System and measurement method for a dedicated short-range communication on-vehicle coverage system
First Claim
1. A computerized method of characterizing a dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) system that includes at least one DSRC device for use with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system, the method comprising:
- positioning a vehicle under test (VUT) at a first location, wherein the VUT includes the DSRC system;
positioning a DSRC instrumentation antenna at a second location spaced apart from the first location;
varying an azimuth angle between the DSRC device and the DSRC instrumentation antenna by performing a rotation of (a) the VUT in place at the first location while leaving the DSRC instrumentation antenna fixed in the second location or (b) the DSRC instrumentation antenna in a circular path about the first location while leaving the VUT fixed in the first location; and
for each of a plurality of specified azimuth angles, testing receive performance of the DSRC system by;
transmitting DSRC packets through the DSRC instrumentation antenna to the DSRC system;
receiving DSRC packets at the DSRC system and estimating an error rate indicating a level of success of DSRC packets being received by the DSRC system; and
recording the error rate corresponding to the specified azimuth angle.
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Abstract
A computerized method characterizes a dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) system that includes at least one DSRC device for use with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system. The method includes positioning a vehicle under test (VUT) with the DSRC system at a first location and positioning a DSRC instrumentation antenna at a second location spaced apart from the first location. The method includes varying an azimuth angle between the DSRC device and the instrumentation antenna by performing a rotation of the VUT in place at the first location or the instrumentation antenna in a circular path about the first location. The method includes, for multiple azimuth angles, testing receive performance of the DSRC system by transmitting DSRC packets through the instrumentation antenna to the DSRC system, estimating an error rate indicating a level of success of DSRC packets being received by the DSRC system, and recording the error rate for each angle.
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1. A computerized method of characterizing a dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) system that includes at least one DSRC device for use with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system, the method comprising:
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positioning a vehicle under test (VUT) at a first location, wherein the VUT includes the DSRC system; positioning a DSRC instrumentation antenna at a second location spaced apart from the first location; varying an azimuth angle between the DSRC device and the DSRC instrumentation antenna by performing a rotation of (a) the VUT in place at the first location while leaving the DSRC instrumentation antenna fixed in the second location or (b) the DSRC instrumentation antenna in a circular path about the first location while leaving the VUT fixed in the first location; and for each of a plurality of specified azimuth angles, testing receive performance of the DSRC system by; transmitting DSRC packets through the DSRC instrumentation antenna to the DSRC system; receiving DSRC packets at the DSRC system and estimating an error rate indicating a level of success of DSRC packets being received by the DSRC system; and recording the error rate corresponding to the specified azimuth angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computerized method of automated antenna design for a dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) system that includes at least one DSRC device for use with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system, the method comprising:
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positioning a vehicle under test (VUT) at a first location, wherein the VUT includes the DSRC system; positioning a DSRC instrumentation antenna at a second location spaced apart from the first location; selecting a first value for a first parameter of a configurable antenna of the DSRC system; configuring the first parameter of the configurable antenna to attain the selected value; varying an azimuth angle between the DSRC device and the DSRC instrumentation antenna by performing a rotation of the VUT in place at the first location while leaving the DSRC instrumentation antenna fixed in the first location; performing a transmission test of the DSRC system by, at each of a plurality of specified azimuth angles; instructing the DSRC system to transmit DSRC packets to the DSRC instrumentation antenna; measuring a radiated power received through the DSRC instrumentation antenna; and recording a radiated power value corresponding to the specified azimuth angle based on the measured radiated power; determining a statistical value representative of the radiated power values for the plurality of specified azimuth angles; adjusting the selected value to optimize the statistical value; and selectively repeating the configuring, the varying, the performing, the determining, and the adjusting until an optimized value for the first parameter is determined. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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