Wireless communication device
A wireless communication device comprises: a detector configured to detect an interference wave and a frequency of the interference wave, the interference wave causing radio interference in the wireless communication; an interference avoidance controller configured to predict duration where the wireless communication is affected by radio interference due to the interference wave, and configured to issue a command for avoiding the radio interference due to the interference wave when the predicted duration exceeds a threshold time period; and a frequency controller configured to control frequencies used in the wireless communication to exclude the frequency of the interference wave in accordance with the command for avoiding the radio interference issued by the interference avoidance controller.
1. A wireless communication device to be mounted on a mobile object to perform wireless communication with a communication instrument, the device comprising:
a detector configured to detect an interference wave and a frequency of the interference wave, the interference wave causing radio interference in the wireless communication;
an interference avoidance controller configured to predict a duration where the wireless communication is affected by radio interference due to the interference wave, and configured to issue a command for avoiding the radio interference due to the interference wave when the predicted duration exceeds a threshold time period; and
a frequency controller configured to control frequencies used in the wireless communication to exclude the frequency of the interference wave in accordance with the command for avoiding the radio interference issued by the interference avoidance controller,
wherein the interference avoidance controller is further configured to set the threshold time period in accordance with priority order of communication data types with respect to the wireless communication.
2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the detector is further configured to detect intensity of the interference wave, and
wherein the interference avoidance controller predicts the duration by using change over time of the intensity of the interference wave detected by the detector.
3. The wireless communication device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a location information detector configured to detect current location of the mobile object; and
a storage configured to store location interference wave data in which the current location of the mobile object detected by the location information detector is associated with a frequency and intensity of the interference wave detected by the detector at the current location,
wherein the interference avoidance controller is further configured to acquire the frequency and the intensity of the interference wave at the current location of the mobile object by referring to the location interference wave data, the interference avoidance controller predicting the duration by using the acquired frequency and intensity.
4. The wireless communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the interference avoidance controller is further configured to determine whether or not the interference wave detected by the detector deteriorates communication quality of the wireless communication, and configured to predict the duration when a result of the determination indicates affirmation.
5. The wireless communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the interference avoidance controller is further configured to set threshold intensity in accordance with priority order of data types and communication systems with respect to the wireless communication, and configured to determine that the interference wave deteriorates communication quality of the wireless communication in a case where the intensity of the interference wave exceeds the threshold intensity.
6. A wireless communication device to be mounted on a mobile object to perform wireless communication with a communication instrument, the device comprising:
a detector configured to detect an interference wave and a frequency of the interference wave, the interference wave causing radio interference in the wireless communication;
an interference avoidance controller configured to predict a duration where the wireless communication is affected by radio interference due to the interference wave, and configured to issue a command for avoiding the radio interference due to the interference wave when the predicted duration exceeds a threshold time period;
a frequency controller configured to control frequencies used in the wireless communication to exclude the frequency of the interference wave in accordance with the command for avoiding the radio interference issued by the interference avoidance controller; and
a speed detector configured to detect a traveling speed of the mobile object,
wherein the interference avoidance controller predicts the duration by using the traveling speed of the mobile object detected by the speed detector and a coverage of wireless communication where the mobile object is located.
7. The wireless communication device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the detector is further configured to detect intensity of the interference wave, and
wherein the interference avoidance controller predicts the duration by using change over time of the intensity of the interference wave detected by the detector.