WO2021260648A1 - Relais radio sans fil - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the communication systems used during a measurement campaign, and more particularly to the means of communication between devices in a measurement campaign. More specifically, the present invention relates to relay systems and devices for transferring data, in particular during a measurement campaign.
- measurement campaign any activity aimed at observing a physical quantity by means of a plurality of sensors deployed over a large geographical area, such as a seismic measurement campaign.
- on-board telecommunications are an integral part of the measurement campaign systems.
- on-board internal communications networks are provided to support most of the operations in such missions, such as the deployment of sensors, the collection of measurement data, the monitoring of the correct progress of the measurements, or communication between operators. in the field.
- At least - a first wireless network for the control of unmanned aerial vehicles also called drones or UAV for "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" used to drop seismic sensors in the ground (remote controls generally operating in the 433MHz, 868MHz bands, 915MHz or 2.4GHz); - a second wireless network (of the 4G-LTE type) for the transmission of images acquired by on-board cameras on unmanned aerial vehicles; - a third wireless network for collecting seismic data, and even - a fourth wireless network (LoRaWAN or walkie-talkie type) to support communications between teams in the field.
- unmanned aerial vehicles also called drones or UAV for "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- the multiplication of this equipment is, moreover, inevitable to cover a large area or irregular terrain.
- the range of control signals from aerial vehicles or those for communication between teams in the field is, in general, far less than the dimensions of the sounding site, so equipment redundancy is required.
- An object of the present invention is to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks.
- a radio relay comprising a radiofrequency transceiver integrating a reception channel and a transmission channel, this radiofrequency transceiver being configured to allow transmissions according to an operating cycle comprising - a first full duplex transmission period during which the reception channel and the transmission channel are configured to allow, respectively, reception according to a first radio transmission mode and transmission according to a second radio transmission mode different from the first radio transmission mode; a first half-duplex transmission period during which the reception channel is configured to allow reception according to at least a third radio transmission mode; a second full duplex transmission period during which the reception channel and the transmission channel are configured to allow, respectively, reception according to the second radio transmission mode and transmission according to the first radio transmission mode; a second half-duplex transmission period during which the transmission channel is configured to allow transmission according to at least the third radio transmission mode.
- the radio relay further comprises an antenna device, this antenna device having a radiation pattern comprising a first lobe in a first direction of transmission / reception, a second lobe in a second direction of transmission / reception, a third lobe in a third direction of transmission / reception, the second and the third direction of transmission / reception being substantially included in a plane, the first direction of transmission / reception being substantially perpendicular to said plane;
- the radio frequency transceiver is configured to allow, during the first half-duplex transmission period, reception in the first transmit / receive direction, the RF transceiver being further configured to allow, during the second half-duplex transmission period, transmission in the first transmission / reception direction;
- the radio frequency transceiver is configured to allow transmission in the first transmission / reception direction during the first transmission period in full duplex, and reception in the first transmission / reception direction during the second transmission period full duplex;
- the radio frequency transceiver is configured to allow during the
- a data transfer system comprising - a first radio relay and a second radio relay, the first radio relay and the second radio relay being configured to operate, respectively, during the first half-duplex transmission period and the first full-duplex transmission period simultaneously, the first radio relay and the second radio relay being further configured to operate, respectively, during the second half-duplex transmission period and the second full-duplex transmission period simultaneously, or - a first radio relay and a second relay, the first radio relay being configured to operate during the first half-duplex transmission period when the second radio relay is configured to operate during the second half-duplex transmission period, the first A radio relay being further configured to operate during the second half-duplex transmission period when the second radio relay is configured to operate during the first half-duplex transmission period.
- This system further comprises an aerial vehicle, this aerial vehicle being provided with the second radio relay.
- the figure schematically illustrates a radio relay according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates an operating cycle according to various embodiments of the radio relay
- the figure schematically illustrates another operating cycle according to various embodiments of the radio relay
- the figure schematically illustrates another operating cycle according to various embodiments of the radio relay
- the figure schematically illustrates another operating cycle according to various embodiments of the radio relay
- the figure schematically illustrates another operating cycle according to various embodiments of the radio relay
- the figure schematically illustrates an antenna device of the radio relay according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates another antenna device of the radio relay according to various embodiments.
- the figure schematically illustrates a first use of the radio relay according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates a second use of the radio relay according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates the use of the radio relay with other radio relays
- the figure schematically illustrates two operating cycles implemented by two radio relays to transfer data
- the figure schematically illustrates two operating cycles implemented by two radio relays to transfer data according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates an operating cycle implemented by a radio relay to transfer data according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates two operating cycles implemented by two radio relays according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates two operating cycles implemented by two radio relays
- the figure schematically illustrates a junction between two radio relay lines according to various embodiments
- the figure schematically illustrates a use of the radio relay in a measurement campaign.
- a wireless radio relay 1 capable of operating in full duplex (or full-duplex) is displayed.
- This radio relay 1 comprises a radiofrequency (RF) transceiver 2 (or “RF transceiver”) and an antenna device 3.
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- RF transceiver 2 includes baseband circuit 5 .
- This baseband circuit 5 groups together electronic circuits for processing the baseband signal such as an analog / digital converter, a digital / analog converter, or a baseband filter.
- the RF transceiver 2 further comprises an RF front end circuit 4 (also called an RF head, radio stage or “RF front end”) connected to the antenna device 3.
- the RF front end circuit 4 groups together the electronic circuits (filters, mixers, amplifiers, oscillator, modulator / demodulator, frequency synthesizer, and / or switches for example) located between the antenna device 3 and the baseband circuit 5 .
- a dedicated RF transmitter and RF receiver can, of course, be considered.
- the front RF circuit 4 comprises an analog TX transmission channel (or line) for processing the analog signals before their transmission in the air via the antenna device 3 , and an RX reception channel (or line) analog for processing the analog signals received through the antenna device 3.
- an analog TX transmission channel or line
- an RX reception channel or line
- the RF front end circuit 4 is able to simultaneously receive on the receive channel RX and transmit on the transmit channel TX .
- the antenna device 3 comprises one or more antennas.
- the front RF circuit 4 comprises a switch making it possible to connect the reception channel RX and the transmission channel TX to one or more antennas of the antenna device 3 .
- the radio relay 1 comprises a processing unit 6 configured to supply the RF transceiver 2 with the data to be transmitted, as well as to process the data received from this RF transceiver 2 .
- the processing unit 6 also makes it possible to configure the RF transceiver 2 .
- processing unit 6 is meant here any device (in particular, an electronic card) integrating a processor or, more generally, integrated circuits (ASIC, FPGA for example) programmed to ensure, in a dedicated or shared manner, one or more predetermined functions.
- the configuration of the RF transceiver 2 aims to allow reception and / or transmission according to predefined radio transmission modes at precise time intervals.
- This configuration includes the definition of a plurality of operating parameters of the RF transceiver 2 . These parameters include, among others, the transmission frequency, the reception frequency, the transmission and / or reception bandwidth (5 MHz, 10 MHz, 20 MHz, 40 MHz or 80 MHz for example).
- the transmission and / or reception frequencies are preferably included in ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) frequency bands such as those of 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz or, in general, in bands of frequencies available in most parts of the world.
- the transmission and / or reception bandwidths are, in one embodiment, chosen so as to be able to convey data at high speed (from 2 to several tens of Mbps for example).
- the RF transceiver 2 is of the narrow band type (for low speed wireless communications, for example, from a few bits per second to 2 Mbps). For this, frequencies of 433 MHz, 868 MHz, or 915 MHz with narrow bandwidths (a few tens of KHz) can be adopted. Such an RF transceiver 2 can be used, for example, to convey command and / or control messages.
- the configuration parameters of the RF transceiver 2 may also include the selection of modulation based on orthogonal (or pseudo-orthogonal) codes, demodulation based on orthogonal (or pseudo-orthogonal) codes, d '' a transmit or receive antenna polarization, a transmit frequency, a receive frequency, one or more transmit and / or receive antennas, a transmit power , and / or an operating state (activation / deactivation, standby, or hibernation for example) of the receive channel RX and / or the transmit channel TX .
- the processing unit 6 is provided with a time reference 7 serving as a time base, among other things, for the configuration of the RF transceiver 2 .
- This time reference 7 comprises a clock internal to the radio relay 1 or means for receiving an external signal used as a time base.
- the time reference 7 is supplied by a receiver of a global radiolocation signal (of the GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, or BeiDou type).
- the time base used by the processing unit 6 is, in a preferred embodiment, a signal comprising time information such as the PPS (Pulse Per Second) signal supplied by a GPS receiver.
- a global radiolocation signal advantageously makes it possible to locate the radio relay 1 .
- the time base used by the processing unit 6 is a clock synchronized by a time synchronization mechanism within a wireless network integrating the radio relay 1 .
- the radio relay 1 comprises at least one digital interface 8 .
- This digital interface 8 is any wired or wireless input / output module for receiving digital data, according to any protocol such as UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, PCI, PCI-X, PCI-E, Bluetooth , Wifi, Lora, or Zigbee.
- the radio relay 1 is provided with at least one memory 9 intended to store there, by the processing unit 6 , at least temporarily data received via the reception channel RX and / or the digital interface 8 .
- This memory 9 is any computer-readable data medium (volatile or non-volatile) such as flash memories, hard disks, or random access memory (RAM).
- configuration data of the RF transceiver 2 and / or information relating to the radio relay 1 (identifier or position data for example), and / or measurement data (such as seismic data) are also stored in memory 9 .
- a means of supplying electrical energy (not shown) is intended to supply the electronic circuits of radio relay 1 .
- this means for supplying electrical energy comprises means for storing electrical energy, in particular electrochemical energy, such as cells, batteries or more generally electrochemical accumulators.
