In-vehicle communication system and method, storage medium, program product, and vehicle

By installing vehicle-mounted drones and communication components on vehicles and adjusting parameters using the drones' flight altitude, the problem of limited vehicle communication in special scenarios was solved, achieving high-quality radio communication.

WO2026066005A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2026-04-02BYD CO LTD
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2025-04-02
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2026-04-02

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Technical Problem

In certain scenarios, the vehicle's onboard communication equipment may have difficulty receiving high-quality communication signals, resulting in limited communication capabilities and affecting information acquisition and the performance of intelligent functions.

Method used

By mounting vehicle-mounted drones, leveraging the drones' high altitude advantage, and combining them with communication and obstacle avoidance components, flight parameters can be adjusted to avoid interference from ground obstructions, thereby achieving high-quality radio communication.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids interference from ground obstructions, ensuring that vehicles can send and receive high-quality radio communication signals in special scenarios, thereby improving communication quality and the performance of intelligent functions.

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Abstract

The present application provides an in-vehicle communication system and method, a storage medium, a program product, and a vehicle. The system comprises: a first communication assembly arranged on a vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, a second communication assembly arranged in a vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle cabin, and an in-vehicle communication assembly arranged in a vehicle. The first communication assembly is used for receiving and forwarding a wireless communication signal sent by a communication base station. The second communication assembly is used for receiving the wireless communication signal sent by the first communication assembly and forwarding the wireless communication signal to the in-vehicle communication assembly. The in-vehicle communication assembly is used for receiving the wireless communication signal and controlling the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle on the basis of the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.
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Vehicle-mounted communication system, method, storage medium, program product and vehicle

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 2024113837056, filed on September 27, 2024 in the China Patent Office, and entitled "Vehicle-mounted communication system, method, storage medium, program product and vehicle", the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to, but is not limited to, the technical field of vehicle-mounted communication, and in particular to a vehicle-mounted communication system, method, storage medium, program product and vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0003] In modern transportation systems, vehicles are no longer just means of transportation, but have become mobile information terminals that need to exchange information with the outside world frequently, including but not limited to navigation, entertainment, safety warnings, and vehicle status reports, etc. Users have increasingly high requirements for the communication quality during vehicle driving.

[0004] Currently, vehicles mainly rely on ground base stations for communication, and realize communication between vehicles and the outside world through 4G, 5G and other technologies. Although these technologies are quite mature and widely used in modern cars, in some special use scenarios, such as communication interruption caused by natural disasters, the existing communication infrastructure may not be able to meet the demand for instant communication, or in scenarios where ground base stations and satellite base station signals are blocked or interfered by mountains, trees, etc., and the vehicle itself carries communication equipment that is difficult to receive high-quality communication signals, the communication capability of the vehicle will be greatly limited, affecting the information acquisition of the driver and the intelligent function of the vehicle. SUMMARY

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a vehicle-mounted communication system, method, storage medium, program product and vehicle to solve the problem of ground communication difficulty of vehicles in the presence of blockage or interference.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to the first aspect of the present application, a vehicle-mounted communication system is provided, comprising:

[0007] a first communication component arranged on a vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, a second communication component arranged in a cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, and a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle;

[0008] The first communication component is respectively connected to the second communication component and the vehicle-mounted communication component through wireless communication, and the second communication component is connected to the vehicle-mounted communication component through wireless communication and / or local area network control bus communication.

[0009] The first communication component is configured to receive and / or forward the wireless communication signal transmitted by the communication base station;

[0010] The second communication component is configured to receive the wireless communication signal transmitted by the first communication component and forward the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component;

[0011] The vehicle-mounted communication component is configured to receive the wireless communication signal transmitted by the first communication component and / or the second communication component and control the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

[0012] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the control of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal comprises:

[0013] When the signal strength does not exceed the preset strength threshold, the vehicle-mounted communication component transmits the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component, or transmits the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication component and transmits the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction;

[0014] The flight parameter comprises at least one of the flight height, the flight direction and the flight distance.

[0015] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the second communication component is further configured to receive the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction and transmit the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component.

[0016] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises an obstacle avoidance component arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, and the obstacle avoidance component is connected with the first communication component.

[0017] The first communication component is further configured to receive the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction transmitted by the vehicle-mounted communication component and / or the second communication component and transmit the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the obstacle avoidance component.

[0018] The obstacle avoidance component is configured to receive the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction transmitted by the first communication component and perform obstacle detection on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction, so as to adjust the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0019] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the first communication component is further configured to transmit the execution feedback information of the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication component and / or the vehicle-mounted communication component.

[0020] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the vehicle-mounted communication assembly is further configured to send the UAV control instruction to the first communication assembly, or send the UAV control instruction to the second communication assembly and send the UAV control instruction to the first communication assembly through the second communication assembly, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV through the UAV control instruction.

[0021] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the second communication assembly comprises a signal receiver, a signal amplifier, a signal processor and a signal transmitter.

[0022] The signal receiver is configured to receive the wireless communication signal.

[0023] The signal amplifier is configured to perform enhancement processing on the received wireless communication signal to obtain an enhanced wireless communication signal.

[0024] The signal processor is configured to perform demodulation processing on the enhanced wireless communication signal to obtain a demodulated wireless communication signal.

[0025] The signal transmitter is configured to forward the demodulated wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication assembly.

[0026] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the communication base station comprises a ground communication base station and / or a satellite communication base station.

