Patent ID: 7457619
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing a wireless data link between a first mobile vehicle and a second mobile vehicle, the method comprising: (a) positioning the first mobile vehicle in a first location and the second mobile vehicle in a second location; (b) creating a direct wireless data link between the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle; (c) measuring an initial capacity of the wireless data link and storing it as a maximum measured capacity; (d) performing an extremum-seeking algorithm on the capacity of the wireless data link; (e) moving the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle to new positions determined by the extremum-seeking algorithm and measuring a new data link capacity; (f) determining whether the new data link capacity exceeds a minimum threshold value and, if not, skipping to step (i); (g) determining whether the new data link capacity exceeds the previously-stored maximum measured capacity and, if so, replacing the maximum measured capacity with the new data link capacity value and storing the corresponding positions of the mobile vehicles; (h) repeating steps (d)-(g) until the data link capacity stabilizes; and (i) moving the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle to positions corresponding to the maximum measured capacity.