- the means for supplying electrical energy further comprises an electrical energy generator such as a photovoltaic generator, the generated electrical energy of which is at least partly stored in the storage means. of electrical energy.
- the means for supplying electrical energy comprises an electrical supply and / or recharging port. This port is, in one embodiment, integrated into the digital interface 8 (a USB port for example).
- RF transceiver 2 is configured to operate cyclically. In other words, this RF transceiver 2 is configured to allow transmissions (i.e. transmissions-receptions) following an operating cycle C. Once configured, this operating cycle C is reiterated by the RF transceiver 2 through the successive time cycles C N-1 , C N , C N + 1 as illustrated by the . The transmissions supported or permitted by the RF transceiver 2 thus have a character of periodicity in time.
- the time axis t of the time reference 7 is, in fact, divided into successive time cycles C N-1 , C N , C N + 1 of the same predefined time duration. This duration is, for example, 10ms, 50ms, 100ms, or 250ms.
- a cycle of operation C of the RF transceiver 2 comprises a plurality of distinct periods each extending over a predefined duration.
- this operating cycle C of the RF transceiver 2 comprises a first period FD1 of full duplex transmission during which the reception channel RX and the transmission channel TX are configured to allow, respectively, reception according to a first mode M1 of radio transmission (designated by RX M1 on the ) and a transmission according to a second mode M2 of radio transmission different from the first mode M1 of radio transmission (designated by TX M2 on the ); - a first half-duplex transmission period HD1 (ie half-duplex or half-duplex) during which the reception channel RX is configured to allow reception according to at least a third mode M3 radio transmission (designated by RX M3 on the ); - a second period FD2 of full duplex transmission during which the reception channel RX and the transmission channel TX are configured to allow, respectively, reception according to the second mode M2 of radio transmission (designated by R
- the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 are time windows distinct from the operating cycle C during which a transmission and / or a reception according to the modes M1, M2, M3 of radio transmission can be carried out by the radio relay 1 by means of RF transceiver 2 .
- the arrangement in time displayed on the of these periods FD1 , HD1 , FD2 , HD2 is given only by way of example and in no way limiting.
- the order of these periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 within the operating cycle C is part of the configuration parameters of the RF transceiver 2 .
- the configuration of the RF transceiver 2 is changed.
- the first and second full duplex transmission period FD1 , FD2 are interlaced (or alternated) with the first and second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2.
- RF transceiver 2 is configured to allow simultaneous use of transmit channel TX and receive channel RX during the first and second period FD1 , FD2 of full duplex transmission.
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- the reception channel RX or the transmission channel TX can be used during the first and the second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2.
- the TX transmission channel is inactive, i.e. standby, shutdown (deactivated), free, or quite simply not used (no signal being sent on this TX transmission channel).
- the reception channel RX is, during the second half-duplex transmission period HD2, inactive, i.e. standby, shutdown (deactivated), free, or quite simply not used (no signal being processed by this RX reception channel).
- the radio relay 1 is able to - simultaneously receive and transmit (i.e. operate in full-duplex), respectively, according to a first mode M1 of radio transmission and a second mode M2 of radio transmission (for example, a first frequency and a second frequency different from the first frequency) during the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission; - simultaneously receive and transmit (i.e.
- the duration of the operating cycle C and / or of its periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 is expressed as a function of the time reference 7 .
- the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 can be of different or equal durations.
- the duration of each of the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 can be adapted according to the nature (data video, measurement data, or control data such as acknowledgments or requests, for example) and / or the quantity of data to be received and / or sent during this period FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 .
- the first or second period FD1, FD2 of full duplex transmission may be of longer duration for the duration of the first or second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2.
- the duration of the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission is longer than the duration of the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission.
- the duration of the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 is greater than the duration of the second half-duplex transmission period HD2.
- the periods FD1, FD2, HD1, HD2 of the operating cycle C can spaced (i.e. disjoint) or contiguous beings.
- the use during the first and the second period FD1 , FD2 of full duplex transmission of two different radio transmission modes M1 , M2 makes it possible to avoid or at least reduce interference due to simultaneous reception and transmission ( self-interference).
- the first and second modes M1 , M2 of radio transmission can use different frequencies, and / or different antenna polarizations (horizontal, vertical, right circular, left circular, oblique polarization at +45 degrees, or oblique polarization at - 45 degrees for example), and / or modulations based on orthogonal (or pseudo-orthogonal) codes, and / or different transmission / reception directions.
- the reception channel RX is configured to allow reception on a first frequency (and / or a first antenna polarization, and / or a first modulation with orthogonal codes, and / or a first direction of transmission / reception) while the transmission channel TX is configured to allow transmission on a second frequency (and / or a second antenna polarization, and / or a second modulation with orthogonal codes, and / or a second direction of transmission / reception) different from the first frequency (and / or from the first antenna polarization and / or from the first modulation with orthogonal codes, and / or from the first direction of transmission / reception ); - during the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, the reception channel RX is configured to allow reception on the second frequency (and / or the second antenna polarization, and / or the second orthogonal code modulation, and / or or the first direction of transmission / reception) while the transmission channel TX is
- a transmission / reception direction of a radio transmission mode M1 , M2 can be defined by a physical orientation of an antenna or of antennas of the antenna device 3 to which the transmission TX or reception channel is connected.
- RX and / or by spatial filtering signal processing (better known under the name “beamforming”) using a plurality of antennas of the antenna device 3 to which the TX transmission or RX reception channel is connected.
- the third mode M3 of radio transmission shares with the first mode M1 of radio transmission or the second mode M2 of radio transmission at least one radio transmission parameter.
- This radio transmission parameter is, for example, a frequency, an antenna polarization, one or more antennas of the antenna device 3 , an orthogonal code modulation, a transmission / reception direction.
- the first and second full duplex transmission period FD1 , FD2 and the first and second half duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2 occur at separate time intervals (time division multiplexing) so that at least partial reuse of the first or of the second mode M1 , M2 of radio transmission during the first and the second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2 is without risk of interference.
- Such at least partial reuse advantageously makes it possible to use fewer radio transmission modes which are generally limited, as well as to reduce the number of switching modes. radio transmission of the receive channel RX and the transmit channel TX .
- the third mode M3 of radio transmission is chosen to be equal to the first or to the second mode M1 , M2 of radio transmission.
- the third mode M3 of radio transmission is the first mode M1 of radio transmission (that is to say, the third mode M3 of radio transmission is none other than the first mode M1 of radio transmission)
- particular arrangements in the time of the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 advantageously make it possible to reduce the number of switchings of the radio transmission modes M1 , M2 of the reception channel RX and of the transmission channel TX .
- the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission and the first period HD1 of half-duplex transmission are successive in the same iteration C N of the operating cycle C (as shown in FIG. ) or in two successive iterations C N , C N + 1 of the operating cycle C so that the configuration of the reception channel RX to allow reception according to the same radio transmission mode M1 can be kept (at least partially) for these two successive periods FD1, HD1 (illustrated by the extent 10 ).
- the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission and the second period HD2 of half-duplex transmission are successive in the same iteration C N of the operating cycle C (as shown in ), or in two successive iterations C N , C N + 1 of the operating cycle C (as shown in ) so that the configuration of the TX transmission channel to allow transmission according to the same radio transmission mode M1 can be preserved (at least partially) during these two successive periods FD2 , HD2 (illustrated by the extent 11 ).
- the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission and the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 are successive in the operating cycle C or are, respectively, at the start and at the end of the operating cycle C.
- the operating cycle C begins with the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission and ends with the first period HD1 of half-duplex transmission, these two periods FD1 , HD1 are found successive by repeating the operating cycle C of the 'RF transceiver 2 .
- the RF transceiver 2 is configured to allow transmission (respectively, reception) on the same frequency during the second period FD2 (respectively, the first period FD1 ) of transmission in full duplex and the second period HD2 (respectively, the first period HD1 ) of half-duplex transmission.
- a switching of the frequencies can, in fact, generate additional waiting times before proceeding to the sending or the reception of data, the time for the frequency synthesis (PLL) in the front RF circuit 4 to stabilize. Therefore, the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 are, in one embodiment, arranged within the operating cycle C so as to reduce the number of frequency switching.
- a change of frequencies occurs every two periods, namely between the period HD1 of half-duplex transmission and the period FD2 of full-duplex transmission (reception changes from the first frequency to the second frequency and, conversely, the transmission changes from the second frequency to the first frequency), and at the end of the operating cycle C.
- the RF transceiver 2 (or, more precisely, the RF front end circuit 4 ) switches the frequencies of its analog transmission channel TX and its reception channel RX.
- The also illustrates an arrangement in time of the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 different from that of the .
- the operating cycle C of the RF transceiver 2 comprises an additional pair of periods HD3, HD4 of half-duplex transmission.
- this duty cycle C of the RF transceiver 2 includes - a third half-duplex transmission period HD3 during which the reception channel RX is configured to allow reception according to at least a fourth mode M4 of radio transmission (designated by RX M4 on the ); - a fourth half-duplex transmission period HD4 during which the transmission channel TX is configured to allow transmission according to at least the fourth mode M4 of radio transmission (designated by TX M4 on the ).
- the fourth radio transmission mode M4 can be chosen to be equal or more generally to share at least one radio transmission parameter, with the second or the third mode M2 , M3 radio transmission.
- the antenna device 3 comprises, in one embodiment, at least one antenna having a substantially omnidirectional (ie spherical) or hemispherical (half of a sphere) radiation pattern.
- the receive channel RX and / or the transmit channel TX is / are, in this embodiment, connected during the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 to this omnidirectional antenna.
