Unmanned aerial vehicle navigation
View Patent ↗System and techniques for unmanned aerial vehicle navigation are described herein. A plurality of transmission beams may be established. Here, each beam in the plurality of transmission beams is a focused photonic propagation directed to a fixed geographic area and a travel route intersects the fixed geographic areas of the plurality of transmission beams. Cell entry may be received for a vehicle transceiver entering a geographic area for a transmission beam in the plurality of beams. Scrambling codes corresponding to the plurality of transmission beams may be provided to the vehicle. A course parameter, decodable by a scrambling code of the scrambling codes, may be transmitted to the vehicle via the plurality of transmission beams.
1. A system for unmanned aerial vehicle navigation, the system comprising an eNodeB including:
a transceiver to establish a plurality of transmission beams, each beam in the plurality of transmission beams comprising a focused photonic propagation directed to a fixed geographic area, a travel route intersecting the fixed geographic areas of the plurality of transmission beams;
a decoder to receive cell entry for a vehicle transceiver entering a geographic area for a transmission beam in the plurality of beams; and
an encoder to:
provide scrambling codes corresponding to the plurality of transmission beams to the vehicle; and
transmit a course parameter to the vehicle via the plurality of transmission beams, wherein the course parameter is at least one of a heading, a velocity, or an altitude that, when followed a vehicle with the vehicle transceiver, define a virtual highway for the travel route without foreknowledge by the vehicle.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scrambling codes are a single scrambling code that is the same for all beams participating in the travel route across all cells.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a second plurality of beams established by the transceiver define a second virtual highway for a second travel route.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the second plurality of beams have second scrambling codes corresponding to the second virtual highway.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein each beam in the plurality of transmission beams includes a corresponding fixed course parameter, a fixed course parameter being the same without regard to a position of the vehicle.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein a second vehicle is sent the same fixed course parameter that is transmitted to the vehicle.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the fixed course parameter is encoded in a navigation reference signal (NRS), the NRS being different than other NRS for other beams in the plurality of beams.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the eNodeB is to transition the vehicle into an idle mode after providing the scrambling codes.
9. A method for unmanned aerial vehicle navigation, the method comprising:
establishing a plurality of transmission beams, each beam in the plurality of transmission beams comprising a focused photonic propagation directed to a fixed geographic area, a travel route intersecting the fixed geographic areas of the plurality of transmission beams;
receiving cell entry for a vehicle transceiver entering a geographic area for a transmission beam in the plurality of beams;
providing scrambling codes corresponding to the plurality of transmission beams to the vehicle; and
transmitting a course parameter to the vehicle via the plurality of transmission beams, wherein the course parameter is at least one of a heading, a velocity, or an altitude that, when followed a vehicle with the vehicle transceiver, define a virtual highway for the travel route without foreknowledge by the vehicle.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the scrambling codes are a single scrambling code that is the same for all beams participating in the travel route across all cells.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein a second plurality of beams established by the transceiver define a second virtual highway for a second travel route.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second plurality of beams have second scrambling codes corresponding to the second virtual highway.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein each beam in the plurality of transmission beams includes a corresponding fixed course parameter, a fixed course parameter being the same without regard to a position of the vehicle.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a second vehicle is sent the same fixed course parameter that is transmitted to the vehicle.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the fixed course parameter is encoded in a navigation reference signal (NRS), the NRS being different than other NRS for other beams in the plurality of beams.
16. The method of claim 15 , comprising transitioning the vehicle into an idle mode after providing the scrambling codes.
17. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium including instructions for unmanned aerial vehicle navigation, the instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
establish a plurality of transmission beams, each beam in the plurality of transmission beams comprising a focused photonic propagation directed to a fixed geographic area, a travel route intersecting the fixed geographic areas of the plurality of transmission beams;
receive cell entry for a vehicle transceiver entering a geographic area for a transmission beam in the plurality of beams;
provide scrambling codes corresponding to the plurality of transmission beams to the vehicle; and
transmitting a course parameter to the vehicle via the plurality of transmission beams, wherein the course parameter is at least one of a heading, a velocity, or an altitude that, when followed a vehicle with the vehicle transceiver, define a virtual highway for the travel route without foreknowledge by the vehicle.
18. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the scrambling codes are a single scrambling code that is the same for all beams participating in the travel route across all cells.
19. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 17 , wherein a second plurality of beams established by the transceiver define a second virtual highway for a second travel route.
20. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 17 , wherein second plurality of beams have second scrambling codes corresponding to the second virtual highway.
21. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 17 , wherein each beam in the plurality of transmission beams includes a corresponding fixed course parameter, a fixed course parameter being the same without regard to a position of the vehicle.
22. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 21 , wherein a second vehicle is sent the same fixed course parameter that is transmitted to the vehicle.
23. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the fixed course parameter is encoded in a navigation reference signal (NRS), the NRS being different than other NRS for other beams in the plurality of beams.
24. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to transition the vehicle into an idle mode after providing the scrambling codes.