US 12,231,217 B2
Communications network
Alexander Luke Adams, Bournemouth (GB); James Miller, Bournemouth (GB); Philip James Marchant, Bournemouth (GB); and Adrian Lambert, Bournemouth (GB)
Assigned to BAE SYSTEMS PLC, London (GB)
Appl. No. 18/009,570
Filed by BAE SYSTEMS PLC, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jun. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/051407
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 9, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/250385, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20275107 (EP), filed on Jun. 11, 2020; and application No. 2008872 (GB), filed on Jun. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0246702 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/15 (2006.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/15528 (2013.01) [H04B 7/2606 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned vehicle for relaying radio frequency signals in a tactical communications network, the unmanned vehicle comprising:
a processor arranged to:
receive a location of a first asset;
select a relay site from at least one relay site at least based on the location received;
control the unmanned vehicle to move to the selected relay site;
generate health data relating to the unmanned vehicle,
wherein at the selected relay site, communication between the first asset and the unmanned vehicle is enabled;
a receiver for receiving data from the first asset and receiving health data related to at least one other unmanned vehicle; and
a transmitter for transmitting the data to a second asset and transmitting the health data to a control unit, where the processor is configured to control said unmanned vehicle at least based on the received health data.