Compatibility of unmanned aircraft control links in the 5030–5091 MHz band

Author

Box, Frank ; Globus, Leo

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Aviation Syst. Dev., MITRE Corp., McLean, VA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

10-12 May 2011

Abstract

This paper investigates the feasibility of operating future terrestrial air/ground control links for unmanned aircraft (UA) systems (UAS) in the 5030-5091 MHz band. Any new service proposed for this band must be compatible with the existing Microwave Landing System (MLS) and with the aeronautical-mobile satellite (route) service (AMS(R)S), which also has a spectral allocation in the band. No actual satellite communications (SATCOM) systems are currently using the AMS(R)S allocation, but one has been proposed to meet some of the future needs of satellite-based UAS control links. Our compatibility analysis demonstrates that it is feasible for terrestrial UAS control links to share the band with MLS and SATCOM UAS control links.

Keywords

aircraft control; frequency allocation; ground support systems; microwave landing systems; mobile satellite communication; remotely operated vehicles; AMS(R)S allocation; MLS; SATCOM UAS control links; SATCOM systems; UA systems; aeronautical-mobile satellite service; compatibility analysis; microwave landing system; route service; satellite communication systems; satellite-based UAS control links; spectral allocation; terrestrial UAS control links; terrestrial air control links; terrestrial ground control links; unmanned aircraft control links; unmanned aircraft systems; Downlink; Gain; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveilance Conference (ICNS), 2011

Conference_Location

Herndon, VA

ISSN

2155-4943

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0593-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICNSURV.2011.5935337

Filename

5935337