- the antenna device 3 comprises at least a first antenna and a second substantially identical antenna together forming a substantially hemispherical radiation pattern (two quarter spheres).
- the reception channel RX is connected during periods FD1 and FD2 to, respectively, said first antenna and said second antenna and during period HD1 to said first antenna or to said second antenna.
- the transmission channel TX is connected during periods FD1 and FD2 to, respectively, said second antenna and said first antenna and during period HD2 to said first antenna or to said second antenna.
- the antenna device 3 has, in another embodiment illustrated by , a radiation diagram comprising a first lobe 15 in a first direction 12 of transmission / reception; a second lobe 16 in a second direction 13 of transmission / reception; at least a third lobe 17 in a third direction 14 of transmission / reception, this third direction 14 of transmission / reception and the second direction 13 of transmission / reception being substantially included in a plane 34 .
- the first direction 12 of transmission / reception is substantially perpendicular to the plane 34 or inclined (oblique) with respect to the plane 34 .
- the first direction 12 of transmission / reception is approximately vertical, while the second and the third direction 13, 14 of transmission / reception are approximately horizontal.
- the second direction 13 of transmission / reception and the third direction 14 of transmission / reception are two opposite directions.
- the opening angle of the first lobe 15 is, for example, 60, 90, 120, or 150 degrees.
- the opening angle of the second and / or third lobe 16, 17 is, for example, 30, 60, 90 or 120 degrees.
- the antenna device 3 enables (by having an omnidirectional, hemispherical radiation pattern, or a combination of lobes) the radio relay 1 to transmit and receive in at least two substantially horizontal directions and in at least one direction. at least one direction which is substantially vertical or inclined with respect to a substantially horizontal plane.
- This 3 antenna device includes - a first antenna 31 having a radiation pattern which comprises at least the first lobe 15 ; - a second antenna 32 having a radiation pattern which includes at least the second lobe 16; - a third antenna 33 having a radiation pattern which includes at least the third lobe 17 .
- the RF transceiver 2 is, in one embodiment, configured to allow, during the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 , reception in the first transmit / receive direction 12.
- the RF transceiver 2 is further configured to allow, during the second half-duplex transmission period HD2 , transmission in the first direction 12 of transmission / reception.
- the transmit channel RX and the transmit channel TX are, in one embodiment, configured to be connected, respectively, during the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 and the second transmission period HD2. half-duplex, to the first antenna 31 .
- This configuration allows a radio relay 1 to communicate during its first and second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2 with another radio relay located substantially in the first direction 12 of transmission / reception (for example, a relay terrestrial radio and an aerial radio relay as described below).
- the RF transceiver 2 is configured to allow transmission in the first transmission / reception direction 12 during the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, and reception in the first direction 12 d. transmission / reception during the second period FD2 of transmission in full duplex.
- the receive channel RX and the transmit channel TX are configured to be connected, respectively, during the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission and during the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, to the first antenna 31 .
- This configuration allows a radio relay 1 to communicate during its first and second transmission period FD1, FD2 in full duplex with another radio relay located substantially in the first direction 12 of transmission / reception (for example, a radio relay air and a terrestrial radio relay as described below).
- the RF transceiver 2 is configured to allow - during the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, a transmission in the first direction 12 of transmission / reception, and a reception in the second direction 13 of transmission / reception; - during the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, a reception in the first direction 12 of transmission / reception, and a transmission in the second direction 13 of transmission / reception.
- the receive RX channel and the TX transmit channel are configured to be connected. - during the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, respectively, to the second antenna 32 and to the first antenna 31 , and - during the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, respectively, to the first antenna 31 and to the second antenna 32 .
- This configuration allows a radio relay 1 , during its first period FD1 (respectively, its second period FD2 ) of full duplex transmission, to receive from a radio relay located substantially in the second direction 13 (respectively, in the first direction 12). ) transmitting / receiving and transmitting to a radio relay located substantially in the first direction 12 (respectively, in the second direction 13 ) of transmission / reception.
- a radio relay 1 is able, during each of the first and second periods FD1, FD2 of full duplex transmission to transmit and receive in two substantially perpendicular directions (for example, an aerial radio relay connected on the one hand to a terrestrial radio relay and on the other hand to another aerial radio relay, the two aerial radio relays being substantially at the same height).
- the receive channel RX and the transmit channel TX are configured to be connected during the first period FD1 of transmission in full duplex, respectively to the second antenna 32 and to the third antenna 33 , and during the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, respectively, to the third antenna 33 and the second antenna 32 .
- an operating cycle C of the RF transceiver 2 is defined by an instruction program loaded or programmed in the processing unit 6.
- the parameters of an operating cycle C include its duration, the number of periods, the order of the periods FD1, FD2, HD1, HD2, the duration of each per i od FD1, FD2, HD1, HD2, the modes M1, M2, M3 radio transmission (frequency , bandwidth, antenna polarization, modulation with orthogonal codes, or direction of emission or reception for example) .
- These parameters can also include an indication of one or more antennas of the antenna device 3 to which the transmission channel TX and the reception channel RX are connected during each of the periods FD1, FD2, HD1, HD2 , or the transmission power when the TX transmission channel is active.
- the processing unit 6 thus configures the RF transceiver 2 as a function of the parameters of an operating cycle C loaded into the memory 9 .
- the radio relay 1 is, in one embodiment illustrated by , connected via its digital interface 8 to a gateway 18 or, more generally, to a data source.
- This gateway 18 is configured to receive measurement data supplied by sensors 19a - 19c to which this gateway 18 is connected.
- the term “sensor” is understood to mean any device capable of transforming the state of an observed physical quantity into digital data such as an image sensor, a sound sensor, a seismic sensor, a position sensor, a sensor. temperature, or a CO 2 sensor.
- the radio relay 1 is directly connected via its digital interface 8 to the sensors 19a - 19c (i.e. without the gateway 18 ).
- the radio relay 1 is integrated into a vehicle 20 , in particular an aerial vehicle without a crew on board (a drone) (the radio relay 1 is, therefore, called an aerial radio relay).
- This aerial vehicle 20 comprises a control unit 21 making it possible to control the driving of the aerial vehicle 20 and one or more sensors 19d - 19e such as a camera or, more generally, an image sensor, a sound sensor, or a position sensor ( ).
- the data that the radio relay 1 can transfer via the transmission channel TX during an operating cycle C of the RF transceiver 2 can include - data received by the digital interface 8 ; - data received by the reception channel RX ; - data stored in the memory 9 such as data previously received by the digital interface 8 or by the reception channel RX or any other data relating to the radio relay 1 (for example, an identifier of the radio relay 1 , data from position of radio relay 1 , the charge level of a battery in use by radio relay 1 , the performance or operating state of one or more modules of radio relay 1 , the parameters of the operating cycle C in during execution, the rank of the current iteration of the operating cycle C or, more generally, any data available at the processing unit 6 ); - synchronization frames; - data generated by the processing unit 6 from data received by the reception channel RX and / or by the digital interface 8 such as an acknowledgment following the reception of data, a quality control message, a data size (in number of bytes), of the data received to which processing
- the latter is, by way of illustrative example, the operating cycle C at four periods of the .
- the periods FD1 , FD2 , HD1 , HD2 of this operating cycle C are arranged in time in this order: the first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, the first period HD1 of half-duplex transmission, the second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, and the second HD2 half-duplex transmission period.
- the modes M1 , M2 , M3 of radio transmissions are, in this example, the frequencies F1 , F2 and F3 .
- the first radio relay 101 and a second radio relay 102 are within range of each other, and share the same time reference.
- the second radio relay 102 comprises an RF transceiver configured to allow transmissions according to an operating cycle C ′ integrating, like the operating cycle C of the first radio relay 101 , a first and a second period FD1 ′ , FD2 ' full duplex transmission and a first and second period HD1' , HD2 ' half-duplex transmission.
- the first radio relay 101 and the second radio relay 102 are configured to operate, respectively, during the first and second period FD1 , FD2 and the first and second period FD1 ' , FD2' synchronously (or simultaneously), such as show it .
- the radio transmission modes M1 ′ , M2 ′ , M3 ′ relating to the operating cycle C ′ of the second radio relay 102 are three frequencies F4 , F1 , F5 .
- the second radio transmission mode M2 ' of the second radio relay 102 is the same as the first radio transmission mode M1 of the first radio relay 101 (i.e., the frequency F1 ).
- the first radio relay 101 is therefore suitable - during its first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, to receive data from the second radio relay 102 (illustrated by the solid arrow between the second radio relay 102 and the first radio relay 101 on the and by the periods of reception RX F1 and transmission TX ' F1 hatched on the ); and - during its second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, transmitting data to the second radio relay 102 (illustrated by the dashed arrow between the first radio relay 101 and the second radio relay 102 on the and by the periods of transmission TX F1 and reception RX ' F1 hatched on the ).
- the first radio relay 101 and a third radio relay 103 are within range of each other, and share the same time reference.
- the third radio relay 103 comprises an RF transceiver configured to allow transmissions according to an operating cycle C '' integrating, like the operating cycle C of the first radio relay 101 , a first and a second period FD1 '' , FD2 '' full duplex transmission and a first and second period HD1 '' , HD2 '' half duplex transmission.
- the first radio relay 101 and the third radio relay 103 are configured to operate, respectively, during the first and second period FD1 , FD2 and the first and second period FD1 '' , FD2 '' synchronously (or simultaneously) as show it .
- the radio transmission modes M1 ′′ , M2 ′′ , M3 ′′ relating to the operating cycle C ′′ of the third radio relay 103 are three frequencies F2 , F6 , F7 .
- the first radio transmission mode M1 '' of the third radio relay 103 is the same as the second radio transmission mode M2 of the first radio relay 101 (i.e., the frequency F2 ).