[0027] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the vehicle-mounted communication assembly further comprises a state detection unit and a display interface, the state detection unit is configured to detect the working state of the first communication assembly, the second communication assembly and the vehicle-mounted communication assembly respectively, and the display interface is configured to display the working state of the first communication assembly, the second communication assembly and the vehicle-mounted communication assembly.

[0028] According to a second aspect of the present application, a communication method is provided, which is applied to a first communication assembly of a vehicle-mounted UAV, and the method comprises:

[0029] Receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a communication base station;

[0030] Forwarding the wireless communication signal to a vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in a vehicle, or forwarding the wireless communication signal to a second communication assembly arranged in a cabin of the vehicle-mounted UAV, so that the second communication assembly forwards the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in the vehicle;

[0031] receive a UAV control instruction sent by the second communication component or the vehicle-mounted communication component, so as to control adjustment of a flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV through the UAV control instruction, wherein the UAV control instruction is generated by the vehicle-mounted communication component in response to a signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

[0032] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, after the receiving of the UAV control instruction sent by the second communication component or the vehicle-mounted communication component, the method further comprises:

[0033] sending the UAV control instruction to an obstacle avoidance component arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV, so that the obstacle avoidance component performs obstacle detection on the vehicle-mounted UAV according to the UAV control instruction;

[0034] adjusting a flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV according to an obstacle detection result of the obstacle avoidance component, wherein the flight parameter comprises at least one of a flight height, a flight direction and a flight distance.

[0035] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises:

[0036] sending execution feedback information of the UAV control instruction to the second communication component and / or the vehicle-mounted communication component.

[0037] According to a third aspect of the present application, a communication method applied to a second communication component of a vehicle-mounted UAV cabin is provided, and the method comprises:

[0038] in response to receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication component arranged on a vehicle-mounted UAV, forwarding the wireless communication signal to a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in a vehicle;

[0039] in response to receiving a UAV control instruction generated by the vehicle-mounted communication component in response to a signal strength of the wireless communication signal, forwarding the UAV control instruction to the first communication component.

[0040] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the forwarding of the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle comprises:

[0041] performing enhancement processing on the wireless communication signal to obtain an enhanced wireless communication signal;

[0042] performing demodulation processing on the enhanced wireless communication signal to obtain a demodulated wireless communication signal;

[0043] forwarding the demodulated wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle.

[0044] According to a fourth aspect of the present application, a communication method is provided, which is applied to a vehicle-mounted communication component in a vehicle, and the method comprises:

[0045] receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication component arranged on a vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, or receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a second communication component arranged in a cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0046] controlling the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to a signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

[0047] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the step of controlling the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal comprises:

[0048] in response to the signal strength not exceeding a preset strength threshold, sending an unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component, or sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication component, and sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction;

[0049] The flight parameter comprises at least one of a flight height, a flight direction and a flight distance.

[0050] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises:

[0051] in response to receiving an input auxiliary communication instruction, performing the steps of sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component, or sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication component, and sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction.

[0052] Optionally, as another embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises detecting working states of the first communication component, the second communication component and the vehicle-mounted communication component.

[0053] displaying the working states of the first communication component, the second communication component and the vehicle-mounted communication component.

[0054] According to a fifth aspect of the present application, a computer storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, and the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method according to any one of the preceding aspects.

[0055] According to a sixth aspect of the present application, a computer program product is further provided, which stores instructions, and the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method according to any one of the preceding aspects.

[0056] According to a seventh aspect of the present application, there is also provided a vehicle provided with the vehicle-mounted communication system according to any one of the above, the vehicle-mounted communication system comprising a first communication component arranged on a vehicle-mounted UAV, a second communication component arranged on a cabin of the vehicle-mounted UAV, and a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle; the first communication component, the second communication component, and the vehicle-mounted communication component are configured to perform the above-mentioned methods, respectively.

[0057] The technical solution disclosed in the present application can effectively avoid the interference of ground obstructions on signals by communicating with the UAV, so that the UAV can utilize its flight height advantage to receive and transmit high-quality radio communication signals.

[0058] Other features and advantages of the present application will be described in detail in the following specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0059] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0060] In order to more completely understand the present application and its beneficial effects, the following will be described in conjunction with the drawings, wherein the same reference numerals in the following description represent the same parts.

[0061] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the application scene effect of a vehicle-mounted communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second communication component according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a vehicle-mounted communication component according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the step flow of a communication method applied to a first communication component arranged on a vehicle-mounted UAV according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the step flow of a communication method applied to a second communication component arranged on a cabin of a vehicle-mounted UAV according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0066] Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the step flow of a communication method applied to a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0067] FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of an auxiliary communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0068] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the present application.

[0069] In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments provided by the embodiments of the present application, the related application background of the vehicle-mounted communication system provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described first. At present, with the development of vehicles, users have higher and higher requirements for the communication quality in the driving process of vehicles. However, in some more special use scenarios, such as scenarios where the ground base station and satellite base station signals are blocked or interfered by mountains, trees and the like, and ground communication is difficult, the communication equipment carried by the passenger car itself cannot receive high-quality communication signals, which brings great challenges to the network connection application and emergency rescue of the passenger car.

[0070] And it is just to solve the above problems, the present application provides that the unmanned aerial vehicle can effectively avoid the interference of the ground shielding object to the signal by communicating with the unmanned aerial vehicle, so as to receive and transmit high-quality radio communication signals. Specifically, in order to facilitate understanding of the above content, please refer to FIG. 1, which is an application scenario effect diagram of a vehicle-mounted communication method according to an embodiment of the present application. Details are as follows.

