Mobile Wireless Transceiver for Vehicle Data Collection Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for communicating vehicle data from onboard diagnostic systems face challenges in providing comprehensive geographic coverage, especially in sparsely populated areas, and are often costly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing mobile wireless communication transceivers transported in vehicles, such as cars or trucks, that interact with stationary transceivers to facilitate two-way wireless communication, allowing data transfer from onboard diagnostic systems to a central database, even in areas lacking permanent transceivers, thereby enhancing coverage and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If stationary wireless communication transceivers are deployed to provide geographic coverage, then communication coverage is improved, but system cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static infrastructure of stationary transceivers into a dynamic mobile platform. The wireless communication transceiver is mounted on a vehicle that travels through the geographic area, converting fixed coverage zones into moving coverage zones. This dynamic approach achieves the same coverage goal without requiring deployment of multiple stationary transceiver units across the entire area.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile vehicle serves as an intermediary carrier for the wireless communication transceiver. Instead of directly deploying transceivers throughout the geographic area, the system uses the vehicle as a mobile platform to carry the transceiver, enabling indirect coverage expansion. The vehicle acts as a mediator between the transceiver and the geographic area, providing flexible coverage without permanent infrastructure installation.
2Area of stationary object
If more stationary transceivers are deployed to cover sparsely populated areas, then geographic coverage is improved, but recurrent communication charges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile transceiver system eliminates the need for maintaining multiple stationary transceiver units that would incur ongoing operational costs. By using a single mobile transceiver that travels to different locations, the system reduces recurrent communication charges while maintaining geographic coverage capability in sparsely populated areas.
3Reliability
If stationary transceivers are used for data transfer, then data communication capability is improved, but interaction frequency with vehicles decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile transceiver actively moves through the service area to encounter vehicles, rather than waiting for vehicles to approach stationary transceivers. This dynamic approach increases the probability and frequency of interactions with vehicles, improving productivity and data collection efficiency while maintaining reliable communication capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle communication system and method of communicating data from a vehicle, such as for inspecting or diagnosing a vehicle, includes providing a plurality of vehicle units each including a vehicle wireless communication transceiver and a memory. Data, such as vehicle data from a vehicle diagnostic system, is stored in the memory. A communication system is provided for two-way wireless communication with the vehicle units. The communication system is made up of one or more mobile wireless communication transceivers. Vehicle data is communicated from the memory to one of the mobile wireless communication transceivers that is in the vicinity of that vehicle unit. The transporting of the mobile wireless communication transceiver increases interaction between the communication system and the vehicle units.