- the first radio relay 101 is therefore suitable - during its first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, transmitting data to the third radio relay 103 (illustrated by the solid arrow between the first radio relay 101 and the third radio relay 103 on the and by the transmission periods T X F2 and reception RX '' F2 hatched on the ); and - during its second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, to receive data from the third radio relay 103 (illustrated by the dashed line arrow between the third radio relay 103 and the first radio relay 101 on the and by the periods of reception RX F2 and transmission TX '' F2 hatched on the ).
- the first radio relay 101 is, as illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 14, suitable - during its first period FD1 of full duplex transmission, simultaneously receiving data from the second radio relay 102 and transmitting data to the third radio relay 103 ; - during its second period FD2 of full duplex transmission, simultaneously receiving data from the third radio relay 103 and transmitting data to the second radio relay 102 .
- radio relays 101 , 102 , 103 that - by operating simultaneously during the first periods FD1 , FD1 ' , FD1'' of full duplex transmission, data can be relayed from the second radio relay 102 to the third radio relay 103 ; - by operating simultaneously during the second periods FD2 , FD2 ' , FD2'' of full duplex transmission, data can be relayed from the third radio relay 103 to the second radio relay 102 .
- the first radio relay 101 operates in transmission and reception (periods of the operating cycle C hatched on the ) during the first and second period FD1 , FD2 of full duplex transmission.
- the second radio relay 102 operates in transmission during the first period FD1 ′ of transmission in full duplex (its reception channel being, in this case, unused) and in reception during the second period FD2 ′ of transmission in full duplex (its channel d 'emission being, in this case, unused) (parts of the operating cycle C' hatched on the ).
- the third radio relay 103 operates in reception during the first period FD1 '' of full duplex transmission (its transmission channel being, in this case, unused) and in transmission during the second period FD2 '' of full duplex transmission ( its reception channel being, in this case, unused) (parts of the operating cycle C '' hatched on the ).
- a fourth radio relay 104 comprises an RF transceiver configured to allow transmissions-receptions following an operating cycle C ''' with four periods HD2''' , FD1 ''' , HD1''' , FD2 ''' arranged in time in this order: the first half-duplex transmission HD2 ''' period, the first full-duplex transmission FD1''' period, the second half-duplex transmission HD1 ''period, and the second period FD2 '''' of full duplex transmission ( ).
- the first radio relay 101 and the fourth radio relay 104 share the same time reference.
- the first radio relay 101 and the fourth radio relay 104 are configured to operate, respectively, during the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 and the first full-duplex transmission FD1 ''' simultaneously (or synchronously), such as show it .
- the first radio relay 101 and the fourth radio relay 104 are further configured to operate, respectively, during the second half-duplex transmission period HD2 and the second full-duplex transmission period FD2 '''simultaneously ( or synchronous), as shown in .
- the fourth radio relay 104 is configured to operate in full duplex and half duplex alternately with the first radio relay 101 .
- the fourth radio relay 104 is configured to operate in full duplex (respectively, half duplex) when the first radio relay 101 is configured to operate in half duplex (respectively, full duplex).
- the first radio 101 operates in half duplex during the periods HD1 and HD2 while the fourth radio relay 104 operates in full duplex during the periods FD1 '''andFD2'''.
- the fourth radio relay 104 does not operate during the first and second periods HD2 ''' , HD1''' of half-duplex transmission of the operating cycle C ''' , as it is. is illustrated by the .
- the radio transmission modes M1 ''' , M2''' , M3 ''' relating to the operating cycle C''' of the fourth radio relay 104 are three frequencies F8 , F3 , F9 .
- the second radio transmission mode M2 ''' of the fourth radio relay 104 is the same as the third radio transmission mode M3 of the first radio relay 101 (i.e., the frequency F3 ).
- the first radio relay 101 is, as shown in Figures 11 and 15, suitable - during its first half-duplex transmission period HD1 , to receive data from the fourth radio relay 104 (illustrated by the arrow in phantom between the fourth radio relay 104 and the first radio relay 101 on the and by the periods of reception RX F3 and transmission T X ''' F3 hatched on the ); and - during its second half-duplex transmission period HD2 , to transmit data to the fourth radio relay 104 (illustrated by the dotted arrow between the first radio relay 101 and the fourth radio relay 104 on the and by the TX F3 transmission and RX ''' F3 reception periods hatched on the ).
- the RF transceiver of the fourth radio relay 104 is configured to allow transmissions on a C ''' duty cycle (similar to that of the ). Indeed, the first and the fourth radio relay 101 , 104 are configured to operate alternately during the first and the second half-duplex transmission period.
- the fourth radio relay 104 is configured to transmit during the second period HD2 '''' of half-duplex transmission (respectively, receive during the first period HD1 '''' of half-duplex transmission), when the first radio relay 101 is configured to receive during the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 (respectively, to transmit during the second half-duplex transmission period HD2).
- the first radio relay 101 is configured for - operate during the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 when the fourth radio relay 104 is configured to operate during the second half-duplex transmission period HD2 ''''; and - operate during the second half-duplex transmission period HD2 when the fourth radio relay 104 is configured to operate during the first half-duplex transmission period HD1 ''''.
- the radio transmission modes M1 '''' , M2 '''' , M3 '''' relating to the operating cycle C '''' of the fourth radio relay 104 are three frequencies F8 , F9 , F3 .
- the second radio transmission mode M3 '''' of the fourth radio relay 104 is the same as the third radio transmission mode M3 of the first radio relay 101 (i.e., the frequency F3 ).
- the first radio relay 101 when the first radio relay 101 and the fourth radio relay 104 are within range of each other, the first radio relay 101 is, as shown in Figures 11 and 16, suitable - during its first half-duplex transmission period HD1 , to receive data from the fourth radio relay 104 (illustrated by the arrow in phantom between the fourth radio relay 104 and the first radio relay 101 on the and by the periods of reception RX F3 and transmission T X '''' F3 hatched on the ); and - during its second half-duplex transmission period HD2 to transmit data to the fourth radio relay 104 (illustrated by the dotted arrow between the first radio relay 101 and the fourth radio relay 104 on the and by the TX F3 transmission and RX '''' F3 reception periods hatched on the ).
- the first and second half-duplex transmission periods HD1 , HD2 of the first radio relay 101 allow , advantageously, to annex (or join) the fourth radio relay 104 to this radio relay line.
- the first and the second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2 of the first radio relay 101 allow access to the linear network formed by the radio relays 101 - 103 . This access is advantageously bidirectional (in the sense that data can be transmitted to and received from this radio relay line).
- this annexation or junction involves on the one hand the first and the second half-duplex transmission period HD1 , HD2 relating to the first radio relay 101 and on the other hand the first and second period FD1 ''' , FD2''' of full duplex transmission (embodiments illustrated by ) or, alternatively, the second and the first half-duplex transmission period HD2 '''' , HD1 '''' (embodiments illustrated by ) relating to the fourth radio relay 104 .
- this junction of the first and the second period FD1 ''' , FD2''' of full duplex transmission allows the fourth radio relay 104 to be able to relay during these same periods FD1 ''' , FD2''' full duplex transmission of the data (in particular, received from the first radio relay 101 ) to another radio relay (not shown) to which this fourth radio relay 104 is connected like the first radio relay 101 connected to the second radio relay 102 or to the third radio relay 103 .
- the use for this junction of the first and second period HD1 '''' , HD2 '''' of half-duplex transmission ( ) allows the fourth radio relay 104 to be able to relay during the periods FD1 '''' , FD2 '''' of full duplex transmission of the data (in particular, received from the first radio relay 101 ) to another radio relay (not shown ) to which this fourth radio relay 104 is connected, like the second radio relay 102 connected to the first radio relay 101 , or the third radio relay 103 connected to the first radio relay 101 .
- radio relays 1a - 1e are arranged in series or arranged in line so that any successive pair of radio relays of this plurality of radio relays 1a - 1e are within range of each other (a linear network). More generally, the radio relays 1a - 1e are arranged to form a linear network or a line 22 of radio relays.
- This line 22 of radio relay comprises a relay radio 1a headend, a radio relay first end of line and radio 1b relays - 1d intermediates situated between the radio relay 1a headend and the radio relay first EOL .
- This line 22 of radio relay also has a downward direction 23 from the line end of the first radio relay to the radio relay 1a headend and an upward direction 24 from the radio relay 1a head end towards the first relay EOL .
- the time reference 7 is the same for all of these radio relays 1a - 1e .
- this time reference 7 is based, as described above, on the PPS (Pulse Per Second) time and / or any other time information included in a global radiolocation signal, in particular the GPS.
- Line 22 radio relays 1a - 1e can thus operate simultaneously (synchronously) during periods of full duplex transmission, as described above for radio relay 101 - 103 .
- radio relays 1a - 1e which transmit at the same time during the first and second period FD1 , FD2 of full duplex transmission.
- various frequency multiplexing techniques and / or antenna polarizations and / or orthogonal code modulations and / or transmission / reception directions can be used so that radio relays 1a - 1e within range. each other can transmit simultaneously without risk of interference.
- This frequency division multiplexing can, of course, be combined with other types of multiplexing (a spread spectrum of the DSSS or FHSS type, and / or a vertical, horizontal or circular antenna polarization, for example).
- Two successive radio relays on line 22 use the same radio transmission mode to communicate with each other in the upward direction 24 and the downward direction 23 .
- two successive radio relays use the same frequency to transmit to each other (in the ascending and descending directions).
- upstream 24 and / or downstream 23 transmit power is also assigned to each radio relay on line 22 .
- the transmission power in the upward direction and / or in the downward direction of a radio relay 1a-1e can, in fact, be adapted according to the quality of the signal received by the radio relays on either side of the radio relay. this radio relay.
