Abstract

Overview

Personal exposimeters, traditionally used to assess human exposure to electromagnetic fields, have been integrated with drones in this study to enhance environmental radio-frequency measurements.

Findings

• The study examined whether the wireless communication between the drone's remote controller and the drone itself affects the downlink mobile telephony bands through a cross-talk effect.
• It also investigated how the drone's structure might alter the measurements taken by the exposimeter compared to stationary methods (e.g., tripod setups).
• Further, a 3D representation of the electric field around a building was created to understand radiation attenuation by the structure, aiding in realistic environmental monitoring.

Conclusion

The integration of a drone with a personal exposimeter offers a risk-free method to monitor emissions from nearby antennas and helps in validating experimental propagation models. This method provides key benefits in studying electromagnetic field impacts in real-world scenarios.