A system for augmenting wireless communication and satellite positioning for machines at a worksite includes one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) configured to be remotely operated above an area encompassing the worksite. Each of the UAV includes a real time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) onboard the UAV for determining the position of the UAV relative to a base station located at a known location, and a machine vision module for detecting an object on the ground at the worksite. The RTK GPS onboard each UAV determines the global coordinates of the detected object in 3D space using the position of the UAV. A flight control module receives information on current position of one or more machines operating at the worksite, and machine wireless communication and satellite positioning requirements in real-time from the one or more machines, and controls flight of at least one UAV to a position where the at least one UAV can augment wireless communication signal and GPS satellite signal connectivity to meet the machine wireless communication and satellite positioning requirements.
AUGMENTED COMMUNICATION AND POSITIONING USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
2017-05-25
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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