- This power can, in fact, be variable from one radio relay 1a-1e to another (two successive radio relays in non-line-of-sight, a non-uniform inter-distance between the radio relays to cross, for example, a range of (water located between two successive radio relays) so that the transmission power can be adapted or self-regulated accordingly.
- the transmission power in the upward direction 24 can be different from that in the downward direction 23 .
- a radio relay 1a - 1e is configured to communicate only with immediately adjacent radio relays on either side in line 22 , a relatively low transmit power can advantageously be adopted. This energy saving allows radio relays 1a - 1e to operate longer without battery replacement and / or to operate with smaller capacity and / or smaller size batteries.
- the transmission power of a radio relay 1a - 1e of line 22 can be adapted so as to allow the reuse later in this line 22 of a radio transmission mode used by this radio relay 1a - 1e. without risk of interference.
- the same frequency can be used several times in the same radio relay line 22. This advantageously makes it possible to use in total fewer radio transmission modes (which are generally limited) and / or to increase the number of radio relays 1a - 1e in a line 22 .
- the radio relays 1a - 1e are connected, directly or via gateways 18a , 18b , 18c , to sensors 19d-19n .
- the radio relay 1a head end is connected, via a wired link or two-way wireless, to a recording system 25 and control.
- radio relays 101 - 103 when radio relays 1a - 1e of line 22 operate simultaneously during the first and second full duplex transmission period, - data can be relayed / transferred, during the first transmission period in full duplex, from a radio relay 1a - 1e to radio relay 1a - 1e downstream from downstream 23 of line 22 (solid arrows between radio relays 1a - 1e on the ); - data can be relayed / transferred, during the second transmission period in full duplex, from a radio relay 1a - 1e to a radio relay 1a - 1e downstream from the upward direction 24 of line 22 (arrows in dashed line discontinuous between radio relays 1a - 1e on the ).
- radio relays 1a - 1e of line 22a operate simultaneously during periods of full duplex transmission, data can be relayed or transferred by multi-hops (or multi-hops) from one.
- Each of the radio relays 1a-1d is able to transfer to the radio relay downstream with respect to the upward direction 24 of line 22 - data available to it (identifier, position data for example) or that it has generated (such as data confirming the integrity of data previously received from the radio relay which precedes it in the downward direction 23 ); Where - data that it has received from the radio relay upstream with respect to the upstream direction 24 of line 22 (such as control data sent by the recording and control system 25).
- Each of the radio relays 1b-1e is able to transfer to the radio relay downstream with respect to the downward direction 23 of line 22 data available to it (identifier, position data for example) or that it has generated (such as data confirming the integrity of data received previously from the relay which precedes it in the upward direction 24 ); Where - data that it has received from the radio relay upstream with respect to the downward direction 23 of line 22 (such as data from the sensors to be transferred to the recording and control system 25).
- the data supplied by each of the sensors 19d - 19n can be relayed to the recording system 25 and control.
- administrative messages commands from the recording and control system 25 , acknowledgments, or synchronization frames for example
- a radio relay 1a-1e confirms, during the second period of full duplex transmission, successful receipt of data received during the first period of full duplex transmission by sending an acknowledgment or, alternatively, sending an error message and / or a data retransmission request. This advantageously makes it possible to prevent data loss and to ensure that the transmission of data and / or instructions is correctly terminated.
- a radio relay 1a-1e confirms, during the first period of full duplex transmission, successful reception of data received during the second full duplex transmission period of the previous iteration of the operating cycle.
- the data relayed in the upstream direction 24 may include synchronization frames.
- a clock equipping the recording system 25 and control is, in one embodiment, used as a reference clock.
- a second radio relay line 220 is also shown comprising a 1x radio relay at the head of the line, and a radio relay 1z at the end of the line.
- data can be relayed in both directions within this second radio relay line 220 by virtue of a set of radio transmission modes ( Fxy , Fyz frequencies).
- the second line 220 is, in one embodiment, mobile.
- the 1x-1z radio relays of the second line 22 are integrated into 20x - 20z aerial vehicles (in particular, drones).
- 19x-19z sensors on board these 20x - 20z aerial vehicles include, for example, an image sensor (in particular, a camera) or a position sensor (a GPS receiver).
- the 20x - 20z aerial vehicles move in a convoy (or in a platoon) so as to keep more or less the same spatial arrangement in line of the 1x - 1z radio relays. Lateral, and / or longitudinal and / or vertical gaps between the 20x - 20z aerial vehicles are, in one embodiment, maintained in predefined intervals when these 20x - 20z aerial vehicles are in flight.
- 1x - 1z radio relays are configured to operate during periods of full duplex transmission when 1a - 1e radio relays are able to operate during periods of half duplex transmission.
- the second line 220 can be attached or connected to the first line 22 by means of the radio relay 1x and the radio relay 1d which therefore becomes a junction relay.
- This trunk relay operates during its full duplex transmission periods to relay data within the first line 22 and during its half-duplex transmission periods to connect the second line 220 to the first line 22 .
- this radio relay 1d is, in one embodiment, configured to listen during its first half-duplex transmission period over a plurality of modes.
- radio transmission including a predefined signal (in particular, discovery) transmitted according to this third mode of radio transmission by the radio relay 1x during its first period of transmission in full duplex (in the case of a junction according to the embodiments illustrated by the ) or its second half-duplex transmission period (in the case of a junction according to the embodiments illustrated by ).
- the 1x radio relay is configured to listen during its first half-duplex transmission period (in the case of a trunk according to the embodiments illustrated by ) or during the second period of full duplex transmission (in the case of a trunk according to the embodiments illustrated by ), on a plurality of radio transmission modes including a predefined signal (in particular, discovery) transmitted according to the third radio transmission mode by a radio relay 1d during its second half-duplex transmission period.
- a predefined signal in particular, discovery
- this radio relay 1d is configured to transmit signals (in particular, during its second half-duplex transmission period, discovery) according to a plurality of radio transmission modes integrating the third radio transmission mode to the 1x radio relay configured to receive according to this third radio transmission mode during its second full duplex transmission period (in the case of a junction according to the embodiments illustrated by ) or its first half-duplex transmission period (in the case of a junction according to the embodiments illustrated by ).
- this 1x radio relay is configured to transmit during its first transmission period in full duplex (in the case of a junction according to the embodiments illustrated by ) or during its second half-duplex transmission period (in the case of a junction according to the embodiments illustrated by ) signals (in particular, discovery) according to a plurality of radio transmission modes integrating the third radio transmission mode to the radio relay 1d configured to receive according to this third radio transmission mode during its first half-duplex transmission period .
- the radio relay 1d Upon receipt of a predefined discovery signal, the radio relay 1d (respectively, 1x ) confirms to the radio relay 1x (respectively, 1d ) the establishment of the junction according to the third radio transmission mode.
- a third mode of radio transmission is allocated to the radio relay 1x according to a geofencing (a virtual guarding or, in English, "geofencing") comprising distinct (spatial or geographical) zones comprising (or, centered on), respectively, the positions radio relays 1a - 1e .
- a geofencing a virtual guarding or, in English, "geofencing"
- a third radio transmission mode associated with this zone is assigned to the radio relay 1x .
- Third radio transmission modes M3 of the radio relays 1a - 1e can be associated with distinct zones comprising these radio relays 1a - 1e .
- the third radio transmission mode M3 associated with this zone is assigned to the 1x radio relay. This advantageously makes it possible to avoid sounding / searching for discovery signals to be carried out by the radio relay 1x or by the radio relays 1a - 1e .
- the radio transmission mode used by the 1x radio relay to transmit during the first period of full duplex transmission and to receive during the second period of full duplex transmission is assigned to it according to a geofencing (virtual guard or, in English, “Geofencing”) comprising distinct (spatial or geographical) zones comprising (or, centered on), respectively, the positions of the radio relays 1a - 1e .
- a geofencing virtual guard or, in English, “Geofencing”
- a radio transmission mode associated with that area is assigned to the 1x radio relay to transmit during its first full duplex transmission period and receive during its second period. full duplex transmission.
- radio transmission modes assigned to radio relay 1x can be associated with separate zones including radio relays 1a - 1e .
- the radio transmission mode associated with this zone is assigned to the 1x radio relay. This advantageously makes it possible to avoid sounding / searching for discovery signals to be carried out by the radio relay 1x or by the radio relays 1a - 1e .
- a junction transfer mechanism (handover) can be adopted.
- the second line 220 can be appended to the first line 22 without the radio relays 1x - 1z having to operate during their half-duplex transmission periods. None of the 1x - 1z radio relays operate during their first or second half-duplex transmission period.
- a radio relay 1y intermediate the second line 220 (in particular, located in the middle of the second line 220 ) can also be used instead of the 1x radio relay at the head of the line to attach this second line 220 to a 1d radio relay connecting the first line 22 .
- the routing of the data within the second line 220 to the head-of-line 1x radio relay requires increasing transfer capacity as we approach the head-of-line 1x radio relay.
- the use of an intermediate radio relay 1y to link the second line 220 to the first line 22 makes it possible to alleviate the constraint as regards the data transfer capacity of the radio relays 1x - 1z .
- control system 25 from the recording and control data may be for the 21x unit - 21z control of one or more vehicles of the 20x - 20z flight (e.g. navigation commands), and / or to one or more 19x - 19z sensors included in these 20x - 20z aerial vehicles (camera control for example).
- video data provided by onboard cameras can be relayed to the recording system 25 and control.
- a third line (not shown) of radio relay can, in the same way as the second line 220 , be connected to the first line 22 at the level of the junction radio relay 1d or at the level of another radio relay of the first line 22 .