[0071] Specifically, in the application scenario of the vehicle-mounted communication method provided in FIG. 1, the vehicle-mounted communication system generally includes a vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and a first communication component 101 arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, wherein the first communication component can be used to realize communication with a communication base station, for example, communication with a ground base station or a satellite base station, that is, the first communication component can receive and / or forward wireless communication signals of the communication base station. In addition, on the vehicle 20, for example, a vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105 is arranged on the top of the vehicle as shown in the figure, and the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can be parked in the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105 when it is not working, and a second communication component 103 is arranged in the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105, and the second communication component 103 is connected with the first communication component 101 through wireless communication, used to receive and forward the wireless communication signals sent by the first communication component, so as to further forward the wireless communication signals to a vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in the vehicle. The vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can include a vehicle machine system, and can also include a terminal device held by a user in the vehicle, for example, a common mobile phone, a computer, an electronic watch and the like, and the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can also include a UAV control terminal and the like. The specific form of the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 is not limited in the embodiment of the application, and any communication component that can be connected with the second communication component 103 through wireless communication and / or Controller Area Network (CAN) communication can be regarded as the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in the application. Of course, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can also be connected with the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 through wireless communication.

[0072] In addition, in order to better realize the communication effect of the vehicle-mounted communication system provided in the application, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in the vehicle can be used to receive the wireless communication signals sent by the first communication component and / or the second communication component, and control the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 according to the signal strength of the received and / or forwarded wireless communication signals of the communication base station, so as to adjust the signal strength of the wireless communication signals received by the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, thereby effectively avoiding the interference of the ground shielding object to the signal and improving the receiving and transmitting quality of the wireless communication signal.

[0073] For example, as a feasible embodiment, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can send the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 directly or indirectly through the second communication component 103 in the UAV cabin 105, that is, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can send the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 directly or send the UAV control instruction to the second communication component 103 to forward the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 through the UAV control instruction, wherein the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV usually includes at least one of the flight height, the flight direction and the flight distance. Specifically, as a specific feasible implementation scheme, the user can send the corresponding UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 through the UAV control control set on the UAV control terminal, such as the up, down, left and right movement control, or the hovering, take-off, return and the like, for example, forward flight, upward flight, hovering and the like, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102.

[0074] Of course, in addition to sending the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 directly or indirectly when the signal strength of the received wireless communication signal does not reach the preset strength threshold, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can also send the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 directly or indirectly when the input auxiliary communication instruction is received, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV. The auxiliary communication instruction can be understood as an instruction input by the user to indicate that the current communication signal quality is poor, for example, the user can input the auxiliary communication instruction through the user interaction interface of the handheld terminal device, the UAV control device or other vehicle-mounted communication components when perceiving that the received signal quality is poor, wherein the specific input mode can be through the touch interaction interface, the input bar, the input control, the remote controller and the like, which is not limited in the embodiment of the application.

[0075] Of course, in order to better realize the flight control of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, to more effectively avoid the interference of the ground shelter to the signal, thereby improving the receiving and transmitting quality of the wireless communication signal, on the basis of the foregoing provided scheme, as a further feasible implementation scheme of the present application, the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can be further provided with an obstacle avoidance component. The obstacle avoidance component refers to a kind of component for detecting the environment around the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, which is realized by using technologies such as visual technology, infrared technology, laser radar technology or ultrasonic technology, so that the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can perceive the surrounding environment, and can complete obstacle avoidance during flight. In addition, the obstacle avoidance component can be connected to the first communication component 101 through wireless communication and / or local area network control bus for communication, to receive the UAV control instruction sent by the first communication component 101, and to detect the obstacles around the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 according to the UAV control instruction, so as to adjust the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, and effectively avoid the collision between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacles in the surrounding environment during the adjustment of the flight parameters, thereby improving the stability of the vehicle-mounted communication system.

[0076] Specifically, in order to facilitate the understanding of the above, the following will combine a specific feasible implementation scheme to explain the specific implementation step flow of the obstacle avoidance component detecting the surrounding obstacles for controlling and adjusting the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102. Specifically, it includes the following contents:

[0077] (1) The obstacle avoidance component determines whether there is an obstacle above the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, or in the case of existing obstacles, whether the distance between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacles is outside the preset safety range. If there is no obstacle above the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, or the distance between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacles is outside the preset safety range, the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can be controlled to fly upwards to increase the flight height of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, thereby reducing the interference effect of the ground shelter to the signal;

[0078] (2) If there is an obstacle above the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, and the distance between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacle is within the preset safety range, it indicates that if the flight height of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 is increased, there will be a risk of collision with the obstacle. At this time, the obstacle avoidance component detects whether there is an obstacle in the horizontal direction of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, and whether the distance between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacle is outside the preset safety range. The horizontal direction generally includes multiple directions, for example, the four directions of east, south, west, and north, or further includes the four directions of southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest. If there is no obstacle in a certain horizontal direction of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, or the distance between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacle is outside the preset safety range, the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can be first controlled to fly horizontally in the direction for a preset flight distance, and then it is judged whether there is an obstacle above the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, until the flight height of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 is increased to reduce the interference effect of the ground obstruction on the signal.

[0079] (3) If there is an obstacle in each horizontal direction of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, and the distance between the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the obstacle is within the preset safety range, it indicates that if the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 flies in the horizontal direction, there will be a risk of collision with the obstacle. Therefore, in order to ensure safety, the output of warning information, such as output of prompt audio or output of flashing signal, can be used to remind the user to control the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 to hover or return to the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105.

