Methods and systems of dynamic wireless transmitting power control

• US 8,682,379 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2011
• Issued: 03/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Hwu, Jing-Shyang, Hsieh, Tien-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tu X
• Application Number:
  US13/090,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20120129459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 455/69, 455/522, 455/13.4, 455/569.2, 455/99
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/282 taking into account the speed of the mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/283 Power depending on the position of the mobile

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and system of dynamic wireless transmitting power control for a vehicle. The system of wireless transmitting power control comprises: a receiving unit, a state unit, a storing unit, a caution unit, a transmitting power decision unit and a transmitting unit. Accordingly, the system of dynamic wireless transmitting power control periodically adjusts a transmitting power level according to the number of driving vehicles so as to adjust transmission radius, decrease transmission interferences and accidents among cars and increase efficiency of wireless frequency usage.

Claims

1. A system of dynamic wireless transmitting power control using on a vehicle, comprising:

a receiving unit, for receiving current state information of other driving vehicles around the vehicle;

a state unit, for obtaining current state information of the vehicle;

a storing unit, coupled to the receiving unit and the state unit, for storing current state information of the vehicle and the other driving vehicles;

a transmitting power decision unit, coupled to the storing unit and including a predetermined transmitting power level lookup table, a predetermined upper limit threshold and a predetermined lower limit threshold, wherein the transmitting power decision unit periodically adjusts transmitting power level of the vehicle for generating a reference transmitting power level lookup table, a reference lower limit threshold and a reference lower limit threshold when the vehicle drives for a period of time; and

a transmitting unit, coupled to the state unit and the transmitting power decision unit, for transmitting the current state information of the vehicle to the other driving vehicles.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a caution unit, coupled to the storing unit, for receiving an instruction from a driver in the vehicle, and determining whether traffic accident occurs according to current state information of the vehicle and the other driving vehicles.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein when the caution unit determines the traffic accident to be occurred, and the caution unit transmit a caution note to drivers of the vehicle and the other driving vehicles.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the caution note includes image, voice, picture and text.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the instruction is one of emergency brake, driveway change, turn and overtaking.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein current state information includes vehicle speed, location, model, number, transmitting power level and signature.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit further receives caution notes from the other driving vehicles.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the storing unit is a queue storing device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitting power decision unit obtains a transmitting power level of the vehicles according to the predetermined transmitting power level lookup table corresponding to the speed of the vehicle after the vehicle starts to drive.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitting power decision unit calculates the number of the other driving vehicles by counting current state information of the other driving vehicles obtained at least one unit cycle.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined transmitting power level lookup table is established by automatic or manual.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationship between the vehicle speed and the transmitting power control level in the predetermined transmitting power level lookup table is one of liner, polynomial, exponent and logarithm function.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitting power level decision unit determines traffic density state around the vehicle so as to adjust the transmitting power level according to comparison among the number of other driving vehicles, the predetermined upper limit threshold and the predetermined lower limit threshold.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the vehicle is determined in crowded state so as to decrease the transmitting power level if the number of the other driving vehicles is larger than the predetermined upper limit threshold.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the vehicle is determined in good flow quantity state so as to maintain the transmitting power level unchanged if the number of the other driving vehicles is located between the predetermined upper limit threshold and the predetermined lower limit threshold.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the vehicle is determined in sparse state so as to increase the transmitting power level if the number of the other driving vehicles is smaller than the predetermined lower limit threshold.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein transmitting power level of the vehicle is periodically adjusted according to traffic density state around the vehicle so as to generate or update a reference transmitting power level lookup table, a reference upper limit threshold and a reference lower limit threshold.

18. A method of dynamic wireless transmitting power control using on a vehicle, comprising:

obtaining current state information of the vehicle;

deciding a transmitting power level according to a predetermined transmitting power level lookup table;

obtaining current state information of other driving vehicles around the vehicle at least one unit cycle;

calculating the number of the other driving vehicles;

comparing with the number of the other driving vehicles, a predetermined upper limit threshold and a predetermined lower limit threshold for determining traffic density state around the vehicle; and

transmitting current state information of the vehicle to the other driving vehicles.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

deciding the transmitting power level according to the predetermined transmitting power level lookup table corresponding to the speed of the vehicle and after the vehicle starts to drive.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

adjusting transmitting power level of the vehicle periodically according to traffic density state around the vehicle so as to generate or update a reference transmitting power level lookup table, a reference upper limit threshold and a reference lower limit threshold.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

storing current state information of the other driving vehicles around the vehicle, and obtaining the number of the other driving vehicles by counting current state information of the other driving vehicles received in at least one cycle.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprises:

determining the vehicle is in crowded state so as to decrease the transmitting power level if the number of the other driving vehicles is larger than the predetermined upper limit threshold.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprises:

determining the vehicle is in sparse state so as to increase the transmitting power level if the number of the other driving vehicles is smaller than the predetermined lower limit threshold.

24. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

determining the vehicle is in good flow quantity state so as to maintain the transmitting power level unchanged if the number of the other driving vehicles is located between the predetermined upper limit threshold and the predetermined lower limit threshold.