- a junction radio relay can be any of the radio relays 1a - 1e of the first line 22 , namely a radio relay 1a head of line, a radio relay 1e at the end of the line, or an intermediate radio relay 1b - 1d. .
- a plurality of radio relays 4 1-49 are used to form an on-board internal telecommunications system for carrying out a seismic measurement campaign.
- this seismic measurement campaign aims to image the underground geological structure of a zone 26 of interest in order to prospect for natural resources (such as hydrocarbons or underground water).
- This area of interest 26 is generally several hundred square meters or even square kilometers.
- a plurality of gateways 181 - 189 are arranged / distributed so as to optimally cover the area 26 of interest.
- Each of the gateways 181 - 189 is provided with a radio relay 41 - 49 .
- the radio relays 41 - 49 are grouped into terrestrial radio relay lines 51 - 53 , each terrestrial line 51 - 53 having a head-of-line radio relay and an end-of-line radio relay.
- a set of radio transmission modes is assigned to the radio relays 41 - 49 .
- the transmission powers can be adapted automatically according to the propagation conditions in the zone 26 of interest and the arrangement of the adjacent radio relays for each radio relay 41 - 49 (following a probe / discovery step of the neighboring radio relays ).
- the land lines 51 - 53 can be formed manually or automatically based, for example, on the geographic positions of the radio relays 41 - 49 .
- Each of the radio relays 41 , 44 , 47 head end is connected via a wired or wireless link to the recording and control system 250.
- An identifier can be assigned to each terrestrial line 51 - 53 or, in an equivalent manner, to each radio relay 41 , 44 , 47 head of the line.
- a plurality of seismic sensors 19 are intended to be placed on the surface of the zone 26 of interest according to a predefined grid linked to the desired seismic imaging resolution. These seismic sensors 19 are intended to record echoes of seismic waves (a seismic signature) of the underground geological structure of the zone 26 of interest in response to seismic waves generated by a source 27 of vibration (an explosive material, drop weight, or a mechanical device source of vibrating energy for example).
- a source 27 of vibration an explosive material, drop weight, or a mechanical device source of vibrating energy for example.
- one or more aerial vehicles 61-62 each being provided with a radio relay, form an aerial radio relay line 221. At least one of the aerial vehicles 61 -62 carries a seismic sensor.
- the aerial vehicles 61-62 are, in one embodiment, directed, according to location information supplied to it by the recording and control system 250 , towards the coverage area of a bridge 182 for release there ( release with or without initial speed) a seismic sensor at a specific location.
- the seismic sensor is shaped in such a way as to facilitate its insertion into the ground.
- the aerial vehicles 61 - 62 move in convoy (or as a unit) to keep the same spatial arrangement or substantially constant inter-distances.
- the overhead line 221 is automatically and dynamically formed based, for example, on the positional data of the overhead vehicles 61 - 62.
- the recording and control system 250 can thus communicate with the aerial vehicles 61 - 62 via the terrestrial radio relay line 51. Consequently, image data acquired by an image sensor (such as a camera) integrated in any of the aerial vehicles 61 - 62 are sent to the junction radio relay 42 which takes care of relaying them in the downward direction from line 51 to registration and control system 250. In the reverse direction (i.e. upward from line 51 ), commands can be transmitted from the registration and control system 250 to air vehicles 61 - 62 .
- the overhead radio relay line 221 accesses the terrestrial radio relay network by means of a junction radio relay 42 and via which can communicate with the recording and control system 250.
- the data transmitted by the on-board radio relay in an aerial vehicle 61 - 62 may include data relating to that aerial vehicle (including, but not limited to, the battery charge level, the operating status of the aircraft, on-board electronics, heading, position data), an identifier of the junction radio relay 42 , an acknowledgment, or any data supplied by a sensor integrated into this vehicle 61 - 62 overhead (image sensor, microphone, position for example).
- video data provided by on-board cameras on aerial vehicles 61 - 62 is transferred via land line 51.
- control and command messages of the aerial vehicles 61 - 62 they can be sent via the terrestrial line 51 (in the upward direction) or via another dedicated telecommunications network.
- the command data transmitted from the recording and control system 250 may include control data of the aerial vehicle 61 - 62 (adapting its height to account for unevenness in the terrain so that the seismic sensor sinks properly. at an acceptable depth in the ground, the ground limits of a space in which the seismic sensor can be released, or the orientation of a camera for example).
- An overhead line 221 composed of more than one aerial vehicle 61 - 62 advantageously makes it possible to provide the recording and control system 250 with additional information (in particular, additional views) in order to make a relevant choice. drop-off location for a seismic sensor. This additional information makes it possible to better analyze the drop location and determine the optimal location for the seismic sensor (in particular, in a dense forest where several views are sometimes required).
- a seismic vibration is generated at the surface by the source 27 of vibrations and its echoes are simultaneously measured by the network of seismic sensors 19 deployed on the surface.
- each of the seismic sensors 19 communicates its measurement data to the gateway 181 - 189 to which it is connected.
- each gateway 181 - 189 transfers the measurement data received to the corresponding radio relay 41 - 49.
- the gateway 181 - 189 retrieves, via a wireless link, the seismic data measured by the seismic sensors 19 within its range and transfers them to the radio relay 4 1 - 49 .
- the seismic data measured by a seismic sensor 19 are, directly or indirectly, communicated to a radio relay 4 1 - 49 which is associated with it.
- the measurement data available to the radio relays 41 - 49 are relayed, as described above, along each terrestrial line 51 - 53 to the recording and control system 250.
- a radio relay 41 - 49 transfers the measurement data received via its digital interface 8 as well as those received via its reception channel RX . An increasingly important data transfer rate is therefore required when approaching the head-of-line radio relay.
- a radio relay 41 - 49 stores in its memory 9 the data received via its digital interface 8 and transfers quality data relating to these measurement data.
- the seismic data is at least partially stored locally in the radio relay 41 - 49 .
- the data stored in the radio relay 41 - 49 can be retrieved later, for example during a planned movement of the radio relays 41 - 49 .
- the data stored in a radio relay 41 - 49 is at least partially communicated to an aerial radio relay line 221 , 222 attached to the terrestrial line 51 - 53 integrating this radio relay 41 - 49 .
- An airline 222 of radio relays can also be used to monitor the region 26 of interest.
- an aerial vehicle 63 leaves a station located in or around the area 26 of interest, flies over the area 26 of interest and transmits, for example, video data including a target zone via land lines 51 - 53 to which the radio relay integrated into this aerial vehicle 63 is successively attached.
- the data sent to this aerial vehicle 6 3 via a terrestrial radio relay line 51 - 53 may include information relating to a route, or a flight model (manual control, automatic flight, or autonomous flight).
- RF transceivers of the radio relays of a land line 52 are of the narrow band type or when these radio relays include secondary RF transceivers of the narrow band type
- control messages from the vehicles 61 - 63 over the air and / or the communications of a member 28 of the field team can be conveyed via this land line 52 of radio relay.
- a secondary RF transceiver external to the radio relays 41-49 is connected to a second digital interface of the radio relay. In this case, the data from the secondary RF transceiver is transferred to the radio relay 41 - 49 which is responsible for transferring them (connect one member to another of the team in the field, or to the recording system 250 and order).
- the radio relays 41 - 49 used make it possible to collect the seismic measurement data and at the same time to communicate with one or more aerial vehicles 61 - 63 , as well as to support a communication network between the members of the field team.
- a radio relay line 51 - 53 is suitable for conveying the data of any system which is attached to it.
- the terrestrial radio relay lines 51 - 53 form a single access network for the collection of seismic data, the communication with the aerial vehicles 61 - 63 , and possibly also with the operators in the field.
- an aerial vehicle 61 - 63 provided with a radio relay uses the radio relays 41 - 49 as an access point.
- the vehicle 61-63 air can be fully controlled to fly it to a precise position over the entire extent of the zone of interest 26, and to remotely control the sensors on board.
- seismic imagery is given here only by way of example, a measurement campaign which may have as its object the observation of any other physical quantity other than the seismic echoes.
- the embodiments described above have a certain number of advantages. They indeed allow - reduce the cost of measurement campaigns, particularly in environments that are difficult to access and without infrastructure networks; - extend the scope of communications with air vehicles and / or with operators in the field over the entire extent of the prospecting area; - systematically link the range of aerial vehicles to the prospecting area which is covered by radio relay lines.
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- un premier réseau sans fil pour la commande de véhicules aériens sans pilote (appelés aussi drones ou UAV pour « Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ») utilisés pour larguer des capteurs séismiques dans le sol (des télécommandes opérant, généralement, dans les bandes 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz ou 2.4GHz);
- un deuxième réseau sans fil (de type 4G-LTE) pour la transmission d'images acquises par des caméras embarquées sur des véhicules aériens sans pilote;
- un troisième réseau sans fil pour la collecte des données séismiques, voire encore
- un quatrième réseau sans fil (de type LoRaWAN ou des talkies-walkies) pour supporter les communications entre les équipes sur le terrain.
- une première période de transmission en duplex intégral pendant laquelle la voie de réception et la voie d'émission sont configurées pour permettre, respectivement, une réception selon un premier mode de transmission radio et une émission selon un deuxième mode de transmission radio différent du premier mode de transmission radio;
- une première période de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie de réception est configurée pour permettre une réception selon au moins un troisième mode de transmission radio;
- une deuxième période de transmission en duplex intégral pendant laquelle la voie de réception et la voie d'émission sont configurées pour permettre, respectivement, une réception selon le deuxième mode de transmission radio et une émission selon le premier mode de transmission radio;
- une deuxième période de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie d'émission est configurée pour permettre une émission selon au moins le troisième mode de transmission radio.
