Patent Publication Number: US-11653297-B2

Title: Wireless communication system, wireless communication method, and mobile vehicle

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system performing route diversity transmission between a mobile vehicle and an integrated control device. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Recent advances in robotics technology are truly remarkable, and robots are being increasingly employed to solve various social problems. Most of these robots are unmanned vehicles, such as drones or self-driving cars. An unmanned vehicle needs to be provided with a communication system to receive control command data remote autonomous driving or transmit image data taken by the camera mounted on the unmanned vehicle. At this time, except for those cases in which the unmanned vehicle simply moves along a predetermined path such as a rail, wireless communication suitable for mobile applications is commonly utilized. 
     For example, Patent Document 1 describes a disclosure that a mobile base station and a terminal have a long-distance communication function for preparing short-range communication and a short-range communication function for data transmission and schedule the timing of performing short-range communication by communication based on the long-distance communication function. Also, Patent Document 2 describes a disclosure for a relay system using an unmanned aerial vehicle that searches for a relay position of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on communication quality of the relay, scheduled relay time, and state of a power supply of the unmanned aerial vehicle (the amount of power that may be supplied). 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS 
     Patent Documents 
     Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2017/018021 
     Patent Document 2: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2019-169848 
     SUMMARY 
     Problems to Be Resolved by the Invention 
     Wireless communication involving unmanned mobile vehicles often employs a wireless communication system operating in a radio band that allows a license-free use, such as the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band. However, in an environment in which a large number of users exist, there is a high risk of occurrence of communication abnormalities due to interference and the like. In consideration of such a situation, institutionalization and operational adjustment of unmanned mobile vehicle image transmission systems are being implemented for robot radio stations. In addition, for the safe use and utilization of robots, communication systems are requested to provide much higher reliability. 
     As one of the techniques to realize highly reliable communication, a route diversity transmission technique using redundant transmission is used. The route diversity transmission technique transmits the same data through a plurality of communication routes between a data transmitting side and receiving side and aggregates the information arriving through the plurality of communication routes at the data receiving side. In this manner, it is possible to improve data reachability by taking advantage of variations in the line quality of communication systems constituting the communication routes. 
     The route diversity transmission technique transmits communication data through a plurality of communication systems highly expected to have different line quality. Thus, even if one communication system deteriorates in its line quality and fails to transmit data, the data may still be transmitted through another communication system. On this ground, it is possible to improve the reachability of control command data or video data by mounting mobile radio equipment for a plurality of wireless communication systems on an unmanned mobile vehicle such as a drone and applying the route diversity transmission technique using a plurality of wireless communication lines. This approach enables a transmitting side radio station to transmit the same communication data through a plurality of wireless communication lines available at a particular time, thereby expecting the data to reach the receiving side through at least one wireless communication line. 
     Meanwhile, the line quality of wireless communication is affected by propagation characteristics (e.g., attenuation due to distance, shielding, and multipath propagation and the like) between the transmitting and receiving side radio stations. Also, the receiving side radio station is particularly affected by radio wave interference originating from other radio devices or other facilities. At this time, it is commonly observed that the situation of radio wave interference received from other radio devices (the situation of being influenced) is different for the transmitting side radio station and the receiving side radio station, respectively. 
     The situation of being influenced differs due to geographical locations not only for a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system in which uplink and downlink frequencies are different but also for a Time Division Duplex (TDD) system in which uplink and downlink channels use the same frequency. In other words, a wireless communication line exposed to little interference when used by a transmitting side radio station may suffer considerable interference when used for a receiving side radio station, or vice versa. In addition, when the receiving side radio station always receives interference of a specific frequency, it may not necessarily be said that all wireless communication lines are effectively utilized. 
     Also, in the case of a communication system using a Listen Before Talk-type media access control method such as the Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), the following problem may also occur. In other words, if data is also transmitted on a wireless communication line that does not contribute to the improvement of communication quality, a radio station that lies within a reachable range of radio waves emitted from a transmitting side radio station and uses the same frequency is determined as a busy channel by the carrier sense function and the like. As a result, other radio stations using the same frequency are deprived of an opportunity for transmission (in other words, systematic frequency utilization efficiency is lowered). Particularly, since a radio station mounted on an aerial vehicle such as a drone is used in an environment with fewer shielding objects than a radio station operated on the ground, emitted radio waves reach a far distance, and the systemic frequency utilization efficiency is likely to decrease. 