[0080] Of course, the foregoing obstacle avoidance component receives the UAV control instruction and detects the obstacle of the vehicle-mounted UAV to adjust the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV is only one possible implementation scheme, and other schemes for adjusting the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV are also possible, which are not limited herein.

[0081] In addition, on the basis of the foregoing scheme, in order to better realize the feedback adjustment of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can also send the execution feedback information of the UAV control instruction to the second communication component 103 in the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105 or directly to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104.

[0082] Of course, in order to improve the communication quality in the vehicle communication system, as a further possible implementation of the application, the first communication component 101 and the second communication component 103 can also process the received wireless communication signals based on actual needs to ensure the signal quality of the forwarded wireless communication signals. Specifically, the second communication component 103 can appropriately process the received wireless communication signals. For example, as a possible embodiment of the application, please refer to Figure 2, which is a structural schematic diagram of a second communication component 103 provided by an embodiment of the application, as follows.

[0083] Specifically, in the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the application, the second communication component 103 specifically includes a signal receiver 210, a signal amplifier 220, a signal processor 230 and a signal transmitter 240.

[0084] Among them, the signal receiver 210 is mainly used for receiving wireless communication signals, for example, as a more common possible implementation, the signal receiver 210 can be an antenna system, for example, composed of a single or multiple antennas.

[0085] And the signal amplifier 220 is mainly used for enhancing the received wireless communication signals to obtain enhanced wireless communication signals to ensure that the strength of the enhanced wireless communication signals is sufficient for subsequent processing.

[0086] The signal processor 230 is mainly used for further demodulation processing of the enhanced wireless communication signals to extract useful data signals therefrom to obtain demodulated wireless communication signals. Of course, in addition to the foregoing demodulation processing, the signal processor 230 can also perform other necessary processing, for example, it can also filter out the noise signals of the wireless communication signals by performing noise reduction processing on the wireless communication signals.

[0087] The signal transmitter 240 is mainly used for forwarding the demodulated wireless communication signals to the vehicle communication component 104.

[0088] In addition, in order to enable users to more clearly understand the operation of the complete vehicle communication system, as a further possible implementation of the application, the vehicle communication component 104 further includes a state detection unit and a display interface for detecting the working state of each functional component in the complete vehicle communication system. Specifically, please refer to Figure 3, which is a structural schematic diagram of a vehicle communication component 104 provided by an embodiment of the application, as follows.

[0089] In one embodiment of the present application, the vehicle-mounted communication assembly 104 further comprises a state detection unit 310 and a display interface 320. Since the vehicle-mounted communication assembly 104 can be connected with the first communication assembly 101 and the second communication assembly 103 through wireless communication and / or local area network control bus communication, the state detection unit 310 can be used to detect the working states of the first communication assembly 101, the second communication assembly 103 and the vehicle-mounted communication assembly 104 respectively, and directly display the working states of the first communication assembly 101, the second communication assembly 103 and the vehicle-mounted communication assembly 104 on the display interface 320. In addition, the state detection unit 310 can further be used to detect the state of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the state of the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105, so as to display the UAV state, the UAV parameter, the UAV service picture and the cabin state parameter on the display interface 320, thereby facilitating the user to better monitor the working state and the configuration parameter of each functional assembly in the entire vehicle-mounted communication system.

[0090] For example, as a common feasible implementation scheme, the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can be visually displayed on the UAV control terminal in the vehicle-mounted communication assembly 104, thereby facilitating the user to better send the corresponding UAV control instruction to the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 through the UAV control terminal. In addition, when the communication state of the first communication assembly 101 fails, the user can also send a return instruction to the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 through the UAV control terminal to repair the first communication assembly 101.

[0091] The technical scheme disclosed in the present application can effectively avoid the interference of the ground shelter to the signal by communicating with the UAV, so that the UAV can utilize the flight height advantage to receive and transmit high-quality radio communication signals.

[0092] Of course, the above is an example of a complete vehicle-mounted communication system. In order to facilitate understanding of the role of each communication assembly in the vehicle-mounted communication system, the communication method executed by each communication assembly will be described in detail below.

[0093] Specifically, please refer to FIG. 4, which is a step flowchart of a communication method of the first communication assembly 101 applied to the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, it comprises steps S410-S430:

[0094] S410, receiving the wireless communication signal sent by the communication base station.

[0095] In the embodiment of the present application, the communication base station comprises a ground communication base station and / or a satellite communication base station, and the first communication assembly 101 can receive the wireless communication signal sent by the communication base station through a corresponding signal receiver, such as an antenna system.

[0096] S420, the wireless communication signal is forwarded to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 arranged in the vehicle, or the wireless communication signal is forwarded to the second communication component 103 arranged in the unmanned aerial vehicle cabin 105.

[0097] In the embodiment of the application, the first communication component 101 can directly forward the received wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 arranged in the vehicle, or send the received wireless communication signal to the second communication component 103 arranged in the unmanned aerial vehicle cabin 105, so that the second communication component 103 further forwards the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 arranged in the vehicle.

[0098] S430, receiving the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction sent by the second communication component or the vehicle-mounted communication component, so as to control the flight parameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction.

[0099] In the embodiment of the application, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can control the unmanned aerial vehicle 102 based on the signal strength of the received wireless communication signal, whether the wireless communication signal is directly sent by the first communication component 101 or forwarded by the second communication component 103. Specifically, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can directly send the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component 101, or send the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component 101 through the second communication component 103. At this time, the first communication component 101 can control the flight parameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle 102 through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction after receiving the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction sent by the second communication component 103 or the vehicle-mounted communication component 104, so as to adjust the signal receiving and transmitting position of the first communication component 101 on the unmanned aerial vehicle 102, so as to improve the quality of the received and transmitted wireless communication signal of the first communication component 101.