- le relais radio comprend, en outre, un dispositif d'antennes, ce dispositifs d'antennes ayant un diagramme de rayonnement comportant un premier lobe dans une première direction d'émission/réception, un deuxième lobe dans une deuxième direction d'émission/réception, un troisième lobe dans une troisième direction d'émission/réception, la deuxième et la troisième direction d’émission/réception étant sensiblement comprises dans un plan, la première direction d’émission/réception étant sensiblement perpendiculaire audit plan ;
- l’émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence est configuré pour permettre, pendant la première période de transmission en semi-duplex, une réception dans la première direction d’émission/réception, l’émetteur-récepteur RF étant, en outre, configuré pour permettre, pendant la deuxième période de transmission en semi-duplex, une émission dans la première direction d’émission/réception ;
- l’émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence est configuré pour permettre une émission dans la première direction d’émission/réception pendant la première période de transmission en duplex intégral, et une réception dans la première direction d’émission/réception pendant la deuxième période de transmission en duplex intégral ;
- l’émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence est configuré pour permettre pendant la première période de transmission en duplex intégral, une émission dans la première direction d’émission/réception, et une réception dans la deuxième direction d’émission/réception, et pendant la deuxième période de transmission en duplex intégral, une réception dans la première direction d’émission/réception, et une émission dans la deuxième direction d’émission/réception ;
- le troisième mode de transmission radio est le premier mode de transmission radio ;
- le deuxième mode de transmission radio ou le troisième mode de transmission radio est associé à une zone prédéfinie, ce deuxième mode de transmission radio ou ce troisième mode de transmission radio étant attribué au relais radio lorsque ce relais radio se trouve dans ladite zone prédéfinie ; ;
- le premier mode de transmission radio et le deuxième mode de transmission radio utilisent, respectivement, une première fréquence et une deuxième fréquence différente de la première fréquence, et/ou une première modulation et une deuxième modulation basées sur des codes orthogonaux, et/ou une première polarisation d’antenne et une deuxième polarisation d’antenne différente de la première polarisation d’antenne ; et/ou une première direction d’émission/réception et une deuxième direction d’émission/réception différente de la première direction d’émission/réception.
- un premier relais radio et un deuxième relais radio, le premier relais radio et le deuxième relais radio étant configurés pour opérer, respectivement, pendant la première période de transmission en semi-duplex et la première période de transmission en duplex intégral de façon simultanée, le premier relais radio et le deuxième relais radio étant, en outre, configurés pour opérer, respectivement, pendant la deuxième période de transmission en semi-duplex et la deuxième période de transmission en duplex intégral de façon simultanée, ou
- un premier relais radio et un deuxième relais, le premier relais radio étant configuré pour opérer pendant la première période de transmission en semi-duplex lorsque le deuxième relais radio est configuré pour opérer pendant la deuxième période de transmission en semi-duplex, le premier relais radio étant, en outre, configuré pour opérer pendant la deuxième période de transmission en semi-duplex lorsque le deuxième relais radio est configuré pour opérer pendant la première période de transmission en semi-duplex.
- une première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral pendant laquelle la voie de réception RX et la voie d'émission TX sont configurées pour permettre, respectivement, une réception selon un premier mode M1 de transmission radio (désignée par RX M1 sur la
- une première période HD1 de transmission en semi-duplex (c.à.d. à l’alternat ou en « half-duplex ») pendant laquelle la voie de réception RX est configurée pour permettre une réception selon au moins un troisième mode M3 de transmission radio (désignée par RX M3 sur la
- une deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral pendant laquelle la voie de réception RX et la voie d'émission TX sont configurées pour permettre, respectivement, une réception selon le deuxième mode M2 de transmission radio (désigné par RX M2 sur la
- une deuxième une période HD2 de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie d'émission TX est configurée pour permettre une émission selon au moins le troisième mode M3 de transmission radio (désignée par TX M3 sur la
- simultanément recevoir et émettre (c.à.d. opérer en full-duplex), respectivement, selon un premier mode M1 de transmission radio et un deuxième mode M2 de transmission radio (par exemple, une première fréquence et une deuxième fréquence différente de la première fréquence) pendant la première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral;
- simultanément recevoir et émettre (c.à.d. opérer en full-duplex), respectivement, selon le deuxième mode M2 de transmission radio et le premier mode M1 de transmission radio (par exemple, la deuxième fréquence et la première fréquence) pendant la deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral ;
- seulement recevoir selon au moins un troisième mode M3 de transmission radio (par exemple, une troisième fréquence) pendant la première période HD1 de transmission en semi-duplex ; et
- seulement émettre selon au moins le troisième mode M3 de transmission radio pendant la deuxième période HD2 de transmission en semi-duplex.
- pendant la première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral, la voie de réception RX est configurée pour permettre une réception sur une première fréquence (et/ou une première polarisation d’antenne, et/ou une première modulation à codes orthogonaux, et/ou une première direction d’émission/réception) alors que la voie d'émission TX est configurée pour permettre une émission sur une deuxième fréquence (et/ou une deuxième polarisation d’antenne, et/ou une deuxième modulation à codes orthogonaux, et/ou une deuxième direction d’émission/réception) différente de la première fréquence (et/ou de la première polarisation d’antenne et/ou de la première modulation à codes orthogonaux, et/ou de la première direction d’émission/réception) ;
- pendant la deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral, la voie de réception RX est configurée pour permettre une réception sur la deuxième fréquence (et/ou la deuxième polarisation d’antenne, et/ou la deuxième modulation à codes orthogonaux, et/ou la première direction d’émission/réception) alors que la voie d'émission TX est configurée pour permettre une émission sur la première fréquence (et/ou la première polarisation d’antenne, et/ou la première modulation à codes orthogonaux et/ou la première direction d’émission/réception).
- une troisième période HD3 de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie de réception RX est configurée pour permettre une réception selon au moins un quatrième mode M4 de transmission radio (désigné par RX M4 sur la
- une quatrième période HD4 de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie d'émission TX est configurée pour permettre une émission selon au moins le quatrième mode M4 de transmission radio (désigné par TX M4 sur la
- un premier lobe 15 dans une première direction 12 d’émission/réception ;
- un deuxième lobe 16 dans une deuxième direction 13 d’émission/réception;
- au moins un troisième lobe 17 dans une troisième direction 14 d’émission/réception, cette troisième direction 14 d’émission/réception et la deuxième direction 13 d’émission/réception étant sensiblement comprises dans un plan 34.
- une première antenne 31 ayant un diagramme de rayonnement qui comporte au moins le premier lobe 15 ;
- une deuxième antenne 32 ayant un diagramme de rayonnement qui comporte au moins le deuxième lobe 16 ;
- une troisième antenne 33 ayant un diagramme de rayonnement qui comporte au moins le troisième lobe 17.
- pendant la première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral, une émission dans la première direction 12 d’émission/réception, et une réception dans la deuxième direction 13 d’émission/réception ;
- pendant la deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral, une réception dans la première direction 12 d’émission/réception, et une émission dans la deuxième direction 13 d’émission/réception.
Pour cela, la voie de réception RX et la voie d’émission TX sont configurées pour être connectées
- pendant la première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral, respectivement, à la deuxième antenne 32 et à la première antenne 31, et
- pendant la deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral, respectivement, à la première antenne 31 et à la deuxième antenne 32. Cette configuration permet à un relais radio 1, pendant sa première période FD1 (respectivement, sa deuxième période FD2) de transmission en duplex intégral, de recevoir depuis un relais radio se trouvant sensiblement dans la deuxième direction 13 (respectivement, dans la première direction 12) d’émission/réception et d’émettre vers un relais radio se trouvant sensiblement dans la première direction 12 (respectivement, dans la deuxième direction 13) d’émission/réception. Il en résulte qu’un relais radio 1 est apte, pendant chacune de la première et de la deuxième période FD1, FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral d’émettre et de recevoir dans deux directions sensiblement perpendiculaires (par exemple, un relais radio aérien connecté d’une part à un relais radio terrestre et d’autre part à un autre relais radio aérien, les deux relais radio aériens étant sensiblement à la même hauteur).
- des données reçues par l'interface numérique 8;
- des données reçues par la voie de réception RX;
- des données mémorisées dans la mémoire 9 telles que des données précédemment reçues par l'interface numérique 8 ou par la voie de réception RX ou toute autre donnée concernant le relais radio 1 (par exemple, un identifiant du relais radio 1, des données de position du relais radio 1, le niveau de charge d'une batterie en utilisation par le relais radio 1, les performances ou l'état de fonctionnement d'un ou de plusieurs modules du relais radio 1, les paramètres du cycle de fonctionnement C en cours d'exécution, le rang de l'itération actuelle du cycle de fonctionnement C ou, plus généralement, toute donnée disponible à l'unité 6 de traitement);
- des trames de synchronisation;
- des données générées par l'unité 6 de traitement à partir de données reçues par la voie de réception RX et/ou par l'interface numérique 8 telles qu'un acquittement suite à la réception de données, un message de contrôle de qualité, une taille de données (en nombre d'octets), des données reçues auxquelles un traitement est appliqué (filtrage, compression, calcul statistique appliqué à des données numériques par exemples).
- pendant sa première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral, à recevoir des données depuis le deuxième relais radio 102 (illustré par la flèche en trait plein entre le deuxième relais radio 102 et le premier relais radio 101 sur la
- pendant sa deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral, à émettre des données au deuxième relais radio 102 (illustré par la flèche en trait discontinu entre le premier relais radio 101 et le deuxième relais radio 102 sur la
- pendant sa première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral, à émettre des données au troisième relais radio 103 (illustré par la flèche en trait plein entre le premier relais radio 101 et le troisième relais radio 103 sur la
- pendant sa deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral, à recevoir des données depuis le troisième relais radio 103 (illustré par la flèche en trait discontinu entre le troisième relais radio 103 et le premier relais radio 101 sur la
- pendant sa première période FD1 de transmission en duplex intégral, à simultanément recevoir des données depuis le deuxième relais radio 102 et transmettre des données vers le troisième relais radio 103 ;
- pendant sa deuxième période FD2 de transmission en duplex intégral, à simultanément recevoir des données depuis le troisième relais radio 103 et transmettre des données vers le deuxième relais radio 102.