     An approach may be conceived to solve the problem above, which enables the transmitting and receiving sides to recognize the radio environment and perform communication using a frequency exerting little interference on both the transmitting and receiving sides. However, when a plurality of mobile stations is connected to one base station, it is often the case that not all radio stations connected to the system may adopt the frequency with little interference. 
     Similarly, when a protocol for performing arrival confirmation is adopted for each wireless communication line involved in the route diversity transmission, a particular wireless communication line often exhibits good line quality only in one direction (for example, uplink direction) but poor line quality in the opposite direction (in this example, downlink direction opposite to the uplink). In this case, even if the main data transmitted through the uplink showing good communication quality arrives, since an arrival confirmation signal sent to the downlink is not received, a retransmission frequency in the corresponding wireless communication line increases. In other words, when the line quality of a wireless communication line differs depending on the communication directions (uplink or downlink) of two-way communication, there is a possibility that frequency resource utilization efficiency decreases. 
     The present disclosure has been made to solve the conventional problems above and intends to enable a wireless communication system employing route diversity transmission techniques to effectively utilize frequency resources even when communication quality differs depending on the communication direction. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     To achieve the object above, a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure is composed as follows. 
     In other words, a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises a mobile vehicle mounted with a plurality of mobile stations corresponding respectively to a plurality of wireless communication lines and an integrated control device connected to each base station of the plurality of wireless communication lines through a network. The mobile vehicle transmits the line quality of a wireless communication line, measured by each mobile station mounted on the mobile vehicle, between the mobile station and the corresponding base station to the integrated control device. The integrated control device transmits the line quality of a wireless communication line, measured by each base station connected to the integrated control device, between the base station and the corresponding mobile stat ion to the mobile vehicle. When the same communication data are transmitted between the integrated control device and the mobile vehicle using two or more wireless communication lines in combination, the transmitting side of the communication data selects a wireless communication line used for transmission of the communication data based on the line quality of each wireless communication line measured by each base station or each mobile station of the receiving side of the communication data. 
     Here, as an example of one configuration, the transmitting side of communication data may not select a wireless communication line whose line quality at the receiving side is lower than a predetermined threshold as the wireless communication line used for transmitting the communication data. 
     Also, as an example of another configuration, the transmitting side of communication data may select a wireless communication line used for transmitting the communication data, according to predetermined priorities, among wireless communication lines whose line quality at the receiving side is higher than a predetermined threshold. 
     Also, as an example of another configuration, the transmitting side of communication data may select a wireless communication line used for transmitting the communication data, randomly, among wireless communication lines whose line quality at the receiving side is higher than a predetermined threshold. 
     Also, as an example of another configuration, the transmitting side of communication data may select a wireless communication line used for transmitting the communication data in order of the highest line quality at the receiving side. 
     Effect of the Invention 
     According to the present disclosure, in a wireless communication system using a route diversity transmission technique, it is possible to effectively utilize frequency resources even in a situation where communication quality is different depending on communication directions. As a result, it becomes possible to provide wireless communication with high efficiency and reliability. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. illustrates a structure of a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    illustrates an example of a base station in the wireless communication system of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  3    illustrates an example of a mobile station in the wireless communication system of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  4    illustrates an example of a control station and a terminal integrated controller in the wireless communication system of  FIG.  1   . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In what follows, one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to appended drawings. 
     (Overview of Wireless Communication System) 
     FIG. illustrates a structure of wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The wireless communication system shown in  FIG.  1    comprises an unmanned mobile vehicle M, BSs  10 - 12 , MSs  20 - 22 , a control station  30 , a terminal integrated controller  40 , the Internet  50 , and operation command equipment  60 . The wireless communication system of the present example employs route diversity transmission for the transmission communication data between the unmanned mobile vehicle M and the control station  30 . 
     The MSs  20  to  22  are mobile stations mounted on an unmanned mobile vehicle M equipped with an autonomous navigation means, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle or a self-driving vehicle. The MSs  20  to  22  use, for example, a wireless communication terminal such as a sub-station or a mobile phone. The BSs  10 - 12  are base stations to which the mobile stations (MSs)  20  to  22  are connected. The control station  30  manages an unmanned mobile vehicle or a plurality of wireless communication lines. The terminal integrated controller  40  is mounted on the unmanned mobile vehicle M together with the MSs  20  to  22  and controls the MSs  20  to  22 . The operation command equipment  60  remotely controls the operation of the unmanned mobile vehicle M by wireless communication through the control station  30 . 
