Wireless data link capacity
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing a wireless data link between a first mobile vehicle and a second mobile vehicle, the method comprising:
- positioning the first mobile vehicle in a first location and the second mobile vehicle in a second location;
creating a wireless data link between the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle;
measuring the initial capacity of the wireless data link;
moving the first mobile vehicle around the first location and the second mobile vehicle around the second location and measuring the resulting changes in capacity of the wireless data link;
mathematically determining, based on the measured changes in capacity of the wireless data link, a third location and a fourth location at which, when the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle are positioned there, respectively, the capacity of the wireless data link reaches a local maximum value; and
moving the first mobile vehicle to the third location and the second mobile vehicle to the fourth location.
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Abstract
Wireless data links between mobile vehicles are optimized by positioning the mobile vehicles in default locations, creating a wireless data link between the vehicles, and measuring the initial capacity of the wireless data link. An extremum-seeking algorithm is then performed, in which the mobile vehicles are moved locally around their default locations, and the resulting changes in capacity of the wireless data link are measured. The algorithm mathematically determines, based on the measured changes in capacity of the wireless data link, optimum locations at which, when the mobile vehicles are positioned there, the capacity of the wireless data link reaches a local maximum value. The mobile vehicles are then moved to the optimum locations.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing a wireless data link between a first mobile vehicle and a second mobile vehicle, the method comprising:
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positioning the first mobile vehicle in a first location and the second mobile vehicle in a second location;
creating a wireless data link between the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle;
measuring the initial capacity of the wireless data link;
moving the first mobile vehicle around the first location and the second mobile vehicle around the second location and measuring the resulting changes in capacity of the wireless data link;
mathematically determining, based on the measured changes in capacity of the wireless data link, a third location and a fourth location at which, when the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle are positioned there, respectively, the capacity of the wireless data link reaches a local maximum value; and
moving the first mobile vehicle to the third location and the second mobile vehicle to the fourth location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for optimizing a wireless data link involving a first mobile vehicle, the method comprising:
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positioning the first mobile vehicle in a first location;
creating a wireless data link between the first mobile vehicle and a telecommunications device;
measuring the initial capacity of the wireless data link;
moving the first mobile vehicle around the first location and measuring the resulting changes in capacity of the wireless data link;
mathematically determining, based on the measured changes in capacity of the wireless data link, a second location at which, when the first mobile vehicle is positioned there, the capacity of the wireless data link reaches a local maximum value; and
moving the first mobile vehicle to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A process for optimizing a wireless data link between a first mobile vehicle and a second mobile vehicle, the process comprising:
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(a) placing the first and second mobile vehicles in default positions;
(b) creating a wireless data link between the first and second mobile vehicles;
(c) measuring the initial capacity of the wireless data link and storing it as a maximum measured capacity;
(d) performing an extremum-seeking algorithm on the capacity of the wireless data link;
(e) moving the first and second mobile vehicles to the positions determined by the extremum-seeking algorithm and measuring the new data link capacity;
(f) determining whether the new data link capacity exceeds a minimum threshold value and, if not, skipping to step (i);
(g) determining whether the new data link capacity exceeds the previously-stored maximum measured capacity and, if so, replacing the maximum measured capacity with the new data link capacity value and storing the corresponding positions of the mobile vehicles;
(h) repeating steps (d)-(g) until the data link capacity stabilizes; and
(i) moving the first and second mobile vehicles to the positions corresponding to the maximum measured capacity. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A mobile vehicle comprising:
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a processor comprising an optimization module;
a sensor coupled to the processor; and
a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the transceiver is capable of sending and receiving wireless data transmissions, and wherein the optimization module is configured to mathematically determine an optimum local position of the mobile vehicle such that the capacity of a wireless data link between the transceiver and another telecommunications device reaches a local maximum value. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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