US 2018/0009526 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS CONNECTION USING A SELF-POSITIONABLE WIRELESS DEVICE

Abstract

A system and method for a providing a dynamic backhaul. In one example, the system includes a self-positionable wireless device (for example, a drone) including a dual-band radio configured to establish a wireless connection between the self-positionable wireless device and a wireless system. The dual-band radio initiates a narrowband wireless link with the wireless system via a first narrowband antenna of the self-positionable wireless device and a second narrowband antenna of the wireless system. A navigation system generates location, velocity and error estimate of the self-positionable wireless device. The location is transmitted to the wireless system using the narrowband wireless link. The self-positionable wireless device receives via the narrowband wireless link location, velocity and error estimate of the wireless system. The self-positionable wireless device establishes a directional broadband wireless link with the wireless system using the location, velocity and error estimate of the self-positionable wireless system and the wireless system.

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Dependent claims

A method of establishing a wireless connection between a self-positionable wireless device and a wireless system, the method comprising:

establishing with the self-positionable wireless device, a narrowband wireless link via a first narrowband antenna of the self-positionable wireless device and a second narrowband antenna of the wireless system;
generating with the self-positionable wireless device, a first location, a first velocity and a first error estimate of the self-positionable wireless device via a navigation system of the self-positionable wireless device;
transmitting with the self-positionable wireless device, the first location, the first velocity and the first error estimate to the wireless system using the narrowband wireless link;
receiving via the narrowband wireless link with the wireless system, a second location, a second velocity and a second error estimate of the wireless system;
and
establishing with the self-positionable wireless device using the first location, the first velocity, the first error estimate, the second location, the second velocity, and the second error estimate, a directional broadband wireless link with the wireless system.

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System and method for establishing a wireless connection using a self-positionable wireless device

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System and method for establishing a wireless connection using a self-positionable wireless device

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