     Wireless communication between BS  10  and MS  20  is performed by a communication method in which uplink communication (uplink) and downlink communication (downlink) are performed at the same frequency. The same is true for wireless communication between BS  11  and MS  21  and between BS  12  and MS  22 . BS  10  is a base station for private radio line A, BS  11  is a base station for private radio line B, and BS  12  is a base station for a public radio line.  FIG.  1    shows an example in which one base station is provided for one wireless communication line, but, in general, a plurality of base stations is provided for one wireless communication line. The BSS  10  to  12  are communicatively connected to the control station  30  via a network. Also, the network, which connects BS  11  and BS  12  to the control station  30 , includes the Internet  50 . 
     (Detailed Structure of BSs  10  to  12 ) 
     In what follows, the structure of BS  10  will be described with reference to  FIG.  2   . Since BS  11  and BS  12  are built on the same structure of BS  10 , descriptions thereof will be omitted. 
     The BS  10  comprises an antenna  101 , a data transmitter  102 , a main controller  103 , an interface  104 , and a terminal  105 . The antenna  101  is used for transmission and reception of radio waves. The data transmitter  102  performs data transmission and reception processing. The main controller  103  controls the entire station. The interface  104  provides an interface with an external line or an external device. The terminal  105  is used for connection with an external line or an external device. 
     The data transmitter  102  comprises a radio frequency (RF) unit  111 , a baseband (BB) signal processor  112 , and a medium access control (MAC) processor  113 . 
     The RF unit  111  performs processing such as frequency conversion from baseband to a radio frequency band, frequency conversion from the radio frequency band to the baseband, and signal amplification. 
     The BB signal processor  112  comprises a BB transmitter  121  and a BB receiver  122 . The BB transmitter  121  includes a channel coder  131  for performing channel coding and a modulator  132  for performing modulation. The BB receiver  122  includes a demodulator  141  for performing demodulation, a channel decoder  142  for performing channel decoding, and a line quality measuring unit  143  for measuring the quality of a wireless communication line. The line quality measuring unit  143  includes, for example, the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) and Carrier-to-Interference and Noise power Ratio (CINR) of the wireless communication line to which the base station is connected and reports the measurements to the main controller  103 . 
     The MAC processor  113  controls the frequency channel used by the base station and data transmission/reception timing, adds a base station identifier to communication packets, detects errors in received packets, and recognizes a wireless device of a data transmission source. 
     The main controller  103  may be configured by, for example, a processor, a data storage area defined on a memory, and software. Also, the processor of the main controller  103  may implement the processes of the SB signal processor  112  and the MAC processor  113  by, for example, retrieving a program recorded in a data storage device such as a hard disk or a flash memory onto the memory and executing the retrieved program. 
     (Detailed Structure of MSs  20  to  22 ) 
     In what follows, the structure of MS  20  will be described with reference to  FIG.  3   . Since MS  21  and MS  22  are built on the same structure of MS  20 , descriptions thereof will be omitted. 
     The MS  20  comprises an antenna  201 , a data transmitter  202 , a main controller  203 , an interface  204 , and a terminal  205 . The antenna  201  is used for transmission and reception of radio waves. The data transmitter  202  performs data transmission and reception processing. The main controller  203  controls the entire station. The interface  204  provides an interface with an external line or an external device. The terminal  205  is used for connection with an external line or an external device. 
     The data transmitter  202  comprises an RF unit  211 , a baseband (BB) signal processor  212 , and a MAC processor  213 . 
     The RF unit  211  performs processing such as frequency conversion from baseband to a radio frequency band, frequency conversion from the radio frequency band to the baseband, and signal amplification. 
     The BB signal processor  212  comprises a BB transmitter  221  and a BB receiver  222 . The BB transmitter  221  includes a channel coder  231  for performing channel coding and a modulator  232  for performing modulation. The BB receiver  222  includes a demodulator  241  for performing demodulation, a channel decoder  242  for performing channel decoding, and a line quality measuring unit  243  for measuring the quality of a wireless communication line. The line quality measuring unit  243  includes, for example, RSSI and CINR of the wireless communication line to which the base station is connected and reports the measurements to the main controller  103 . 
