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Ford Uses Space Robot Communications to Serve Connected Cars
Researchers at Ford Motor Co. and St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University have utilized telematics technology to develop a highly reliable data communications system for connected cars.
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Researchers at Ford Motor Co. and St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University have used telematics technology, which is more commonly used in developing space-robot communications, to develop a highly reliable data communications system for connected vehicles.
The prototype technology collects and transmits data into the cloud from moving vehicles over cellular channels, Wi-Fi, or via other vehicles, using an intelligent connectivity manager to select the best available connectivity option.
The researchers developed a small-scale connectivity coverage map showing local landscape features, incorporating data on the location of fixed and mobile wireless access points, the quality of service on available communications channels, and traffic conditions. They then simulated various scenarios in which critical information would need to be shared between cars.
The system's intelligent connectivity manager picks the best communication platform, and then moves onto the next if the first does not work. For non-emergency communications, the system consults coverage maps to determine the best point for service delivery.
The new systems are already highly reliable, scalable, and adaptable, says St. Petersburg State researcher Vladimir Zaborovksy. His team is working to advance the multichannel connectivity technology used to operate an Earthbound robot from the International Space Station so scientists on a planet's surface could remotely control robots assembling scientific equipment and satellites in space.
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