[0100] Further, the first communication component 101 can also control the flight parameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle 102 through communication with the obstacle avoidance component arranged on the unmanned aerial vehicle 102. Specifically, the first communication component 101 can also be used to:

[0101] send the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the obstacle avoidance component arranged on the unmanned aerial vehicle 102, so that the obstacle avoidance component detects obstacles for the unmanned aerial vehicle 102 according to the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction;

[0102] adjust the flight parameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the obstacle detection result of the obstacle avoidance component, wherein the flight parameter includes at least one of flight height, flight direction and flight distance.

[0103] The obstacle avoidance component sends the obstacle detection result of the obstacle avoidance component to the first communication component 101 after completing the obstacle detection of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102. The obstacle detection result can include the obstacle information above the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, such as whether there is an obstacle and the distance from the obstacle, and can also include the obstacle information in each horizontal direction of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, such as whether there is an obstacle and the distance from the obstacle. The first communication component 101 sends the obstacle detection result to the processor of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 for processing to determine the flight strategy of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 according to the preset execution logic, such as the specific implementation step flow of the aforementioned obstacle avoidance component detecting the surrounding obstacles for controlling and adjusting the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, and controls the flight of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 based on the flight strategy to adjust the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV.

[0104] Of course, based on the foregoing scheme, the first communication component 101 can further send the execution feedback information of the UAV control instruction to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 or to the second communication component 103 to better assist the user to master the flight state of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102.

[0105] In addition, referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a step flow diagram of a communication method applied to the second communication component 103 of the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105 according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, it includes steps S510-S520:

[0106] S510, after receiving the wireless communication signal sent by the first communication component 101 arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, the wireless communication signal is forwarded to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 arranged in the vehicle.

[0107] In the embodiment of the present application, the second communication component 103 is arranged in the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105, and the distance between the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 is close, or can communicate with the vehicle-mounted communication component in the vehicle through the local area network control bus to avoid the interference of the vehicle main frame to the signal, so that the second communication component 103 can better assist to realize the communication between the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in the vehicle. Specifically, when the first communication component 101 is difficult to directly transmit high-quality wireless communication signals to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in the vehicle, the first communication component 101 can first forward the wireless communication signal to the second communication component 103. At this time, the second communication component 103 receives the wireless communication signal sent by the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, and forwards the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 arranged in the vehicle.

[0108] Further, in order to ensure the signal strength of the second communication component 103 forwarding the received communication signals, control instructions and feedback information, the second communication component 103 can also complete the enhancement processing of the received signals through the signal amplifier 220 arranged therein, so as to make the signal strength of the signals meet the subsequent processing, and then complete the filtering and demodulation processing of the enhanced signals through the signal processor 230 arranged therein, so as to extract the useful information, thereby completing the forwarding of the signals.

[0109] S520, after receiving the UAV control instruction generated by the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in response to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal, forwarding the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101.

[0110] Similarly, as aforementioned, when the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 receives the wireless communication signal sent by the first communication component 101 or the second communication component 103, it will generate the corresponding UAV control instruction based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal for controlling the vehicle-mounted UAV 102. When the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 is difficult to directly send the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101, at this time, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 will select the communication mode of wireless communication or local area network control bus to first send the UAV control instruction to the second communication component 103, at this time, the second communication component 103 will forward the received UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101, so that the first communication component 101 sends the received UAV control instruction to the obstacle avoidance component of the UAV, thereby realizing the control of the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102.

[0111] Of course, in addition to the foregoing execution process, when the obstacle avoidance component of the UAV needs to return the execution feedback information of the UAV control instruction, it can also be that the execution feedback information is first sent to the first communication component 101, at this time, the first communication component 101 further sends the execution feedback information to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104. For example, the first communication component 101 can directly send the execution feedback information to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104, or can first send the execution feedback information to the second communication component 103, and then the second communication component 103 forwards the execution feedback information to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104.

[0112] Further, please refer to FIG. 6, which is a step flow diagram of a communication method applied to the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 in the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application, specifically, including steps S610-S620:

[0113] S610, receiving a wireless communication signal sent by the first communication component 101 arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102, or receiving a wireless communication signal sent by the second communication component 103 arranged in the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105.

[0114] In the embodiments of the present application, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can be an in-vehicle infotainment system, or a terminal device held by a user, such as a mobile phone, a computer, an electronic watch, etc., and of course, it can also be a UAV control terminal of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102. Regardless of the type of communication component, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can generally be connected to the first communication component 101 arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 through wireless communication, and connected to the second communication component 103 arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105 through wireless communication and / or local area network control bus communication. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can receive the wireless communication signal sent by the first communication component 101 or the wireless communication signal forwarded by the first communication component 101 through the second communication component 103.

[0115] S620, controlling the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

[0116] In the embodiments of the present application, as can be known from the foregoing related description, the first communication component 101 on the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 can be interfered by ground obstructions, resulting in insufficient signal strength of the forwarded wireless communication signal. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can further control the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal, for example, control the flight height of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and other flight parameters.

