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International Journal of Emerging Technology and Innovative Engineering Volume 6, Issue 03, March 2020 (ISSN: 2394 – 6598)

A Study on Google Project Loon- Opportunities and Challenges

Dharsan Kumar .K1, Aswanth Joseph Ponseelan1, Dr.D.Divya Prabha3, Dr.V.B Mathipurani2, S.Selvakrishna4 1Student , PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore. 2Associate Professor, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore. 3Assistant Professor, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore. 4Assistant Professor, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore.

Abstract Google is a company which certainly attracts criticism, but you cannot argue with the creativity which is nurtured. The company has a knack of taking an idea which no-one has much commercial faith in and running with it. Project loon. Loon LLC is an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary working on providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. The company uses high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere at an altitude of 18 km (11 mi) to 25 km (16 mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 4G-LTE speeds. A reference to the balloons used, Project Loon began as a research and development project by X (formerly Google X), but later spun out into a separate company in July 2018. KEYWORDS: Google, Project Loon, Research and Development Internet service agency (ISP), after that onto a global 1. INTRODUCTION Internet. The machine aims to provide Access to the The balloons happen to be maneuvered by simply internet to remote control and rural areas badly offered adjusting all their altitude inside the stratosphere to by existing provisions, and also to improve float into a wind coating after questioning the wind conversation during organic disasters to affected areas. level with the required speed and path employing wind Key guys mixed up in job include Wealthy DeVaul, info from the State Oceanic and Atmospheric leading specialized need to be, who's as well a Maintenance (NOAA). Users of the company hook up specialist attached to wearable technology; Mike to the balloon network utilizing a particular Internet Cassidy, a project head; and Cyrus Behroozi, a good antenna mounted on the building. The transmission networking and telecommunication business lead. journeys through the as well as the network coming from balloon to balloon, after that to a ground- structured radio station linked to an

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IJETIE VOL. 6, ISSUE 3, MARCH 2020 stations or perhaps LTE users. Some cell phones with dormancy pings), such as for example VoIP, may need Yahoo SIM business may use Yahoo Internet to be altered to job within an environment comparable providers. The whole structure is founded on LTE; the to cell phones the place that the transmission may need eNodeB element ( the same as the " bottom station" to relay through multiple balloons before achieving the that talks right to handsets) is usually carried inside the wider Net. Google likewise attempted laser skin balloon. conversation technology to connect balloons here at Technology Loon deploys its high-altitude balloon thin air and attained an information price of 155 Mbps network in to the stratosphere, between elevations of over a length of over 60 miles (100 km). The first 18km and 25km. The business suggests that this person for connecting to receive access to the internet altitude and level in the stratosphere is definitely in one with the Loon balloons was Charles Nimmo, a beneficial to the balloons due to it has the low a farmer and entrepreneur in Leeston, Fresh Zealand. blowing wind speeds, which will are often Nimmo was among 50 persons in the region around documented between 5mph and 20mph (10km/h to 30 Christchurch who decided to be considered a start km/h). The level is also a location of nominal tester with Loon. THE BRAND NEW Zealand panda turbulence. The business says it could be in a position resided within a rural area that was struggling to get to one the temporary, longitudinal and latitudinal wind broadband usage of the web. The town’s citizens used power velocity versions, permitting them to adapt the a good satellite Online sites in '09 2009, but discovered positionings of their balloons. Loon remarks it could that the support could reach costs as high as $1000 control the latitudinal and longitudinal placement of its each month. high-altitude balloons by simply changing their very Locals who all weren't taking part in the testing weren't own altitude. They will do that simply by adjusting the made mindful of the facts, besides that it all got quantity and thickness of inner gas (which comprises potential capability to deliver Net connection, both helium, hydrogen or another lighter-than-air- nevertheless allowed job employees to add a compound), that allows the balloon’s adjustable basketball-sized receiver similarity to a huge bright- buoyancy program to regulate the altitude. In addition crimson get together balloon to another wall , Google provides indicated the fact that the balloons membrane of their house in order to hook up to the will be perhaps made from components love metalized network. Mylar, BoPET, or perhaps an extremely versatile latex The technology designed in the project may allow or perhaps rubber materials, like chloroprene. countries in order to avoid working with expensive Originally, the balloons conveyed using unlicensed 2 dietary fiber cable that could need to be mounted .5 and five. 8 Gigahertz ISM bandz, and Yahoo underground to permit users for connecting to the web. statements that your set up permits it to provide Alphabet seems this will significantly increase Net use "speeds much like 3G" to users, however they then in developing countries in areas such as for example transformed to LTE with cell based spectrum by Africa and Southeast Asia that can't find the money for simply cooperating with local telecommunication to rest underground fibers wire. operators. It really is unclear just how technology that Machines depend on brief communications instances (low

