Publications
2025
Geo-Intelligent Handover and Dynamic Selection PRx-DOP: Maximizing 5G UAV Positioning Accuracy in Complex Real Urban Areas.
Authors: Maigualema Quimbita, Denis Andres; Monzonis Melero, Victor; Gomez-Barquero, David; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: 102nd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference ((VTC2025-Fall)) , Chengdu, China, 19-22 Octubre 2025 (Session 2D, Part Positioning and Tracking II). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17544734
Robust and Resilient GNSS Synchronization of LEO Satellites for Space-Based Aircraft Multilateration.
Authors: Leonardi, Mauro; Mohebbi, Mahsa; Sidoretti, Giulio. Congress: 2025 IEEE 12th International Worshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), Naple, Italy, 18-20 June 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17285914
Circularly Polarized Conical Array for ADS-B Applications in LEO Satellites.
Authors: Vera-Sánchez, Javier; Martín Núñez, Álvaro; Ferrando-Rocher, Miguel; Ferrando Bataller, Miguel. Congress: 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (EuCAP) , Stockholm, Sweden, 30 March 2025 – 04 April 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17202907
Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Techniques to Increase Drone Radar Detection Range.
Authors: Maya Ragozin, Christian; Vico Navarro, Joaquin; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Journal: Drones, 9(7), 2025 (MDPI). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9070499
Proof-of-Concept of a Monopulse Antenna Architecture Enabling Radar Sensors in Unmanned Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems for UAS in U-Space Airspaces.
Authors: Ruiz Alapont, Javier; Ferrando Bataller, Miguel; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Journal: Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Número 10 (MDPI). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105618
Proposal of UAS Strategic Conflict Detection concept with a centralised service in multi-USSP environment using an octree data structure.
Authors: Amarillo, Sandra; Sanchis, Alex; Fraiz Freire, Brando; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: 2025 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS 2025) , Brussels, Belgium, 14-16 April 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNS65417.2025.10976940
Realistic Trajectory Generation in Simulated Environments for U-space Systems Assessment.
Authors: Sanchis, Alex; Garcia Ibañez, Abraham; Esparza Becerra, Silvia; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: 2025 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS 2025) , Brussels, Belgium, 14-16 April 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNS65417.2025.10976773
Positioning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Urban Environments Using 5G Networks: A Hybrid Approach Based on Multilateration and Machine Learning.
Authors: Maigualema-Quimbita, Denis Andres; Monzonis Melero, Victor; Gomez-Barquero, David; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: 2025 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS 2025) , Brussels, Belgium, 14-16 April 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNS65417.2025.10976826
Drone Infrastructures Planning on Large-scale for Passenger Transport.
Authors: Cunietti, Stefano; Sammarco, Chiara; Ferrando, Ilaria-, Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente; Sguerso, Domenico. Congress: 1st International Conference on Drones and Unmanned Systems (DAUS’ 2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14926429
A New Association Approach for Multi-Sensor Air Traffic Surveillance Data Based on Deep Neural Networks.
Authors: Vico Navarro, Joaquin; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente; Vila Carbó, Juan Antonio. Journal: Sensors 2025, 25(3), 931 (MDPI). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s25030931
2024
SATERA Baseline: Identifying the Challenges of Space-Based Multilateration Systems.
Authors: Monzonis Melero, Victor; Ganau Sánchez Alex; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: SESAR Innovation Days 2024 (SIDS2024) , Rome, 12-15 November 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61009/SID.2024.1.36
Proposal of a U-space Service for Tactical Conflict Prediction in a Multi-USSP Environment.
Authors: Abraham García Ibáñez; Amarillo, Sandra; Esparza Becerra, Silvia; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: SESAR Innovation Days 2024 (SIDS2024) , Rome, 12-15 November 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61009/SID.2024.1.48
2023
Assesment of a UAV positioning system based on MLAT techniques to a 5G network for Urban Air Mobility.
Authors: Monzonis Melero, Victor; Chuquitarco Jiménez, Carlos Alexander; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: XXXVIII Simposium Nacional de la Unión Científica Internacional de Radio (URSI 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14887939
Diseño y validación de antenas en bandas milimétricas para sistemas de detección y evitación (DAA) de aeronaves no tripuladas.
Authors: Ruiz Alapont, Javier; Chuquitarco Jiménez, Carlos Alexander; Ferrando Bataller, Miguel; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Congress: XXXVIII Simposium Nacional de la Unión Científica Internacional de Radio (URSI 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14888102
BUBBLES Separation Management Environment: architecture and validation of a separation management tool for UTM.
Authors: Claramunt Puchol, Cecilia; Vico Navarro, Joaquin; Chuquitarco Jiménez, Carlos Alexander; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente; Yuste Pérez, Pedro. Congress: 23rd Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS 2023) , Virginia, EEUU, 18-20 April 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNS58246.2023.10124311
BB-Planner: an urban traffic dataset generation tool.
Authors: Vico Navarro, Joaquin; Morcillo Pallares, Pablo; Claramunt Puchol, Cecilia; Chuquitarco Jiménez, Carlos Alexander; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente; Vila Carbó, Juan Antonio. Congress: 23rd Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS 2023) , Virginia, EEUU, 18-20 April 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNS58246.2023.10124291
On the effect of uncompensated latencies on trajectory reconstruction for surveillance performance monitoring.
Design and Validation of Reflector Elements to Increase the Radar Cross-Section of Small Drones.
Authors: Ganau Sánchez, Alex; Vico Navarro, Joaquin; Morcillo-Pallarés, Pablo; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente. Journal: Progress in ElectromagneticsResearch C, 128, 129-142, ISSN: 19378718, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2528/PIERC22092003
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