[0117] Specifically, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can send a UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 to forward the UAV obstacle avoidance component, or send a UAV control instruction to the second communication component 103, so that the second communication component 103 sends the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101, and the first communication component 101 further sends the UAV control instruction to the UAV obstacle avoidance component after receiving the UAV control instruction, thereby achieving the purpose of controlling and adjusting the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 through the UAV control instruction.

[0118] Of course, in addition to the foregoing provided implementation solutions, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can also send the UAV control instruction to the first communication component 101 or to the second communication component 103 to forward to the obstacle avoidance component of the UAV to control the adjustment of the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 upon receiving the input auxiliary communication instruction. The auxiliary communication instruction can be determined based on the input instruction of the user, for example, the user can input the auxiliary communication instruction in the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 through a graphical interface, an input bar or an input control.

[0119] In addition, the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 can also detect the working states of the first communication component 101, the second communication component 103 and the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 by the state detection unit 310 arranged therein, and realize the working states of the first communication component 101, the second communication component 103 and the vehicle-mounted communication component 104 through the display interface 320. In addition, the state detection unit 310 can be further used to detect the state of the vehicle-mounted UAV 102 and the state of the vehicle-mounted UAV cabin 105, so as to display the UAV state, the UAV parameter, the UAV service picture and the cabin state parameter and the like on the display interface 320, thereby facilitating the user to better monitor the working state or the configuration parameter of each functional component in the entire vehicle-mounted communication system.

[0120] The technical solutions disclosed in the present application can communicate with the UAV, so that the UAV can effectively avoid the interference of the ground obstruction to the signal by using the flight height advantage, thereby receiving and transmitting high-quality radio communication signals.

[0121] FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus 700 according to an example embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the communication apparatus 700 can include a processor 701 and a memory 702. The communication apparatus 700 can also include one or more of a multimedia component 703, an input / output (I / O) component 704, and a communication component 705. In the present embodiment, the communication apparatus 700 can be a device integrated on a vehicle to interact with the vehicle-mounted communication system described above and realize the communication method provided in the present embodiment. It should be understood that the communication apparatus 700 can also include part of the devices in the vehicle-mounted communication system.

[0122] The processor 701 is configured to control a whole operation of the communication device 700 to complete all or part of the steps in the above communication method. The memory 702 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the communication device 700, which can include, for example, instructions for any application or method operating on the communication device 700, and application-related data, such as contact data, sent and received messages, pictures, audio, video, and the like. The memory 702 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk. The multimedia component 703 can include a screen and an audio component. The screen can be, for example, a touch screen, and the audio component is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component can include a microphone configured to receive external audio signals. The received audio signals can be further stored in the memory 702 or transmitted through the communication component 705. The audio component also includes at least one speaker configured to output audio signals. The I / O component 704 provides an interface between the processor 701 and other interface components, which can be a keyboard, a mouse, a button, and the like. The buttons can be virtual buttons or physical buttons. The communication component 705 is configured to perform wired or wireless communication between the communication device 700 and other devices. Wireless communication, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), 2G, 3G, 4G, narrow band internet of things (NB-IOT), enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC), or other 5G, and the like, or a combination of one or more of them, is not limited herein. Therefore, the corresponding communication component 705 can include a Wi-Fi component, a Bluetooth component, an NFC component, and the like.

[0123] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication apparatus 700 can be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for performing the communication method described above.

[0124] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer readable storage medium including program instructions is also provided, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the communication method described above. For example, the computer readable storage medium can be the memory 702 described above including program instructions executable by the processor 701 of the communication apparatus 700 to perform the following steps:

[0125] receiving a wireless communication signal transmitted by a communication base station;

[0126] forwarding the wireless communication signal to an in-vehicle communication component arranged in a vehicle, or forwarding the wireless communication signal to a second communication component arranged in an unmanned aerial vehicle cabin of the vehicle, so that the second communication component forwards the wireless communication signal to the in-vehicle communication component arranged in the vehicle;

[0127] receiving a unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction transmitted by the second communication component or the in-vehicle communication component, to control adjustment of a flight parameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle cabin through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction is generated by the in-vehicle communication component in response to a signal strength of the wireless communication signal;

[0128] or, the program instructions executable by the processor 701 of the communication apparatus 700 to perform the following steps:

[0129] forwarding, after receiving a wireless communication signal transmitted by a first communication component arranged on an unmanned aerial vehicle cabin, the wireless communication signal to an in-vehicle communication component arranged in a vehicle;

[0130] forwarding, after receiving a unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction generated by the in-vehicle communication component in response to a signal strength of the wireless communication signal, the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component;

[0131] Or, the above program instructions can be executed by the processor 701 of the communication device 700 to complete the following steps:

[0132] Receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication component arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, or receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a second communication component arranged in the cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0133] Controlling the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

[0134] When executed, it causes execution to complete the following steps:

[0135] Receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a communication base station;

[0136] Forwarding the wireless communication signal to a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle, or forwarding the wireless communication signal to a second communication component arranged in the cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the second communication component forwards the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle;

[0137] Receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction sent by the second communication component or the vehicle-mounted communication component to control the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction is generated by the vehicle-mounted communication component in response to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal;

[0138] Or, the instructions when executed by a computer cause execution to complete the following steps:

[0139] After receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication component arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, forwarding the wireless communication signal to a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle;

[0140] After receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction generated by the vehicle-mounted communication component in response to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal, forwarding the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component;

[0141] Or, the instructions when executed by a computer cause execution to complete the following steps:

[0142] Receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication component arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, or receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a second communication component arranged in the cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0143] Controlling the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

[0144] The application also provides a vehicle, which is provided with an auxiliary communication system provided by any of the above embodiments, and the auxiliary communication system is used to execute the auxiliary communication method provided by any of the above embodiments.