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The as well as the envelopes found in the job were easily enable these people to remain high up for nearer created and created by Raven Aerostar, and so are to 200 days and nights. predicated on the Raven Aerostar Super Pressure The model ground areas use an Ubiquiti Systems Balloon. The balloons are comprised of polyethylene 'Rocket M5' a radio station and a good custom plot plastic material regarding 0. 076 mm (0. 0030 in) antenna for connecting to the balloons at a height of heavy. The balloons happen to be superpressure 20 kilometer (12 mi). Some reviews have named balloons filled up with helium, position 15 m (49 ft) Google's task the Yahoo Balloon Net. around and doze m (39 ft) high when completely The balloons include automated dependent monitoring inflated. That they bring a good custom air mattress - transmitted therefore could be publicly monitored ( pump program named the "Croce" that knocks out in and also other balloons) while using the call-sign or perhaps releases surroundings to lest the wogball "HBAL" and control its level. A little package weighing twelve 2. Existing Loon technologies kg (22 lb) including each balloon's electronic gear We‘ve come a significant ways as our initial hangs within the inflated bag. This container includes assessments in New Zealand in 2013, where the promenade boards that control the machine, radio objective was for connecting to true users for the very antennas and a good Ubiquiti Systems 'Rocket M2' to first time. Our balloons are long lasting longer-our talk to various other balloons and with Internet record up to now is going to be 187 times aloft! -and antennas on the floor, and batteries to shop solar our the navigation gets better as we boost our capacity powered energy therefore the balloons can manage at to predict wind power patterns. We all recently night time. Every single balloon's consumer efficiently navigated several our balloons a complete electronics are power by a range of solar power panels range of10, 1000 kilometers, and emerged within just that sit between your envelope as well as the one km (einheitenzeichen) of our focus on destination. equipment. Completely sun, the panels make 100 m of Considering that, we think we might only need two muscle, which is enough to keep the device working release sites in the The southern part of Hemisphere in while as well charging a battery pack for proper use order to navigate each of our balloons to the stage in during the night. A parachute, known as Raven that , hemisphere. We‘ve also produced the real Aerostar Payload Restoration Parachute, can be connection technology even more efficient-we utilized mounted on the very best of the wrap permits a to need to mount antennas to transport the managed nice, landing and payload restoration transmission from the wogball to people‘s phones, whenever a wogball is preparing to be studied out of however now people can easily simply hook up service. Regarding an unexpected failing, the straight coming from an LTE allowed cellphone The parachute deploys immediately. When removed from primary puzzle we‘re centered on right now is going service, the balloon is certainly guided to a to be scaling. To make this job for everybody, conveniently found area, plus the helium is normally everywhere, we have to start and steer a large number vented in to the atmosphere. The balloons routinely of balloons to make sure there‘s constantly 1 overhead. have an optimum lifestyle of around 100 times, We‘re dealing with a number of Telco‘s all over the although Yahoo promises that its modified style can

