Experimental Investigation of Angle Diversity Receiver for Vehicular VLC

Daniel K. Tettey, Mohammed Elamassie, Murat Uysal

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Abstract

In this paper, we explore the use of multiple photodetectors for vehicular visible light communication (VLC) systems with a focus on the so-called Angle-Diversity Receiver (ADR). ADR builds upon the principle of using multiple photodetectors oriented at different reception angles to enable multidirectional signal reception. With ADR, it is possible to receive light rays from the vehicle headlight in challenging mobility conditions such as in the cases of U-turn, left-turn, and right-turn. In our work, we present preliminary results of an experimental verification of ADR-based vehicular VLC system implemented using software-defined radio platforms. Our results demonstrate that a packet delivery ratio (PDR) of more than 99 % is achieved even for T-junction road scenarios where the link is likely to get lost in the case of conventional single transmitter/receiver configurations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1570-1572
Number of pages3
JournalProceedings of the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MOBICOM
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event29th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MobiCom 2023 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: Oct 2 2023Oct 6 2023

Keywords

  • angle-diversity receiver
  • intelligent transportation systems
  • software-defined radio
  • vehicular VLC

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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