Effectiveness of a Fast Switching Function of Continuous Video Signals on Unmanned Vehicle Controls

Abstract

This research aims at the development of an affordable unmanned vehicle (UV) that can be controlled through cellular networks. Currently, given the instability of the packet transmission qualities of the cellular network, communication is likely to be interrupted occasionally. The interruption of the control signal would impede the precise real-time control of a UV. However, we believe that it might be possible to decrease the occurrence of these interruptions by transmitting communication over multiple wireless networks, given their availability in numerous areas. Accordingly, in this paper, we propose a fast switching function that can be used to facilitate video signal transmission and assist effective UV control. We begin by elucidating the availability and packet transmission qualities of commercial networks, then provide a detailed explanation of our proposal, and finally conclude with our evaluation results.