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world to check adding Loon to their existing sites and Cost Factors: Abc will have to figure out how to create functions. this kind of project financially simple for low density, In Okazaki, japan, 2009 offered a fresh ballooned cheaply constricted areas. wireless nylon uppers network program for complete Power Power consumption: Task Loon's systems are distruction. It contains regular rubber material set to create 100 w from solar powered energy and can balloons and cellular network gadgets. The balloon entail strict electric power limitations about both commonly floats about 40-100 meters (130-300 ft) in transmission device and the on-board electronics, the sky. provides two cellular network equipment for building viability a lot more challenging. (1) the top to bottom network and (2) the mesh Advertiser Density: The essential challenge is based network.The vertical networking is for speaking on gaining enough clients every balloon designed for between your cell network client mounted on the financial stability without overloading the machine. balloon and cellular Computer systems or units in Functional Obstacles: Problems include growing surface. It uses the gain access to approach, IEEE 802. algorithms to appropriately map balloon positions, 11b, g with the utmost length about 600 meters (2000 identifying the best technique to handle bad weather ft). That is clearly a common Wireless Geographic and addressing the care of counting on the area network (WLAN) process also referred to as Wi- nonrenewable resource, helium, among additional Fi. This runs on the hexahedral antenna since it can challenges. cover a surface area of about 100m (328 ft) diameters The cellular nylon uppers network comprises of the from forty m (131 ft) previously mentioned the region. balloons by car configuration features. That is attained (2) The webbing network is usually for among by electro-magnetic discipline power denseness. For balloons. That functions above Wi-Fi IEEE802. 11j instance, a balloon attempts to find among its with 4.being unfaithful GHz sign frequency, 250mW neighbors balloons which includes the most powerful power thickness, and 54Mbps network band width, power thickness and set up a connection with this. which is currently incorporated in to the IEEE 802. 11- After that, the mesh network ultimately includes a 2007 regular. minimums panning tree network. If a go up techniques 3. Specifications of mesh and vertical simply by wind or perhaps falls straight down, the network connection among balloons is normally shut. The neighbor client instantly updates the failing, and Mess Network Virtual network attempts to discover some other neighbor client Standard IEE802.11j IEEE802.11b,g instantly when the same manner. This makes the mesh Frequency 2.4 GHz 4.9 GHz network steady. Signal Power 250mW 10mW Trans. Speed 54 Mbps 54 Mbps Max. Distance 600 m 100 m Antenna Octagonal plains co-linear ASCPECTS

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1balloon networking for disasters A Loon balloon floats above New Zealand’s Any time a tragedy appears, some balloons Southern Alps will be introduced. One of these, which in turn is Operational aspects Job Loon balloons situated in the usually the closest for the region containing Access to stratosphere years in a great altitude around 20 the internet, creates a connection above IEEE 802. kilometers, doubly increased as attack bomber flights 11b, g. Various other balloons organize a mesh and the elements adjustments. In the stratosphere, network in the sky throughout the techniques there are several tiers of wind it by hand, and each previously mentioned. Cellular devices in floor can level of breezes varies in path and velocity. How come easily sign up for the closest go up network above over the stratosphere means? It really is situated to the Wifi, and speak with the as well as the as proven in advantage of space, among 10 kilometer and 59 km in Physique 1 . The balloon transfer the received data altitude having stable hours below twenty mph. This bouts from the cellular gadget to its neighbour balloon kind of spherical level is great for solar power panels throughout the mesh network. If an as well as the, because there are not any clouds to dam sunlight. Loon which includes a great Web connection, will get the balloons happen to be directed by simply increasing or box, it transmits the bundle to the AP on surface. perhaps descending right into a coating of wind 4. Balloon Collecting data throwing out in the required direction of travel through The just info we gather is what we have to the use of wind info from NOAA. By shifting with the help all of us accurately record, maneuver, and force of the wind, the balloons could be put in place to monitor the fitness of our balloons-so, wind tempo and create an individual large conversation network. Every way, in addition to the environment and GPS DEVICE single balloon is usually equipped with a Gps location of every balloon. We all actually talk about navigation just for tracking it is area. Task Loon our info on wind power velocity and temperature includes complicated codes to determine wherever its ranges while using the scientific community-no other balloons have to visit, then movements each you right program can gather and share mainly because very into a level of flatulence blowing in the proper way. much information concerning circumstances inside the People hook up to the network utilizing a particular stratosphere. internet antenna mounted on their very own building. The transmission bounces type as well as the to go up the global net back again on the planet. Each go up can offer interaction to a surface about 40km in dimension at rates much like 3-G. For as well as the to balloon-

