LOW LATENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TELEOPERATED VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240015196A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18472140

    申请日:2023-09-21

    CPC classification number: H04L65/80 H04L65/61 H04L43/0852 H04L67/12

    Abstract: A vehicle remote support system includes a communication system that operates over a plurality of parallel wireless network connections to provide low-latency video from vehicle to a remote support server that provides remote support to the vehicle dependent on real-time video. The vehicle includes a source that encodes multiple versions of the original video segments (e.g., one per wireless network connection) and transmits the multiple versions of the segments to a sink at the remote support server over the respective wireless connections. This redundant multi-path communication system rationally allocates network resources to the managed video streams and balances bandwidth against latency in order to avoid network congestion and safety issues associated with single-path transmissions. In other embodiments, a similar communication system that transmits video or other real-time messages between a source and a sink may be utilized in cloud robotics applications.

    Vehicle routing evaluation based on predicted network performance

    公开(公告)号:US11561107B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US16434150

    申请日:2019-06-06

    Abstract: A vehicle routing evaluation system makes predictions about network performance data along road segments relevant to navigation of a vehicle and generates routing instructions or recommendations based in part on the network performance data. The vehicle routing evaluation system may send control signals to automatically control navigation of the vehicle to follow the routing generated routing or may present the navigation instructions to a teleoperator that controls the vehicle. Alternatively, the vehicle routing evaluation system generates a display with a navigational map overlay providing visual cues indicative of predicted wireless performance along various road segments to enable the teleoperator to select between possible routes.

    Landscape video stream compression using computer vision techniques

    公开(公告)号:US11508142B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17153828

    申请日:2021-01-20

    Abstract: A video encoder compresses video for real-time transmission to a video decoder of a remote teleoperator system that provides teleoperator support to the vehicle based on the real-time video. The video encoder recognizes one or more generic objects in captured video that can be removed from the video without affecting the ability of the teleoperator to control the vehicle. The video encoder removes regions of the video corresponding to the generic objects to compress the video, and generates a metadata stream encoding information about the removed objects. The video decoder generates replacement objects for the objects removed the compressed video. The video decoder inserts the rendered replacement objects into relevant regions of the compressed video to reconstruct the scene.

    Low latency wireless communication system for teleoperated vehicle environments

    公开(公告)号:US11223667B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16862513

    申请日:2020-04-29

    Abstract: A vehicle remote support system includes a communication system that operates over a plurality of parallel wireless network connections to provide low-latency video from vehicle to a remote support server that provides remote support to the vehicle dependent on real-time video. The vehicle includes a source that encodes multiple versions of the original video segments (e.g., one per wireless network connection) and transmits the multiple versions of the segments to a sink at the remote support server over the respective wireless connections. This redundant multi-path communication system rationally allocates network resources to the managed video streams and balances bandwidth against latency in order to avoid network congestion and safety issues associated with single-path transmissions. In other embodiments, a similar communication system that transmits video or other real-time messages between a source and a sink may be utilized in cloud robotics applications.

    LOW LATENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TELEOPERATED VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20200351322A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16862513

    申请日:2020-04-29

    Abstract: A vehicle remote support system includes a communication system that operates over a plurality of parallel wireless network connections to provide low-latency video from vehicle to a remote support server that provides remote support to the vehicle dependent on real-time video. The vehicle includes a source that encodes multiple versions of the original video segments (e.g., one per wireless network connection) and transmits the multiple versions of the segments to a sink at the remote support server over the respective wireless connections. This redundant multi-path communication system rationally allocates network resources to the managed video streams and balances bandwidth against latency in order to avoid network congestion and safety issues associated with single-path transmissions. In other embodiments, a similar communication system that transmits video or other real-time messages between a source and a sink may be utilized in cloud robotics applications.

    OPTIMIZING WIRELESS NETWORKING USING A VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM OVERLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20190320328A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-17

    申请号:US16382555

    申请日:2019-04-12

    Abstract: In a connected vehicle environment, network connection parameters such as a network congestion window and bit rate are automatically adjusted dependent on a location of a vehicle in order to optimize network performance. A geospatial database stores learned relationships between network performance of a connected vehicle at different physical locations when configured in accordance with different network parameters. The vehicle can then adjust its network parameters dynamically dependent on its location. A vehicle may maintain multiple connections to different networks concurrently for transmitting duplicate data of a data stream, with the vehicle independently adjusting parameters associated with different networks to optimize performance.

    Platform for vehicle cooperation and coordination of services

    公开(公告)号:US11539587B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17191688

    申请日:2021-03-03

    Abstract: A control platform generates commands for coordinating use of network resources between a plurality of vehicles within a geographic region. In an embodiment, game-theoretical modelling is employed to determine allocation of resources in a manner that provides an optimal solution for a given allocation strategy. This model may reward controllers of vehicles that comply with a coordination policy while penalizing controllers of vehicles that defect from compliance.

    OPTIMIZING WIRELESS NETWORKING USING A VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM OVERLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20210235281A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17229413

    申请日:2021-04-13

    Abstract: In a connected vehicle environment, network connection parameters such as a network congestion window and bit rate are automatically adjusted dependent on a location of a vehicle in order to optimize network performance. A geospatial database stores learned relationships between network performance of a connected vehicle at different physical locations when configured in accordance with different network parameters. The vehicle can then adjust its network parameters dynamically dependent on its location. A vehicle may maintain multiple connections to different networks concurrently for transmitting duplicate data of a data stream, with the vehicle independently adjusting parameters associated with different networks to optimize performance.

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