     The MAC processor  213  controls the frequency channel used by the base station and data transmission/reception timing, adds a base station identifier to communication packets, detects errors in received packets, and recognizes a wireless device of a data transmission source. 
     The main controller  203  may be configured by, for example, a processor, a data storage area defined on a memory, and software. Also, the processor of the main controller  203  may implement the processes of the BB signal processor  212  and the MAC processor  213  by, for example, retrieving a program recorded in a data storage device such as a hard disk or a flash memory onto the memory and executing the retrieved program. 
     (Detailed Structure of Control Station  30 ) 
     In what follows, the structure of the control station  30  will be described with reference to  FIG.  4   . 
     The control station  30  comprises a communication state manager  301 , a packet transmission controller  302 , line terminators  303  to  305 , an interface  306 , and a terminal  307 . 
     The communication state manager  301  stores in a memory the connection state of a wireless communication line between. MSs  20  to  22  and BSs  10  to  12  mounted on the unmanned mobile vehicle M and the system participation state of the unmanned mobile vehicle M. The packet transmission controller  302  performs transmission and aggregation control of communication data packets transmitted using a plurality of wireless communication lines and relays communication between BSs  10  to  12 , the Internet  50 , and the operation command equipment  60 . The line terminators  303  to  305  perform data transmission control specific to each wireless communication line or tracks changes in the IP addresses of the MSs  20  to  22 . The interface  306  provides an interface with an external line or an external device. The terminal  307  is used for connection with an external line or an external device. 
     The line terminator  303  is connected to BS  10  and terminates private radio line A. The line terminator  304  is connected to BS  11  and terminates private radio line B. The line terminator  305  is connected to BS  12  and terminates a public radio line. 
     (Detailed Structure of Terminal Integrated Controller  40 ) 
     In what follows, the structure of the terminal integrated controller  40  mounted on an unmanned mobile vehicle M will be descried with reference to  FIG.  4   . 
     The terminal integrated controller  40  comprises a communication state manager  401 , a packet transmission controller  402 , line terminators  403  to  405 , and a data communication application  406 . 
     The communication state manager  401  stores in a memory the connection state of a wireless communication line between MSs  20  to  22  and BSs  10  to  12  and the system participation state of the vehicle itself. The packet transmission controller  402  performs transmission and aggregation control of communication data packets transmitted using a plurality of wireless communication lines. The line terminators  403  to  405  perform data transmission control specific to each wireless communication line or tracks changes in the IP addresses of the MSs  20  to  22 . The data communication application  406  performs data communication with the Internet  50  and the operation command equipment  60 . 
     The line terminator  403  is connected to MS  20  and terminates private radio Line A. The line terminator  404  is connected to MS  21  and terminates private radio line B. The line terminator  405  is connected to MS  22  and terminates a public radio line. 
     (Construction of a Communication Route and Management of Connection Between Terminal Integrated Controller  40  and Control Station  30 ) 
     In what follows, tunnel construction between the control station  30  and the terminal integrated controller  40  will be described with reference to  FIG.  4   . Here, a tunnel refers to a closed, virtual line directly connecting two points on a communication network. 
     The line terminator  403  performs tunneling with the line terminator  303  via MS  20  and BS  10  and establishes private radio line A tunnel  70 . The line terminator  404  performs tunneling with the line terminator  304  via MS  21 , BS  11 , and the Internet  50  and establishes private radio line B tunnel  71 . The line terminator  405  performs tunneling with the line terminator  303  via MS  22 , BS  12 , and the Internet  50  and establishes a public radio line tunnel  72 . 
     The communication state manager  401  of the terminal integrated controller  40  transmits a connection request message to the communication state manager  301  of the control station  30  while being at the stage that any one of the tunnels  70  to  72  has been established. The communication state manager  301  that has received the connection request message transmits a connection permission message to the communication state manager  401 , thus establishing a communication session between the control station  30  and the terminal integrated controller  40 . 
     (Quality Control of Wireless Communication Line Between Terminal Integrated Controller  40  and Control Station  30 ) 
     In what follows, a line state management function for the terminal integrated controller  40  and the control station  30  will be described with reference to  FIG.  4   . At this time, it is assumed that a communication session has been established between the control station  30  and the terminal integrated controller  40 . 
     The communication state manager  401  of the terminal integrated controller  40  periodically (e.g., at the period of 1 second) obtains a link state (connection/disconnection), RSSI, CINR, and an operating frequency from MSs  20  to  22  as a line state of each wireless communication line through the following operations.
