VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20200136768A1
• Filed: 04/10/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: BAE, Jungnam
• Granted Patent: US 11,128,430 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0064 with separate antennas for the more than one band H04B1/0053 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0837 using pre-detection combining H04B7/0868 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0871 using different reception schemes, at least one of them being a diversity reception scheme
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0005 Time-frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/006 Quality of the received signal, e.g. BER, SNR, water filling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0085 when channel conditions change
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0091 Signaling for the administration of the divided path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/26 combined with the use of different frequencies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/543 based on requested quality, e.g. QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections

Abstract

A vehicle capable of providing diversity of DSRC communication using a DSRC antenna for the DSRC communication and a WiFi antenna for WiFi communication is disclosed. The vehicle includes a first antenna configured to receive a first signal; a second antenna configured to receive a second signal; and a controller configured to synthesize the first signal and the second signal and process a signal in which the first signal and the second signal are synthesized according to a first communication method, in a first mode, and to alternately perform processing of a synthesized signal, in which the first signal and the second signal are synthesized, according to the first communication method and processing of the second signal according to a second communication method, in a second mode.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a first antenna configured to receive a first signal;

a second antenna configured to receive a second signal; and

a controller configured to;

synthesize the first signal and the second signal and process a synthesized signal, in which the first signal and the second signal are synthesized, according to a first communication method, in a first mode; and

alternately process the synthesized signal according to the first communication method and process the second signal according to a second communication method, in a second mode.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller comprises:

a signal processor configured to process a signal according to one of the first communication method and the second communication method;

a synthesizer configured to synthesize the first signal and the second signal; and

a time divider configured to output the second signal to one of the synthesizer and the signal processor.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the time divider is configured to output the second signal to the synthesizer when communication by the second communication method is deactivated, and

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the synthesized signal according to the first communication method.

4. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the time divider is configured to output the second signal to the synthesizer for a first time when communication by the second communication method is activated, and

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the synthesized signal, which is output from the synthesizer, according to the first communication method.

5. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the time divider is configured to output the second signal to the signal processor for a second time when communication by the second communication method is activated, and

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the second signal, which is output from the time divider, according to the second communication method.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the synthesizer is configured to output the first signal to the signal processor for the second time when communication by the second communication method is activated, and

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the first signal according to the first communication method.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to change a ratio of the first time to the second time according to a communication rate by the second communication method.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to decrease the ratio of the first time to the second time as the communication rate by the second communication method increases.

9. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to increase the ratio of the first time to the second time as the communication rate by the second communication method decreases.

10. A method for controlling a vehicle which comprises a first antenna configured to receive a first signal and a second antenna configured to receive a second signal, the method comprising steps of:

synthesizing, by a synthesizer, the first signal and the second signal and processing a synthesized signal, in which the first signal and the second signal are synthesized, according to a first communication method, in a first mode; and

alternately processing, by a signal processor, the synthesized signal according to the first communication method and processing the second signal according to a second communication method, in a second mode.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of alternately processing the synthesized signal and the second signal comprises:

outputting the second signal to the synthesizer by a time divider when communication by the second communication method is deactivated; and

processing, by the signal processor, the synthesized signal, which is output from the synthesizer, according to the first communication method.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of alternately the processing the synthesized signal and the second signal comprises:

outputting the second signal to the synthesizer by a time divider for a first time when communication by the second communication method is activated; and

processing, by the signal processor, the synthesized signal, which is output from the synthesizer, according to the first communication method.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of alternately processing of the synthesized signal and the second signal further comprises:

outputting the second signal to the signal processor by the time divider for a second time when communication by the second communication method is activated; and

processing, by the signal processor, the second signal according to the second communication method.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of alternately processing the synthesized signal and the second signal further comprises:

outputting, by the synthesizer, the first signal to the signal processor for the second time when communication by the second communication method is activated; and

processing, by the signal processor, the first signal according to the first communication method.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein a ratio of the first time to the second time is configured to change according to a communication rate by the second communication method.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the ratio of the first time to the second time decreases as the communication rate by the second communication method increases.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the ratio of the first time to the second time increases as the communication rate by the second communication method decreases.

18. A communication apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

a first antenna configured to receive a first signal;

a second antenna configured to receive a second signal;

a signal processor configured to process a signal according to one of a first communication method and a second communication method;

a synthesizer configured to synthesize the first signal and the second signal; and

a time divider configured to output the second signal to one of the synthesizer and the signal processor.

19. The communication apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the time divider is configured to output the second signal to the synthesizer when communication by the second communication method is deactivated, and

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the signal synthesized by the synthesizer according to the first communication method.

20. The communication apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the time divider is configured to output the second signal to the synthesizer for a first time when communication by the second communication method is activated,

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the signal output from the synthesizer according to the first communication method,

wherein the time divider is configured to output the second signal to the signal processor for a second time, and

wherein the signal processor is configured to process the second signal output from the time divider according to the second communication method.