[0145] In one embodiment, the vehicle can be configured in a fully or partially autonomous driving mode. For example, the vehicle can control itself while in the autonomous driving mode and can determine a current state of the vehicle and its surrounding environment, determine a possible behavior of at least one other vehicle in the surrounding environment, and determine a confidence level corresponding to a likelihood that the other vehicle will perform the possible behavior based on the determined information, control the vehicle based on the determined information. While the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode, the vehicle can be placed to operate without human interaction.

[0146] The vehicle can also include various subsystems, such as a propulsion system, a sensor system control system, one or more peripheral devices, and a power source, a computer system, and a user interface. Optionally, the vehicle can include more or fewer subsystems, and each subsystem can include multiple elements, such as a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) for each subsystem.

[0147] Additionally, each subsystem and element of the vehicle can be interconnected by wires or wirelessly.

[0148] The propulsion system can include components that provide powered movement for the vehicle. In one embodiment, the propulsion system can include an engine, an energy source, a drivetrain, and wheels / tires. The engine can be a combustion engine, an electric motor, an air compression engine, or other types of engine combinations, such as a hybrid engine composed of a gasoline engine and an electric motor, a hybrid engine composed of a combustion engine and an air compression engine. The engine converts energy into mechanical energy.

[0149] Examples of energy sources include gasoline, diesel, other petroleum-based fuels, propane, other compressed gas-based fuels, ethanol, solar panels, batteries, and other sources of electrical power. The energy source can also provide energy for other systems of the vehicle.

[0150] The drivetrain can transmit mechanical power from the engine to the wheels. The drivetrain can include a transmission, a differential, and a drive axle. In one embodiment, the drivetrain can also include other devices, such as a clutch. The drive axle can include one or more axles that can be coupled to one or more wheels.

[0151] The sensor system can include several sensors that sense information about the environment surrounding the vehicle. For example, the sensor system can include a positioning system, which can be a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Beidou system, or other positioning system, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a radar, a laser rangefinder, and a camera. The sensor system can also include sensors that monitor the vehicle's internal systems (e.g., an on-board air quality monitor, a fuel gauge, an oil temperature gauge, etc.). Sensor data from one or more of these sensors can be used to detect objects and their respective characteristics (location, shape, direction, speed, etc.). Such detection and identification are critical functions for the safe operation of an autonomous vehicle.

[0152] The positioning system can be used to estimate the geographic location of the vehicle. The inertial measurement unit is used to sense changes in the vehicle's position and orientation based on inertial acceleration. In one embodiment, the inertial measurement unit can be a combination of an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

[0153] The radar can utilize radio signals to sense objects within the vehicle's surrounding environment. In some embodiments, in addition to sensing objects, the radar can also be used to sense the speed and / or direction of travel of the objects.

[0154] The laser rangefinder can utilize laser light to sense objects in the environment in which the vehicle is located. In some embodiments, the laser rangefinder can include one or more laser sources, a laser scanner, and one or more processing components, among other system components.

[0155] The camera can be used to capture multiple images of the vehicle's surrounding environment. The camera can be a still camera or a video camera.

[0156] The control system is used to control the operation of the vehicle and its components. The control system can include various elements, including a steering system, a throttle, a braking unit, a computer vision system, a route control system, and an obstacle avoidance system.

[0157] The steering system is operable to adjust the direction of travel of the vehicle. In one embodiment, for example, the steering system can be a steering wheel system.

[0158] The throttle is used to control the operational speed of the engine and, in turn, the speed of the vehicle.

[0159] The braking unit is used to control the deceleration of the vehicle. The braking unit can use friction to slow the wheels.

[0160] In other embodiments, the braking unit can convert the kinetic energy of the wheels into an electric current. The braking unit can also take other forms to slow the rotational speed of the wheels and, in turn, control the speed of the vehicle.

[0161] A computer vision system can operate to process and analyze images captured by a camera in order to identify objects and / or features in the vehicle's surroundings. The objects and / or features can include traffic signals, road boundaries, and obstacles. The computer vision system can use object recognition algorithms, Structure from Motion (SFM) algorithms, video tracking, and other computer vision techniques. In some embodiments, the computer vision system can be used to map an environment, track objects, estimate the speed of objects, and the like.

[0162] A route control system is used to determine a travel route for a vehicle. In some embodiments, the route control system can combine data from a GPS and one or more predetermined maps to determine a travel route for a vehicle.

[0163] An obstacle avoidance system is used to identify, evaluate, and avoid or otherwise navigate around potential obstacles in the vehicle's environment.

[0164] In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only to describe purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0165] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment is focused on, and the parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can refer to the related description of other embodiments.

[0166] The embodiments, implementation manners and related technical features of the present application can be combined, replaced with each other without conflict.