         The line state of private radio line A is obtained via the line terminator  403  from MS  20 .   The line state of private radio line B is obtained via the line terminator  404  from MS  21 .   The line state of a public radio line is obtained via the terminator  405  from MS  22 .       

     The communication state manager  401  periodically (e.g., at the period of 1 second) reports the line state of each wireless communication line to the communication state manager  301  of the control station  30  using the tunnels  70  to  72  established by the line terminators  403  to  405 . 
     The communication state manager  301  of the control station  30  periodically (e.g., at the period of 1 second) obtains a link state (connection/disconnection), RSSI, CINR, and an operating frequency from BSs  10  to  12  as a line state of each wireless communication line through the following operations.
         The line state of private radio line A is obtained via the line terminator  303  from BS  10 .   The line state of private radio line B is obtained via the line terminator  304  from BS  11 .   The line state of a public radio line is obtained via the line terminator  305  from BS  12 .       

     Here, in the presence of a plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles P within the system, the communication state manager  301  obtains a line state between itself and an MS mounted on each unmanned mobile vehicle M using an identifier (e.g., MAC address) corresponding to each unmanned mobile vehicle M. Then, the communication state manager  301  periodically (e.g., at the period of 1 second) reports the line state of each wireless communication line to the communication state manager  401  of the terminal integrated controller  40  using the tunnels  70  to  72  established by the line terminators  303  to  305 . At this time, as the line quality reported by the communication state manager  301 , the information on the line quality obtained in response to the identifier of the unmanned mobile vehicle M mounted with the terminal integrated controller  40  serving as a reporting counterpart is selected. 
     Through the process above, the line qualities of three wireless communication lines-private radio line A, private radio line B, and a public radio line-become known between the communication state manager  301  and the communication state manager  401 . 
     (Communication Route Between Terminal Integrated Controller  40  and Operation Command Equipment  60 ) 
     In what follows, a communication route between a data communication application  406  of the terminal integrated controller  40  and the operation command equipment  60  will be described with reference to  FIG.  6   . 
     Communication data from the data communication application  406  of the terminal integrated controller  40  to the operation command equipment  60  are transmitted by the packet transmission controller  402  to the three communication routes of the tunnels  70  to  72 . These communication data are aggregated by the packet transmission controller  302  of the control station  30  and then reach the operation command equipment  60  via the interface  306  and the Internet  50 . 
     After reaching the interface  306  of the control station  30  via the Internet  50 , communication data from the operation command equipment  60  to the data communication application  406  of the terminal integrated controller  40  are transmitted to the three communication routes of the tunnels  70  to  72  by the packet transmission controller  302 . After being aggregated by the packet transmission controller  402  of the terminal integrated controller  40 , these communication data reach the data communication application  406 . 
     According to the process above, data communication between the terminal integrated controller  40  and the operation command equipment  60  is performed based on a configuration that always involves a communication route passing through the control station  30 . In the present embodiment, the section to which route diversity transmission is applied is between the packet transmission controller  302  of the control station  30  and the packet transmission controller  402  of the terminal integrated controller  40 . Therefore, in what follows, a communication method between the packet transmission controller  302  and the packet transmission controller  402  will be described. 
     (Example of Communication Control According to the Present Embodiment) 
     In what follows, an example of a procedure for selecting a wireless communication line through which communication data are transmitted when wireless communication is performed between the packet transmission controller  302  and the packet transmission controller  402  will be described. Here, an example of data transmission from the packet transmission controller  402  to the packet transmission controller  302  (transmission from the unmanned mobile vehicle M to the control station  30 , namely, in the uplink direction) will be described. 
     When communication data in the uplink direction are transmitted from the packet transmission controller  402  to the packet transmission controller  302 , the packet transmission controller  402  selects two or more data transmission lines based on the line state known to the communication state manager  401  and a preconfigured transmission line selection threshold. 
     For example, the line state known to the communication state manager  301  and the communication state manager  401  and the transmission line selection threshold are set as follows. 
