Abstract:
For hypersonic flight, high-dynamic plasma sheaths surrounding vehicles deteriorate communication quality. In this work, hypersonic vehicle downlink integrated channels t...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
For hypersonic flight, high-dynamic plasma sheaths surrounding vehicles deteriorate communication quality. In this work, hypersonic vehicle downlink integrated channels that cascade the plasma sheath channel and Rice fading channel are first established, and the probability density functions (PDFs) of the integrated channel amplitude and phase are derived theoretically. Then, a downlink SIMO system over the integrated channel is considered, including a single antenna transmitter and a single ground receiver equipped with a large number of antennas. For this system, a noncoherent telemetry scheme is proposed, a transmitter that modulates information only in the power of the symbols, and an adaptive maximum likelihood (ML) receiver which demodulates symbols using the PDF of the average received power (ARP) across the antennas. Motivated by the efficient power utilization, an asymptotically optimal constellation design in terms of symbol error rate (SER) with an increasing number of antennas is proposed, under an assumption that CSI statistics are available. The PDF of ARP is well estimated by a reduced reversible jump markov chain monte carlo (RRJ-MCMC) algorithm and used for symbol demodulation and achievable rate derivation. The numerical results demonstrate that the optimal constellation scheme outperforms the amplitude shift keying (ASK) constellation scheme and is robust against the plasma sheath attenuation with moderate antennas or a large line-of-sight (LOS) component.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology ( Volume: 70, Issue: 7, July 2021)
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Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Hailiang Wei was born in Shijiazhuang, China, in 1990. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, ...Show More
Hailiang Wei was born in Shijiazhuang, China, in 1990. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, ...View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Yanming Liu was born in Suide, China, in 1966. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 1989, 1993, and 2003, respectively. He is currently a Full-time Professor with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University. His current research interests include TT&C technology and space networks.
Yanming Liu was born in Suide, China, in 1966. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 1989, 1993, and 2003, respectively. He is currently a Full-time Professor with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University. His current research interests include TT&C technology and space networks.View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Bo Yao was born in Siping, China, in 1989. He received the B.S. degree from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2012 and the Ph.D. degree with Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2019. He is currently a Full-time Teacher with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, and wireless chan...Show More
Bo Yao was born in Siping, China, in 1989. He received the B.S. degree from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2012 and the Ph.D. degree with Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2019. He is currently a Full-time Teacher with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, and wireless chan...View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Lei Shi was born in Luan, China, in 1983. He received the B.S. degree in measurement and control in 2006 and the Ph.D. degree in circuits and system from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2012. He is currently a Full-time Professor with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His research interests include the TT&C technologies of hypersonic vehicles, aerospace communications, EM propagation, and wireless ...Show More
Lei Shi was born in Luan, China, in 1983. He received the B.S. degree in measurement and control in 2006 and the Ph.D. degree in circuits and system from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2012. He is currently a Full-time Professor with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His research interests include the TT&C technologies of hypersonic vehicles, aerospace communications, EM propagation, and wireless ...View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Shurong Yuan was born in China, in 1996. She received the B.S. degree in 2018 from the Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, where she is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology. Her current research interests include the nearspace vehicle's TT&C technology and adaptive signal processing.
Shurong Yuan was born in China, in 1996. She received the B.S. degree in 2018 from the Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, where she is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology. Her current research interests include the nearspace vehicle's TT&C technology and adaptive signal processing.View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Hailiang Wei was born in Shijiazhuang, China, in 1990. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, and adaptive communication technology.
Hailiang Wei was born in Shijiazhuang, China, in 1990. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, and adaptive communication technology.View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Yanming Liu was born in Suide, China, in 1966. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 1989, 1993, and 2003, respectively. He is currently a Full-time Professor with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University. His current research interests include TT&C technology and space networks.
Yanming Liu was born in Suide, China, in 1966. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 1989, 1993, and 2003, respectively. He is currently a Full-time Professor with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University. His current research interests include TT&C technology and space networks.View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Bo Yao was born in Siping, China, in 1989. He received the B.S. degree from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2012 and the Ph.D. degree with Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2019. He is currently a Full-time Teacher with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, and wireless channel modeling.
Bo Yao was born in Siping, China, in 1989. He received the B.S. degree from the Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China, in 2012 and the Ph.D. degree with Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2019. He is currently a Full-time Teacher with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His current research interests include the TT&C technology of hypersonic vehicles, EM propagation, and wireless channel modeling.View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Lei Shi was born in Luan, China, in 1983. He received the B.S. degree in measurement and control in 2006 and the Ph.D. degree in circuits and system from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2012. He is currently a Full-time Professor with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His research interests include the TT&C technologies of hypersonic vehicles, aerospace communications, EM propagation, and wireless channel.
Lei Shi was born in Luan, China, in 1983. He received the B.S. degree in measurement and control in 2006 and the Ph.D. degree in circuits and system from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2012. He is currently a Full-time Professor with TT&C and Communication Department, Xidian University. His research interests include the TT&C technologies of hypersonic vehicles, aerospace communications, EM propagation, and wireless channel.View more

Key Laboratory of Information and Structure Efficiency in Extreme Environment, Ministry of Education of China, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
Shurong Yuan was born in China, in 1996. She received the B.S. degree in 2018 from the Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, where she is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology. Her current research interests include the nearspace vehicle's TT&C technology and adaptive signal processing.
Shurong Yuan was born in China, in 1996. She received the B.S. degree in 2018 from the Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, where she is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aerospace Science and Technology. Her current research interests include the nearspace vehicle's TT&C technology and adaptive signal processing.View more