Method, apparatus and system of providing communication coverage to an unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsMing Gong, Wei Fan
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Abstract
The systems and methods are provided to provide communication coverage to an unmanned aerial vehicle. A proposed flight path of a UAV may be collected, and a communication signal distribution, such as a cellular signal distribution, along the proposed flight of the UAV may be determined. At positions having low or no communication signal, relays may be provided to improve a quality of the communication signal. The relay may be a ground device or an aerial vehicle. A stable and continuous communication between the UAV and user terminals during the entire flight path of UAV may be provided, and a coverage of cellular signal may be expanded.
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A method of providing communication coverage to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), said method comprising:
- collecting a proposed flight path of the UAV;
- determining a communication signal distribution along the proposed flight path of the UAV;
- and
- determining one or more locations for providing one or more relays based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal distribution along the proposed flight path of the UAV.
An apparatus for providing communication coverage to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), said apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors configured to, individually or collectively:
- collect a proposed flight path of the UAV;
- determine a communication signal distribution along the proposed flight path of the UAV;
- and
- generate signals for providing one or more relays at one or more locations based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal distribution along the proposed flight path of the UAV.
A system for providing communication coverage to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), said system comprising:
- an aerial vehicle configured to collect a communication signal distribution along a proposed flight path of the UAV;
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- a device configured to determine one or more locations for providing one or more relay devices based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal distribution along the proposed flight path of the UAV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.