Vehicular Wireless Communication System Using Inter-Zone Beamforming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems for vehicular applications face challenges in supporting high information rates and secure data transmission, particularly in environments like aircraft cabins, where existing solutions are often segregated, decentralized, and not fully integrated, leading to difficulties in concurrently monitoring, consolidating, and transporting data from various sources.
Innovation Solution
A secure high-frequency wireless communication system is proposed, comprising multiple transceivers, an inter-zone sensor system, beam-forming devices, a central database and data processing system, and a Multi-System Gateway, which uses angle of arrival and signal strength to form narrow communication beams and determine access permissions, ensuring secure and efficient data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wire-based communication solutions are used in aircraft, then reliability and security of data transmission are improved, but weight, cost, production complexity, and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical wire-based communication systems with wireless communication systems using transceivers and antennas. This substitution eliminates the need for physical cables while maintaining data transmission functionality, thereby reducing weight and production complexity while preserving communication reliability through protocol-level security measures
2Weight of moving object
If wireless communication systems are used, then weight and production complexity are reduced, but security and integration capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements security through parameter changes including encryption algorithms, authentication credentials, and access control policies. These logical parameters are configured in the transceivers and central control system to ensure secure communication without requiring additional physical infrastructure, thus maintaining weight reduction while improving security
3Adaptability or versatility
If decentralized communication systems are used, then system flexibility is improved, but integration capability and data consolidation ability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges decentralized transceiver units into a unified wireless communication network managed by a central control system. This consolidation enables centralized monitoring and data management while maintaining the flexibility of wireless connections, thereby reducing integration complexity and improving overall system coordination
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a multi-gigabit per second connectivity backbone for applications like video surveillance and autonomous vehicular operations, enhancing security and reducing data storage requirements through highly directional beamforming and secure access control.
Implementation Method 1
beam-forming devices, a central database and data processing (CDDP) system... permitting the formation of narrow wireless communication beams between the transceivers and beamforming devices... AoA is a method by which the direction of propagation of a radio-frequency (RF) wave incident on an antenna array can be found
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AI summary
Provided is a method for determining access permission for a beamforming computing device communicating with a beamforming transceiver. The method includes obtaining, at a central control system, location information from an inter-zone sensor, wherein the inter-zone sensor is configured to monitor and determine a location for the beamforming computing device as the beamforming computing device nears a boundary between a first access zone and a second access zone; accessing, by a storage device of the central control system, a rule to determine whether the beamforming computing device is permitted to operate in the second access zone; determining whether the beamforming computing device is permitted to operate in the second access zone based on the rule; and executing, by a rules engine of the central control system, a first command to the inter-zone sensor to instruct a beamforming transceiver in the second zone to initiate communication with the beamforming computing device.