GPS-Assisted Radio Device Communication for Vehicle Impairment Prediction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication devices lack the ability to accurately determine and predict impairments in wireless communications, leading to unreliable connections due to factors like obstructions and environmental conditions, which can result in failed or degraded communications.
Innovation Solution
A system that assesses the current and future ability of communications devices to connect without impairment by considering factors such as location, orientation, and obstructions, providing users with timely and accurate information to select suitable communication channels and avoid or mitigate impairments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wireless communication is attempted without impairment assessment, then communication speed is maintained, but communication reliability deteriorates due to obstructions and environmental conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs impairment assessment before initiating communication attempts by evaluating GPS location data against known obstruction databases and environmental conditions. This preliminary assessment identifies suitable communication channels in advance, ensuring reliability is established before communication begins, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-identifies alternative communication channels and routes that can bypass potential obstructions or environmental interference. By having backup channels prepared in advance based on GPS location and obstruction data, the system cushions against potential communication failures, maintaining reliability without significant time penalty when switching to alternatives.
2Measurement precision
If GPS location data is continuously monitored for impairment detection, then measurement precision is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system monitors GPS location data at periodic intervals rather than continuously, updating impairment assessments based on significant location changes or predetermined time schedules. This periodic monitoring maintains sufficient measurement precision for detecting obstructions and environmental conditions while substantially reducing energy consumption compared to continuous monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies selective monitoring intensity based on environmental context - using full precision GPS tracking only when approaching known obstruction zones or in critical communication scenarios, while using reduced monitoring in stable environments. This partial action approach maintains necessary measurement precision where needed while conserving energy during normal operation.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus and method are disclosed to receive location data identifying the current location of a vehicle, for example an automobile or aircraft. A database, storing radio device records, is then queried. Each radio device record in the database identifies a radio device and its location. Radio device records associated with radio devices likely to be within communication range of the vehicle may then be retrieved from the database. The radio device records may be used to generate information for individual ones of radio devices which are likely to be within range of the vehicle and display that radio device information to a vehicle operator via an electronic display. The display may be updated as the vehicle travels to display radio device information as the radio devices come into range of the vehicle and remove radio device information from the display as the vehicle travels out of range.