IJETIE VOL. 6, ISSUE 3, MARCH 2020 to- surface speaking, the balloons make use of cover is crucial in support of enabling a balloon to last antennas built with special radio regularity about 100 times in the stratosphere. A parachute is technology. Job loon presently uses ISM band definitely installed on the very best of your envelope, (particularly installment payments on your 4 and 5. which will can be used suitable for decreasing the main GHz bands) that are offered for anybody to use. balloon in safety. Solar panels: Every balloon‘s solar power provides capacity to its electronic devices. The solar energy array is constructed of flexible vinyl laminate backed by a lightweight aluminum body. It uses increased performance monocrystalline solar panels. The solar power panels happen to be installed by a difficult angle to effectively catch sunlight. The panels generate around 70 Watts of power completely sunlight (that Loon design power is going to be enough to hold Loon‘s consumer Loon balloons are also unique in that they are steerable electronics working twenty four hrs a day), and the and entirely solar powered. The balloons and excess electricity is kept in a normal rechargeable equipment can be reused, and each loon has an electric battery. approximately 2 years of life time. Gadgets: A little gadgets package (payload) hangs In loon design there are three main components beneath the inflated wrap. This container includes 1. Envelope rounds boards, Linux-based pc, r / c antenna, Gps 2. Solar Panels navigation, sensors, and electric batteries. That they 3. Electronics possess certain features: enterprise boards to regulate the machine, fm radio antenna relating to conversation, GPS DEVICE for following area, devices to screen and track record climate, and lithium ion electric batteries to store solar powered energy. Connection of loon as well as the Each go up includes an a radio station antenna that Cover: The inflatable kayak portion of the as well as delivers constant connection to the bottom and the is named bag. Each super-pressure balloon is made attaches each as well as the to various other balloon. from polyethylene plastic-type material and loaded There exists a special surface antenna that's installed with helium. When completely inflated, the balloon on the house or business office to gain access to the elevation is usually doze m and its own width is web from go up. Google™ promises that each as well usually 15 meters. The cover is made to tolerant as the can offer warning connection into a ground publicity to Ultra violet rays which is competent to region about 50 km in diameter and in a position to function at remarkable temp golf shots only -80oC. A deliver 3G similar speeds (up to twelve Mbps). These high quality polyethylene plastic material balloon kinds of antennas make use of ISM artists of range 2

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.5 GHz & 5.eight GHz. ISM radio companies (portions thousands are desired so long as they are really of the air spectrum) reserved throughout the world for steerable. They will presently just possess the commercial, scientific, and medical reasons other than infrastructure to maintain regarding 2000 before the telecoms. mast at the same time, although that facilities will most 5. SPECIFIC PROBLEMS probably develop within the next few years. Numerous technical concerns arise to receive A far more serious matter is Google‘s reliance to Task Loon, not since it is a HAP but particularly since achieve helium because of this platform. In 2013 the it is known as a balloon- based upon program. globe confronted a substantial helium shortage, with Certainly, most cynics have concentrated their prices rising to dual what that they had been a couple problems upon this region. In Sept 2013, heat of years earlier. A few specialists anticipate there to balloonist and aeronautical professional Per Lind become cyclical helium disadvantages later on, which strand proceeded to go so far as to state that Yahoo usually would make a helium balloon-based HAP will be not able to maintain a helium go up afloat untenable. Nevertheless, Yahoo comes with a reply concerning a lot more than 3 days-a somewhat unusual because of this, as well: it really is exploring ways to lay claim, considering that Yahoo had been making a make use of hydrogen balloons in a more secure claim 100+ day time journeys in those days. method compared to the famed Hindenburg did. If it'll The query of steerage balloons applying stratospheric discover away to create this cross over is, nevertheless, gusts of wind is definitely a difficult 1, though. Yahoo yet being noticed. A last matter about Yahoo basing offers mentioned that all their checks plane tickets the Internet universalization anticipate balloons is possess existed the same lat. because years there are merely that other systems may eventually prove even encouraging; the success it has already established more tractable. Task Loon will most likely end up steering balloons around Fresh Zealand and South being rival with Facebook/Internet. org‘s drone- America may well not really become repeatable nearer centered HAP, and also raising satellite- structured to the collar. Lind strand‘s other running state Internet by O3b, amongst additional prepared regarding the failure of employing balloons as being a ventures. Search doesn‘t appear extremely vulnerable High-Altitude System is definitely that balloons surely by alternate between technology, despite the fact; it finish up in either the North Trellis or the Southerly really is trading greatly in O3b, and provides actually Pole; they will can‘t end up being held within a acquired two competing systems itself -- a satellite predetermined lat. indefinitely. Nevertheless , Google television program known as Skybox Visualize, and a isn't likely to introduce balloons consistently. It great unpiloted rhyme known as Ti (symbol). programs to maintain each bag up for a couple of 6. CONCLUSIONS months at the same time before getting it, trying to Net connectivity and conversation turn into recycle the as well as the, and mailing the payload among the fundamental requirements in modern back through to anew go up. human being lifestyle. A forward thinking and Others have got questioned the amount of international idea just like the Google™ Task Loon balloons required, that could quantity in the a lot of; might help and benefit remote control regions of the Google‘s counterargument is definitely that just a few earth and also populace to enjoy the advantages of

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