Systems and methods for determining an optimal location for the installation of a reception antenna
A system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of the present disclosure has an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a wireless internet service provider (WISP) tower configured for transmitting radio signals, and an antenna removeably coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the antenna configured for receiving the radio signals. Further, the system has a processor that receives data indicative of a height from a user and automatically flies the UAV to the height. Additionally, the processor rotates the unmanned aerial vehicle at the height and detects the radio signals from the at least one WISP tower as the UAV rotates to determine an optimal azimuth, and if the radio signals received are not conducive for the provision of wireless services at the height, the processor moves the UAV to different heights and rotates the UAV until radio signals received are conducive for the provision of wireless services. Further, when the radio signals received are conducive for the provision of wireless services, the processor maneuvers the UAV downwardly toward the ground until the radio signals are no longer conducive for the provision of wireless services, thereby determining an optimal azimuth and location altitude range for a reception antenna.
1. A system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna, the system comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
a wireless internet service provider (WISP) tower configured for transmitting radio signals;
an antenna removeably coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the antenna configured for receiving the radio signals; and
a processor configured for receiving data indicative of a height from a user and automatically living the UAV to the height, the processor further configured for rotating the unmanned aerial vehicle at the height and detecting the radio signals from the at least one WISP tower as the UAV rotates to determine an optimal azimuth, if the radio signals received are not conducive for the provision of wireless services at the height, the processor is further configured to move the UAV to a different heights and rotate the UAV until radio signals received are conducive for the provision of wireless services, when the radio signals received are conducive for the provision of wireless services, the processor is further configured to maneuver the UAV downwardly toward the ground until the radio signals are no longer conducive for the provision of wireless services thereby determining an optimal azimuth and location altitude range for a reception antenna.
2. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module.
3. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 2 , further comprising a user interface device communicatively coupled to the UAV via the Wi-Fi module.
4. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured for displaying the optimal altitude range and azimuth for the reception antenna to the user interface device.
5. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 3 , wherein the user can control a flight path of the UAV.
6. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 1 , further comprising wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module communicatively coupled to an Internet.
7. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 6 , further comprising a computing device communicatively coupled to the Internet.
8. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 7 , further comprising a cloud database coupled to the Internet.
9. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to stream real-time flight data to the cloud database.
10. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 8 , wherein the cloud database comprises a map of an area.
11. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 10 , wherein the user can enter locations on the map of one or more WISP towers.
12. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of claim 11 , wherein the location of the one or more WISP towers are downloaded to the UAV.
13. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to compare a current location of the UAV with the location of the one or more WISP towers.
14. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit data to a user interface device data indicative of the proximity of the UAV to the one or more WISP towers.
15. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 1 , wherein the UAV further comprises a camera and the processor is configured to activate the camera when the received radio signal are conducive for the provision of wireless services.
16. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 1 , further comprising a global positioning system.
17. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to correlate data received from the GPS with data received from the antenna.
18. The system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit data indicative of the correlate GPS data and the antenna data to a user.