A Blockchain-Powered Traffic Management System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

【Author】 Keith, Alexander; Sangarapillai, Thanigajan; Almehmadi, Abdulaziz; El-Khatib, Khalil

【Source】APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

【影响因子】2.838

【Abstract】The increasing popularity and usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has brought about new challenges in airspace management. With the number of drones expected to grow even further in the coming years, there is an urgent need for an autonomous traffic management system (TMS) that can safely and effectively manage drone traffic in the airspace. It is critical that this TMS be built with principles of the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) triad. In this paper, a traffic management system for UAVs is presented that takes advantage of a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network. The TMS provides a decentralized and secure method to manage and deconflict drone flight paths, allowing for safe navigation in crowded airspaces. Through a series of simulated experiments, we demonstrated the system's capabilities in handling path creation, multiple conflict resolutions, and large numbers of drones. Simulated tests showed that the proposed system was able to handle deconfliction of 1000 drones inside of a one square kilometer, and returned calculated paths for drones in 60 to 2000 ms with up to 100 deconflictions. The Hyperledger Fabric powered traffic management system showcased the potential to leverage permissioned blockchain technology in improving drone traffic management.

【Keywords】blockchain networks; drone traffic management; Hyperledger Fabric; conflict resolution; UAVs

【发表时间】OCT Appl. Sci.-Basel

【收录时间】2023-10-30

【文献类型】实验仿真

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