     &lt;Private Radio Line A&gt;
         Link state=connected   BS  10  RSSI=60 dBm   BS  10  CINR=+30 dB   MS  20  RSSI=−59 dBm   MS  20  CINR=+5 dB       

     &lt;Private Radio Line R&gt;
         Link state=connected   BS  11  RSSI=−50 dBm   BS  11  CINR=+3 dB   MS  21  RSSI=−55 dBm   MS  21  CINR+35 dB       

     &lt;Public Wireless Line&gt;
         Link state=connected   PS  12  RSSI=−65 dBm   BS  12  CINR=+25 dB   MS  22  RSSI=−65 dBm   MS  22  CINR=+25 dB       

     Also, the transmission line selection threshold is set as follows. 
     &lt;Transmission Line Selection Threshold&gt;
         CINR of the counterpart ≥15 dB       

     In this case, the packet transmission controller  402  determines to transmit communication data to the tunnel that satisfies the transmission line selection threshold, namely, the private radio line A tunnel  70  in which the CINR of BS  10  is +30 dB and the public radio line tunnel  72  in which the CINR of BS  12  is +25 dB. On the other hand, the packet transmission controller  402  controls so that communication data are not transmitted from MS  21  that establishes the private radio line B tunnel  71  in which the CINR of BS  11  is +3 dB. 
     Also, the packet transmission controller  302 , which has received the communication data sent from the packet transmission controller  402 , determines to transmit an arrival confirmation signal from the tunnels satisfying the transmission line selection threshold, namely, the private radio line B tunnel  71  in which the CINR of MS  21  is +35 dB and the public radio line tunnel  72  in which the CINR of MS  22  is +25 dB. On the other hand, the packet transmission controller  302  controls so that the arrival confirmation signal is not transmitted from BS  20  constituting the tunnel that does not satisfy the transmission line selection threshold, namely, the private radio line A tunnel  70  in which the CINR of MS  20  is +5 dB. 
     Also, the case above selects a wireless communication line used to transmit communication data by comparing the CINR with the transmission line selection threshold, but this is only an example. In other words, a wireless communication line may be selected based on another quality indicator (e.g., RSSI), and it as still possible to select a wireless communication line based on a plurality of quality indicators. Also, it should be clearly understood that the only wireless communication line used for the transmission of communication data is a wireless communication line in which the link state is “connected,” and the wireless communication line in which the link state is “disconnected” is out of consideration. 
     (Summary) 
     As described above, the wireless communication system of the present embodiment comprises an unmanned mobile vehicle M mounted with a plurality, of mobile stations (MS  20  to MS  22 ) correspondent to a plurality of wireless communication lines, respectively and a control station  30  connected through a network to each base station (BS  10  to BS  12 ) of a plurality of wireless communication lines. The unmanned mobile vehicle M obtains the line quality of a wireless communication line, measured by each mobile station, between the mobile station and each of the corresponding base stations and transmits the obtained line quality to the control station  30 . The control station obtains the line quality of a wireless communication line, measured by each base station, between the base station and each of the corresponding mobile stations and transmits the obtained line quality to the unmanned mobile vehicle M. In addition, when transmitting the same communication data using two or more wireless communication lines in combination between the control station  30  and the unmanned mobile vehicle M, the transmitting side of the communication data selects two or more wireless communication lines used for the transmission of communication data based on the line quality of each wireless communication line measured by each base station or each mobile station of the receiving side of the communication data. 
     In other words, when the line quality of a wireless communication line between a base station and the corresponding mobile station, measured by each base station connected to the control station  30 , is received from the control station  30 , the unmanned mobile vehicle M stores the data in memory and based on the line quality of each wireless communication line measured by each base station, selects two or more wireless communication lines used for the transmission of communication data directed to the control station  30 . 
     Similarly, when the line quality of a wireless communication line between a mobile station and the corresponding base station, measured by each mobile station mounted on the mobile station M, is received from the mobile station M, the control station  30  stores the data in memory and based on the line quality of each wireless communication line measured by each mobile station, selects two or more wireless communication lines used for the transmission of communication data directed to the mobile station M. 
     Also, the unmanned mobile vehicle M is an example of a mobile vehicle according to the present disclosure, and the control station  30  is an example of an integrated control device according to the present disclosure. Any device suffices to implement the integrated control device once the device is connected through a network to each base station of a plurality of wireless communication lines, and the integrated control device may be, for example, provided in the final communication counterpart of the mobile vehicle (in the present embodiment, the operation command equipment  60 ). 
