公开(公告)号：US09848459B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US15092358

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Darrow ,  Biren Gandhi

IPC: H04W84/18 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: H04W84/18 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/104 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method for establishing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network among a plurality of UAVs that is programmed to communicate packet data, wherein the plurality of UAVs comprises a first UAV and creating a first wireless connection between the first UAV of the plurality of UAVs and a second UAV. The method includes receiving a first signal indicating that the second UAV has been added to the plurality of UAVs and transmitting a second signal to the second UAV that causes the second UAV to generate a wireless coverage area that extends a wireless range of the UAV network. The method includes calculating a plurality of link cost values for one or more wireless connections to or from each particular UAV to one or more other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs; and determining whether to realign the plurality of UAVs based on the plurality of link cost values.

公开(公告)号：US20170295609A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15092358

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Darrow ,  Biren Gandhi

IPC: H04W84/18 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: H04W84/18 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/104 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method for establishing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network among a plurality of UAVs that is programmed to communicate packet data, wherein the plurality of UAVs comprises a first UAV and creating a first wireless connection between the first UAV of the plurality of UAVs and a second UAV. The method includes receiving a first signal indicating that the second UAV has been added to the plurality of UAVs and transmitting a second signal to the second UAV that causes the second UAV to generate a wireless coverage area that extends a wireless range of the UAV network. The method includes calculating a plurality of link cost values for one or more wireless connections to or from each particular UAV to one or more other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs; and determining whether to realign the plurality of UAVs based on the plurality of link cost values.