- en opérant simultanément pendant les premières périodes FD1, FD1’, FD1’’ de transmission en duplex intégral, des données peuvent être relayées du deuxième relais radio 102 jusqu’au troisième relais radio 103 ;
- en opérant simultanément pendant les deuxièmes périodes FD2, FD2’, FD2’’ de transmission en duplex intégral, des données peuvent être relayées du troisième relais radio 103 jusqu’au deuxième relais radio 102.
- pendant sa première période HD1 de transmission en semi-duplex, à recevoir des données depuis le quatrième relais radio 104 (illustré par la flèche en trait mixte entre le quatrième relais radio 104 et le premier relais radio 101 sur la
- pendant sa deuxième période HD2 de transmission en semi-duplex, à émettre des données vers le quatrième relais radio 104 (illustré par la flèche en pointillé entre le premier relais radio 101 et le quatrième relais radio 104 sur la
- opérer pendant la première période HD1 de transmission en semi-duplex lorsque le quatrième relais radio 104 est configuré pour opérer pendant la deuxième période HD2’’’’ de transmission en semi-duplex ; et
- opérer pendant la deuxième période HD2 de transmission en semi-duplex lorsque le quatrième relais radio 104 est configuré pour opérer pendant la première période HD1’’’’ de transmission en semi-duplex.
- pendant sa première période HD1 de transmission en semi-duplex, à recevoir des données depuis le quatrième relais radio 104 (illustré par la flèche en trait mixte entre le quatrième relais radio 104 et le premier relais radio 101 sur la
- pendant sa deuxième période HD2 de transmission en semi-duplex à émettre des données vers le quatrième relais radio 104 (illustré par la flèche en pointillé entre le premier relais radio 101 et le quatrième relais radio 104 sur la
- des données peuvent être relayées/transférées, pendant la première période de transmission en duplex total, d'un relais radio 1a-1e au relais radio 1a-1e en aval par rapport au sens descendant 23 de la ligne 22 (flèches en trait plein entre les relais radio 1a-1e sur la
- des données peuvent être relayées/transférées, pendant la deuxième période de transmission en duplex total, d'un relais radio 1a-1e à un relais radio 1a-1e en aval par rapport au sens ascendant 24 de la ligne 22 (flèches en trait discontinu entre les relais radio 1a-1e sur la
- des données à sa disposition (identifiant, données de position par exemples) ou qu'il a générées (telle que des données confirmant l'intégrité de données reçues précédemment depuis le relais radio qui le précède dans le sens descendant 23); ou
- des données qu'il a reçues du relais radio en amont par rapport au sens ascendant 24 de la ligne 22 (telles que des données de commande émises par le système 25 d’enregistrement et de commande).
- des données à sa disposition (identifiant, données de position par exemples) ou qu'il a générées (telle que des données confirmant l'intégrité de données reçues précédemment depuis le relai qui le précède dans le sens ascendant 24); ou
- des données qu'il a reçues du relais radio en amont par rapport au sens descendant 23 de la ligne 22 (telles que des données des capteurs à transférer au système 25 d’enregistrement et de commande).
- de réduire le coût des campagnes de mesures, notamment dans les environnements difficiles d'accès et sans réseaux d'infrastructure;
- d'étendre la porté des communications avec les véhicules aériens et/ou avec les opérateurs sur le terrain sur toute l'étendue de la zone de prospection;
- de systématiquement coupler la portée des véhicules aériens à la zone de prospection qui est couverte par les lignes de relais radio. Il en résulte une flexibilité dans le choix de la forme et l'étendu de la zone de prospection;
- de pouvoir commander les véhicules aériens jusqu’à des distances éloignées dans la zone de prospection;
- de combiner l'ensemble des réseaux (réseaux des véhicules aériens, celui des opérateurs et, celui de collecte des données de mesures) en un seul réseau fédérateur de relais radio de façon à remédier à la multiplication et hétérogénéité des réseaux de télécommunications utilisés lors des campagnes de mesures;
- un déploiement rapide des campagnes de mesures.
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- Relais radio (1) comprenant un émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence (2) intégrant une voie de réception (RX) et une voie d'émission (TX), cet émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence (2) étant configuré pour permettre des transmissions suivant un cycle de fonctionnement (C) comprenant
- une première période (FD1) de transmission en duplex intégral pendant laquelle la voie de réception (RX) et la voie d'émission (TX) sont configurées pour permettre, respectivement, une réception selon un premier mode (M1) de transmission radio et une émission selon un deuxième mode (M2) de transmission radio différent du premier mode (M1) de transmission radio;
- une première période (HD1) de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie de réception (RX) est configurée pour permettre une réception selon au moins un troisième mode (M3) de transmission radio;
- une deuxième période (FD2) de transmission en duplex intégral pendant laquelle la voie de réception (RX) et la voie d'émission (TX) sont configurées pour permettre, respectivement, une réception selon le deuxième mode (M2) de transmission radio et une émission selon le premier mode (M1) de transmission radio;
- une deuxième période (HD2) de transmission en semi-duplex pendant laquelle la voie d'émission (TX) est configurée pour permettre une émission selon au moins le troisième mode (M3) de transmission radio. - Relais radio (1) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend, en outre, un dispositif (3) d'antennes, ce dispositifs (3) d'antennes ayant un diagramme de rayonnement comportant
- un premier lobe (15) dans une première direction (12) d'émission/réception ;
- un deuxième lobe (16) dans une deuxième direction (13) d'émission/réception ;
- un troisième lobe (17) dans une troisième direction (14) d'émission/réception, la deuxième et la troisième direction (13, 14) d’émission/réception étant sensiblement comprises dans un plan (34), la première direction (12) d’émission/réception étant sensiblement perpendiculaire audit plan (34). - Relais radio (101, 104) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que l’émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence (2) est configuré pour permettre, pendant la première période (HD1, HD1’’’’) de transmission en semi-duplex, une réception dans la première direction (12) d’émission/réception, l’émetteur-récepteur RF (2) étant, en outre, configuré pour permettre, pendant la deuxième période (HD2, HD2’’’’) de transmission en semi-duplex, une émission dans la première direction (12) d’émission/réception.
- Relais radio (104) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l’émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence (2) est configuré pour permettre une émission dans la première direction (12) d’émission/réception pendant la première période (FD1’’’) de transmission en duplex intégral, et une réception dans la première direction (12) d’émission/réception pendant la deuxième période (FD2’’’) de transmission en duplex intégral.
- Relais radio (104) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l’émetteur-récepteur radiofréquence (2) est configuré pour permettre
- pendant la première période (FD1’’’) de transmission en duplex intégral, une émission dans la première direction (12) d’émission/réception, et une réception dans la deuxième direction (13) d’émission/réception ;
- pendant la deuxième période (FD2’’’) de transmission en duplex intégral, une réception dans la première direction (12) d’émission/réception, et une émission dans la deuxième direction (13) d’émission/réception. - Relais radio (1) selon l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le troisième mode (M3) de transmission radio est le premier mode (M1) de transmission radio.
- Relais radio (1x) selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième mode (M2) de transmission radio ou le troisième mode (M3) de transmission radio est associé à une zone prédéfinie, ce deuxième mode (M2) de transmission radio ou ce troisième mode (M3) de transmission radio étant attribué au relais radio (1x) lorsque ce relais radio (1x) se trouve dans ladite zone prédéfinie.
- Relais radio (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le premier mode (M1) de transmission radio et le deuxième mode (M2) de transmission radio utilisent, respectivement,
- une première fréquence et une deuxième fréquence différente de la première fréquence, et/ou
- une première modulation et une deuxième modulation basées sur des codes orthogonaux; et/ou
- une première polarisation d’antenne et une deuxième polarisation d’antenne différente de la première polarisation d’antenne ; et/ou
- une première direction d’émission/réception et une deuxième direction d’émission/réception différente de la première direction d’émission/réception. - Système de transfert de données comprenant
- un premier relais radio (101) selon la revendication 3 et un deuxième relais radio (104) selon la revendication 4, le premier relais radio (101) et le deuxième relais radio (104) étant configurés pour opérer, respectivement, pendant la première période (HD1) de transmission en semi-duplex et la première période (FD1’’’) de transmission en duplex intégral de façon simultanée, le premier relais radio (101) et le deuxième relais radio (104) étant, en outre, configurés pour opérer, respectivement, pendant la deuxième période (HD2) de transmission en semi-duplex et la deuxième période (FD2’’’) de transmission en duplex intégral de façon simultanée, ou
- un premier relais radio (101) selon la revendication 3 et un deuxième relais (104) selon la revendication 3, le premier relais radio (101) étant configuré pour opérer pendant la première période (HD1) de transmission en semi-duplex lorsque le deuxième relais radio (104) est configuré pour opérer pendant la deuxième période (HD2’’’’) de transmission en semi-duplex, le premier relais radio (101) étant, en outre, configuré pour opérer pendant la deuxième période (HD2) de transmission en semi-duplex lorsque le deuxième relais radio (104) est configuré pour opérer pendant la première période (HD1’’’’) de transmission en semi-duplex. - Système selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce qu’il comprend, en outre, un véhicule aérien, ce véhicule aérien étant pourvu du deuxième relais radio (104).
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