US 12,143,903 B2
Vehicle network
Roman Iustin, Mölnlycke (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,032.
Claims priority of application No. 21160633 (EP), filed on Mar. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286825 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/38 (2018.02) [H04W 4/46 (2018.02); H04W 4/48 (2018.02)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A commercial vehicle comprising:
a plurality of wireless nodes that are fixed to points on a surface of the vehicle and that cooperate to form a vehicle network having a mesh topology; and
a backhaul port configured to provide Internet connectivity to the vehicle network, wherein:
lines of sights between adjacent wireless nodes of the plurality of wireless nodes are sensibly unobstructed and/or sensibly parallel to the surface of the vehicle;
each wireless node is configured to function as at least one of (a) a wireless sensor gateway for collecting data from sensors, (b) an ad hoc network access point for serving mobile stations in the vicinity of the vehicle, and (c) an infrastructure node for maintaining data links within the vehicle network;
wireless nodes with different roles in the vehicle network have antennas with different radiation patterns; and
the vehicle network is configured for routing data when the coverage offered to said mobile stations in the vehicle's vicinity dynamically changes as a result of vehicle maneuvering, wherein the data is routed using antennas that provide best path.