Air-to-ground 3D channel modeling for UAV based on Gauss-Markov mobile model

Abstract

Air-to-ground (A2G) communication has been attracted great attention due to the gradual popularization of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In this paper, a 3D geometry-based stochastic model (GBSM) for A2G channels is proposed. Meanwhile, the Gauss-Markov mobile model is adopted to generate dynamic trajectories. According to different scattering environments, we establish a reference model and a statistical simulation model for A2G channels, and derive their respective time correlation functions. In particular, the purpose of establishing the statistical simulation model is to reduce complexity, and we verify the consistency of the two models. Then, we analyze the dynamic motion scenarios generated by Gauss-Markov process, and their effects on A2G channel correlation. Finally, the good conformities of time correlation curves with the existing measurement data and sphere model verify the reliability of our proposed models.