公开(公告)号：US20210235240A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US16773423

申请日：2020-01-27

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Krishna BANDI ,  Samer IBRAHIM ,  Jovan Milivoje ZAGAJAC ,  Sushanta DAS ,  Brennan HAMILTON ,  Ivan VUKOVIC ,  Thomas E. APCZYNSKI

IPC: H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: An on-board unit of a vehicle includes first and second transceivers. A processor of the vehicle monitors transmissions received from the first and second transceivers, receives an incoming message sent to the processor from the first transceiver, the incoming message being designated for distribution to roadway participants, identifies based on the monitored transmissions whether the second transceiver is in communication with devices of roadway participants available to receive outgoing messages, and if so, construct an outgoing message based on the incoming message and send the outgoing message via the second transceiver, and monitors vehicle network bus traffic to identify a current speed of the vehicle, and responsive to the vehicle moving at least a threshold speed, construct and send vehicle-information outgoing messages including roadway observations of the vehicle, using the first transceiver and the second transceiver, the vehicle-information outgoing messages being designated for distribution to the roadway participants.

公开(公告)号：US20190086217A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US15710490

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Samer IBRAHIM ,  Sushanta DAS ,  Ivan VUKOVIC ,  John CARDILLO

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining a path to a destination passing through a plurality of wireless access coverage areas corresponding to wireless networks selected based on the wireless networks meeting user defined network parameters, such that a projected amount of necessary data can be transferred as a vehicle travels the path. The method also includes determining an access plan for connecting the vehicle to the wireless networks as the vehicle travels along the path. The method further includes using the path as a navigation route and executing the access plan to connect the vehicle to the wireless networks according to the access plan.