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Robert Lica
dblp:389/3876
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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2024
0009-0000-5372-3059ORCID · reported
Domains — the database's venue-derived domains; a paper can count in several
Computer networks · 1 · 1 since 2021
Expertise — from the expertise taxonomy: the topics of the expert's papers under the CCF categories. A weight counts papers with recency: 1 for a paper about the topic, 0.3 when the topic is its context, halved every five years.
| Computer networks
1 paper |
Vehicular, aerial and satellite networks · 77% Physical-layer communications · 23% |
Topics — the 2 heaviest of 2, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vehicular, aerial and satellite networks
aerial networks |
0.8 | 1 | 2024 | Acoustic Side-Channel Communications for Aerial Drones with HUM · SenSys 2024 |
Physical-layer communications › physical layer security
side-channel communication |
0.2 | 1 | 2024 | Acoustic Side-Channel Communications for Aerial Drones with HUM · SenSys 2024 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
pulse width modulation · 0.8propeller noise mitigation · 0.8
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Acoustic Side-Channel Communications for Aerial Drones with HUMabstractWe present HUM-High-frequency UAV Messaging: an acoustic side channel communication system we design for localized drone-to-drone communications. We generate Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signals from drone motors to carry information and improve communication reliability by mitigating propeller noise interference through modifications to the propeller's physical design. These modifications reduce propeller noise in the designated acoustic spectrum by up to 7 dB. We deploy a custom ultrasonic microphone shield specifically designed for decoding in the receiver. HUM's improved signal-to-noise ratio enables up to 80x higher data rates compared to the existing design from the literature while providing better scalability. HUM supports simultaneous decoding across 16 drones within 8 m, range as seen in real flight tests. The cost of this performance is minimal; we experimentally demonstrate that HUM has a marginal impact on flight dynamics and battery life. Suryansh Sharma, Robert Lica, R. Venkatesha Prasad, Luca Mottola, Leszek Ambroziak |
SenSys | 2 |