     According to the configuration above, the transmitting side of communication data may select a wireless communication line to be used to transmit communication data by considering the line quality of each wireless communication line on the receiving side of the communication data. Therefore, frequency resources may be effectively utilized even when the communication quality is different depending on the communication direction (uplink or downlink). As a result, it is possible to provide highly efficient and reliable wireless communication. 
     Here, in the present embodiment, a wireless communication line in which the line quality of the receiving side is lower than a predetermined threshold (i.e., the transmission line selection threshold) is controlled so as not to be selected as a wireless communication line used for the transmission of communication data. Since the selection scheme above prevents communication data from being transmitted through a wireless communication line which readily leads to false reception or reception failure at the receiving side, it is possible to avoid a waste of frequency resources while maintaining highly reliable wireless communication. 
     Also, a wireless communication line used to transmit communication data may be selected based on another scheme. 
     As an example, the transmitting side of communication data may select a wireless communication line to be used to transmit the communication data according to a predetermined ordering among wireless communication lines for which the line quality at the receiving side is higher than a predetermined threshold. Ordering includes, for example, setting priorities in advance. The number of wireless communication lines for selection may be fixed. Alternatively, it is equally possible to increase or decrease the number of wireless communication lines for selection according to the line quality of each wireless communication line. In other words, in the presence of a large number of wireless communication lines with good line quality, a smaller number of wireless communication lines may be set for the selection, and in the presence of a smaller number of wireless communication lines with good line quality, the number of wireless communication lines for selection may be set to be large. Also, when the number of wireless communication lines whose line quality at the receiving side is higher than a predetermined threshold is two or less, a wireless communication line whose line quality is below the predetermined threshold may be additionally selected. 
     As another example, the transmitting side of communication data may randomly select a wireless communication line used for the transmission of communication data among the wireless communication lines in which the line quality of the receiving side is higher than a predetermined threshold. Even in this case, the number of wireless communication lines for selection may be set to a fixed value or may increase or decrease according to the line quality of each wireless communication line. Also, when the number of wireless communication lines whose line quality at the receiving side is higher than a predetermined threshold is two or less, a wireless communication line whose line quality is below the predetermined threshold may be additionally selected. 
     As yet another example, the selection may be based on a configuration in which the line quality of lie receiver side is not compared with a predetermined threshold. In other words, the transmitting side of communication data may select a wireless communication line used for the transmission of the communication data in order of the highest line quality of the receiving side. Even in this case, the number of wireless communication lines for selection may be set to a fixed value or may be increased or decreased according to the line quality of each wireless communication line. 
     Since any of the selection schemes above prevents communication data from being transmitted through a wireless communication line which readily leads to false reception or reception failure at the receiving side, it is possible to avoid a waste of frequency resources while maintaining highly reliable wireless communication. 
     So far, the present disclosure has been described based on one embodiment; however, it should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the wireless communication system described herein but is widely applicable to other wireless communication systems. For example, instead of the unmanned mobile vehicle M, a mobile vehicle capable of carrying a person may be used for the implementation of the present disclosure. 
     Also, the present disclosure may be provided by a method comprising technical steps of the process above, a program instructing a processor to execute the process, or a computer-readable storage medium storing the program. 
     The technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the exemplary embodiments illustrated and described above but includes all embodiments that result in the same effect as intended by the present disclosure. In addition, the technical scope of the present disclosure may be limited by any possible combination of specific features among all the disclosed features. 
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     The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system performing route diversity transmission between a mobile vehicle and an integrated control device. 
     DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 
     M: unmanned mobile vehicle,  10 - 12 : base station,  20 - 21 : mobile station,  30 : control station,  40 : terminal integrated controller,  50 : internet,  60 : navigation command equipment,  70 - 73 : tunnel,  101 ,  201 : antenna,  102 ,  202 : data transmitter,  103 ,  203 : main controller,  104 ,  204 : interface,  105 ,  205 : terminal,  111 ,  211 : RF unit,  112 ,  212 : BB signal processor,  113 ,  213 : MAC processor,  121 ,  221 : BB transmitter,  122 ,  222 : BB receiver,  131 ,  231 : channel coder,  132 ,  232 : modulator,  141 ,  241  demodulator,  142 ,  242 : channel decoder,  143 ,  243 : line quality measuring unit,  301 ,  401 : communication state manager,  302 ,  402 : packet transmission controller,  303 - 305 ,  403 - 405 : line terminator,  306 : interface,  406 : data communication application