Master's thesis of Engineering: Performance evaluation of next generation wireless UAV relay with millimeter-wave in access and backhaul

The main objectives of this study are: To provide an end-to-end channel model which is capable of supporting the dynamics of 5G networks based on Amplify-and-Forward UAV relays in the mmWawe band; to determine the optimum Amplify-and-Forward UAV relay height for coverage maximization in randomly distributed users scenarios; to compare the performance of the direct path (between the gNB and UE) with respect to the relay path (between the gNB and UE via UAV).