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US 2020/0091969 A1Published application
Intelligent Antenna System
AssigneesDENSO International America, Inc., Denso Corporation
InventorAaron WEINFIELD
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Abstract
A vehicle communications system includes a pair of antennas, a radio, and a controller. The controller is configured to enable and disable antenna diversity between communication over a safety channel and communication over a service channel.
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A vehicle communications system comprising:
- a pair of antennas;
- a radio;
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- a controller configured to enable and disable antenna diversity between communication over a safety channel and communication over a service channel, the controller being further configured to compare a vehicle speed with a threshold, identify a WAVE Service Advertisement message, analyze the WAVE Service Advertisement message for content, determine whether the content of the WAVE Service Advertisement message offers a needed service, assign a service priority based on the content of the WAVE Service Advertisement message, determine a vehicle location, add weights to the service priority, vehicle location, and vehicle speed, and selectively disable antenna diversity based on a weighted comparison of the service priority, vehicle location, and vehicle speed.
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A method for vehicle communication comprising:
- determining, by a controller, current vehicle conditions;
- enabling and disabling, by the controller, antenna diversity for a radio between communication over a safety channel and communication over a service channel based on the current vehicle conditions;
- comparing, by the controller, a vehicle speed with a threshold;
- identifying, by the controller, a WAVE Service Advertisement message
- analyzing, by the controller, content of the WAVE Service Advertisement message;
- determining, by the controller, whether the content of the WAVE Service Advertisement message offers a needed service;
- assigning, by the controller, a service priority based on the content of the WAVE Service Advertisement message;
- determining, by the controller, a vehicle location,
- adding, by the controller, weights to the service priority, vehicle location, and vehicle speed;
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- selectively disabling, by the controller, antenna diversity based on a weighted comparison of the service priority, vehicle location, and vehicle speed.
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