus, in this paper the applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to the ubiquitous, intelligent and coupling 6G network are surveyed. First, the utilization of UAVs in the framework of space-air-ground-sea integrated network is demonstrated, and the roles and functions of UAVs in different scenarios are emphasized, e.g., the swarm base stations, the deployment for holographic projection, the long-distance relaying and the data collection. Then, the potential 6G key techniques of terahertz, ultra-massive multiple-input and multiple-output, endogenous artificial intelligence, Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS), intelligent edge computing, blockchain and integrated sensing and communication for UAV communications are investigated. Finally, the future challenges of UAV communications for 6G, including the limited duration, integration of networks, compatibility of IRS, development of THz communications, and user security are discussed.
- The sixth-generation mobile communications /
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) /
- Space-air-ground-sea integration /
- Terahertz /
- Intelligent Reflecting Surface(IRS)

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图 1 空天地海一体化网络架构

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图 2 无人机在6G移动通信中的主要应用

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图 3 6G无人机通信网络中的内生智能

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图 4 智能反射面在6G无人机通信中的应用

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图 5 6G无人机通信中的智能边缘计算

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表 1 6G移动网络各种场景中无人机通信的关键技术及功能

参考文献	关键技术	无人机功能	无人机数目(个)
文献[21]	空天地海一体化通信	通信基站	1
文献[22]	动态频谱共享	采集传感器信息并发送至基站	多
文献[23]	有限长信道编码	采集传感器信息并发送至基站	多
文献[24]	超大阵列天线	与地面用户或基站通信	1
文献[25]	太赫兹	收发信息的用户	4
文献[26]	人工智能	接收信息进行自学习的用户	多
文献[27]	区块链、人工智能	运送药品的用户	1

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