[0167] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the present application in any form. Although the description of each embodiment in the embodiment of the present application is focused on, and the parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can refer to the related description of other embodiments, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present application without departing from the technical solution content of the present application are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted communication system, wherein, The application relates to a vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication system. The system comprises a first communication component arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV, a second communication component arranged in a cabin of the vehicle-mounted UAV, and a vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle. The first communication component is connected to the second communication component and the vehicle-mounted communication component through wireless communication. The first communication component is configured to receive and / or forward wireless communication signals sent by a communication base station. The second communication component is configured to receive the wireless communication signals sent by the first communication component and forward the wireless communication signals to the vehicle-mounted communication component. The vehicle-mounted communication component is configured to receive the wireless communication signals sent by the first communication component and / or the second communication component and control the vehicle-mounted UAV according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signals.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein, The control of the vehicle-mounted UAV according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signals comprises: When the signal strength does not exceed a preset strength threshold, the vehicle-mounted communication component sends UAV control instructions to the first communication component, or sends the UAV control instructions to the second communication component and sends the UAV control instructions to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV through the UAV control instructions. The flight parameters include at least one of flight height, flight direction and flight distance.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein, The second communication component is further configured to receive the UAV control instructions and send the UAV control instructions to the first communication component.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein, The application further relates to an obstacle avoidance component arranged on the vehicle-mounted UAV. The first communication component is further configured to receive the UAV control instructions sent by the vehicle-mounted communication component and / or the second communication component and send the UAV control instructions to the obstacle avoidance component. The obstacle avoidance component is configured to receive the UAV control instructions sent by the first communication component and detect obstacles according to the UAV control instructions, so as to adjust the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV. The first communication component is further configured to send execution feedback information of the UAV control instructions to the second communication component and / or the vehicle-mounted communication component.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein, The vehicle-mounted communication component is further configured to send UAV control instructions to the first communication component when input auxiliary communication instructions are received, or send the UAV control instructions to the second communication component and send the UAV control instructions to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted UAV through the UAV control instructions.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein, The second communication component comprises a signal receiver, a signal amplifier, a signal processor and a signal transmitter.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein, The signal receiver is configured to receive the wireless communication signals. The signal amplifier is configured to enhance the received wireless communication signals to obtain enhanced wireless communication signals. The signal processor is configured to process the enhanced wireless communication signals to obtain processed wireless communication signals. The signal transmitter is configured to send the processed wireless communication signals to the first communication component and / or the vehicle-mounted communication component. The signal processor is configured to demodulate the enhanced wireless communication signal to obtain a demodulated wireless communication signal. The signal transmitter is configured to forward the demodulated wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication assembly.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein, The communication base station comprises a ground communication base station and / or a satellite communication base station.

9. The system of any one of claims 1-8, wherein, The vehicle-mounted communication assembly further comprises a state detection unit and a display interface. The state detection unit is configured to detect the working states of the first communication assembly, the second communication assembly, and the vehicle-mounted communication assembly respectively. The display interface is configured to display the working states of the first communication assembly, the second communication assembly, and the vehicle-mounted communication assembly.

10. A communication method, wherein, The method applied to the first communication assembly of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle comprises: receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a communication base station; forwarding the wireless communication signal to a vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in the vehicle, or forwarding the wireless communication signal to a second communication assembly arranged in the cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the second communication assembly forwards the wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in the vehicle; receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction sent by the second communication assembly or the vehicle-mounted communication assembly, so as to control and adjust the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction is generated by the vehicle-mounted communication assembly in response to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, After receiving the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction sent by the second communication assembly or the vehicle-mounted communication assembly, the method further comprises: sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to an obstacle avoidance assembly arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the obstacle avoidance assembly performs obstacle detection on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction; adjusting the flight parameters of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the obstacle detection result of the obstacle avoidance assembly, wherein the flight parameters comprise at least one of flight height, flight direction, and flight distance.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The method further comprises: sending execution feedback information of the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication assembly and / or the vehicle-mounted communication assembly.

13. A communication method, wherein, The method applied to the second communication assembly of the cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle comprises: in response to receiving a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication assembly arranged on a vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, forwarding the wireless communication signal to a vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in the vehicle; in response to receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction generated by the vehicle-mounted communication assembly in response to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal, forwarding the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication assembly.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The method further comprises: enhancing the wireless communication signal to obtain an enhanced wireless communication signal; demodulating the enhanced wireless communication signal to obtain a demodulated wireless communication signal; forwarding the demodulated wireless communication signal to the vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in the vehicle.

15. A communication method, wherein, The method applied to the vehicle-mounted communication assembly arranged in the vehicle comprises: receive a wireless communication signal sent by a first communication component arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, or receive a wireless communication signal sent by a second communication component arranged in a cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle; control the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to a signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The control of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle according to the signal strength of the wireless communication signal comprises: in response to the signal strength not exceeding a preset strength threshold, send an unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component, or send the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication component, and send the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction. The flight parameter comprises at least one of a flight height, a flight direction, and a flight distance.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein / which comprises that the method further comprises: corresponding to receiving an input auxiliary communication instruction, performing the step of sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component, or sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the second communication component, and sending the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction to the first communication component through the second communication component, so as to control the flight parameter of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle control instruction.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein, The method further comprises: detecting working states of the first communication component, the second communication component, and the vehicle-mounted communication component; displaying the working states of the first communication component, the second communication component, and the vehicle-mounted communication component.

19. A computer storage medium, wherein, The computer storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method of any one of claims 10-18.

20. A computer program product, wherein, The computer program product stores instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method of any one of claims 10-18.

21. A vehicle, wherein, The vehicle is provided with the vehicle-mounted communication system of any one of claims 1-9, the vehicle-mounted communication system comprises the first communication component arranged on the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, the second communication component arranged in the cabin of the vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicle, and the vehicle-mounted communication component arranged in the vehicle; the first communication component is used to implement the method of any one of claims 10-12; the second communication component is used to implement the method of any one of claims 13-14; the vehicle-mounted communication component is used to implement the method of any one of claims 15-18.

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