WWAN Radio Link Quality Navigation for a Drone
First Claim
1. A method of navigating a drone, comprising:
- determining, by a processor of the drone, whether a radio link quality trigger event associated with communications with the drone has occurred while the drone travels along a set route to a destination, wherein the radio link quality trigger event corresponds to predetermined characteristics of radio link quality; and
steering the drone to follow a search maneuver for improving radio link quality in response to determining the radio link quality trigger event has occurred, wherein the search maneuver follows a preconfigured deviation pattern that is configured before determining whether the radio link quality trigger event has occurred and departs from the set route.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include methods of navigating a drone that may include determining whether a radio link quality trigger event associated with communications with the drone has occurred while the drone travels along a set route to a destination. The radio link quality trigger event may correspond to predetermined characteristics of radio link quality. The drone may be steered to follow a search maneuver for improving radio link quality in response to determining the radio link quality trigger event has occurred. The search maneuver may follow a preconfigured deviation pattern that is configured before determining whether the radio link quality trigger event has occurred and departs from the set route.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of navigating a drone, comprising:
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determining, by a processor of the drone, whether a radio link quality trigger event associated with communications with the drone has occurred while the drone travels along a set route to a destination, wherein the radio link quality trigger event corresponds to predetermined characteristics of radio link quality; and steering the drone to follow a search maneuver for improving radio link quality in response to determining the radio link quality trigger event has occurred, wherein the search maneuver follows a preconfigured deviation pattern that is configured before determining whether the radio link quality trigger event has occurred and departs from the set route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A drone comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to send and receive wireless communication signals; and a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to; determine whether a radio link quality trigger event associated with communications with the drone has occurred while the drone travels along a set route to a destination, wherein the radio link quality trigger event corresponds to predetermined characteristics of radio link quality; and steer the drone to follow a search maneuver for improving radio link quality in response to determining the radio link quality trigger event has occurred, wherein the search maneuver follows a preconfigured deviation pattern that is configured before determining whether the radio link quality trigger event has occurred and departs from the set route. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A drone, comprising:
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means for determining whether a radio link quality trigger event associated with communications with the drone has occurred while the drone travels along a set route to a destination, wherein the radio link quality trigger event corresponds to predetermined characteristics of radio link quality; and means for steering the drone to follow a search maneuver for improving radio link quality in response to determining the radio link quality trigger event has occurred, wherein the search maneuver follows a preconfigured deviation pattern that is configured before determining whether the radio link quality trigger event has occurred and departs from the set route.
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30. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a drone to perform operations comprising:
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determining whether a radio link quality trigger event associated with communications with the drone has occurred while the drone travels along a set route to a destination, wherein the radio link quality trigger event corresponds to predetermined characteristics of radio link quality; and steering the drone to follow a search maneuver for improving radio link quality in response to determining the radio link quality trigger event has occurred, wherein the search maneuver follows a preconfigured deviation pattern that is configured before determining whether the radio link quality trigger event has occurred and departs from the set route.
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