EP4599531A1 - Procédé de caractérisation de la qualité d'un lien radio entre un véhicule et un équipement au sol - Google Patents
Procédé de caractérisation de la qualité d'un lien radio entre un véhicule et un équipement au solInfo
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- EP4599531A1 EP4599531A1 EP23782970.0A EP23782970A EP4599531A1 EP 4599531 A1 EP4599531 A1 EP 4599531A1 EP 23782970 A EP23782970 A EP 23782970A EP 4599531 A1 EP4599531 A1 EP 4599531A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H04B17/309—Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B17/00—Monitoring; Testing
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- H04B17/27—Monitoring; Testing of receivers for locating or positioning the transmitter
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
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Definitions
- the monitoring and diagnosis of damage are then carried out in conditions which are not very representative of the actual driving conditions of the vehicle and are based on one-off measurements specifically carried out with the aim of detecting and identifying damage already suspected.
- One of the aims of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks by proposing a method making it possible to monitor the integrity of the radio links between the vehicle and the ground equipment in an efficient and precise manner.
- the invention thus makes it possible to characterize the quality of the radio link between the vehicle and ground equipment directly thanks to measurements of one or more parameter(s) of interest and coordinates relating to said vehicle.
- the characterization of the quality of the radio link is therefore based on an analysis of the radio link actually connecting the vehicle and the ground equipment.
- the vehicle is connected with one of the ground equipment via a radio link useful for communicating with a ground station, the measurement of the parameter of interest being carried out to be taken into account to determine the ground equipment with which the vehicle is connected via the useful radio link;
- the measurement of the vehicle coordinate is carried out by the vehicle to receive authorization for the vehicle to progress on the predefined route issued by the ground station;
- the characterization of the quality of the radio link between the vehicle and the at least one piece of ground equipment comprises the calculation of at least one quality indicator of the radio link, the at least one quality indicator being a variable having a value representative of satisfactory quality of the radio link or a value representative of degraded quality of the radio link;
- the characterization of the quality of the radio link further comprises a determination of a cause of the degradation of the radio link
- - determining the cause of the degradation of the radio link includes a comparison of the reading of the parameter of interest with typical curves of the parameter of interest corresponding to different causes of degradation;
- the characterization of the quality of the radio link further comprises a determination of 'a period at the end of which the value of the quality indicator will be representative of degraded quality
- the calculation of a first quality indicator comprises a comparison of a decomposition of the reading of the parameter of interest into components calculated by principal component analysis and of a decomposition of the reference curve of the parameter of interest into calculated components by principal component analysis;
- the at least one piece of ground equipment comprises a first radio transmission-reception unit and a second radio transmission-reception unit, the radio link comprising a first channel connecting the first radio transceiver unit and the vehicle and a second channel connecting the second radio transceiver unit and the vehicle, the calculation of the first quality indicator comprising a comparison of the measurement parameter reading interest corresponding to the first channel of the radio link with the reading of the parameter of interest corresponding to the second channel of the radio link;
- the calculation of at least a second quality indicator is a function of the time taken to make a cellular transfer, packet losses, measured flow rates, latencies and/or vehicle speed;
- the characterization of the quality of the radio link between the vehicle and the at least one piece of ground equipment also includes taking into account additional analysis data
- the calculation of the reading of the parameter of interest includes the synchronization of the representative function values of the parameter of interest measured as a function of time and the function representative of the values of the vehicle coordinate as a function of time by associating the longest plateau, or respectively a plurality of consecutive plateaus of the function representative of the values of the coordinate of the vehicle as a function of time with the longest portion, or respectively a plurality of portions, of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest measured as a function of time for which, or respectively which, the variance of the value of the parameter of interest is minimal;
- the calculation of the reading of the parameter of interest includes the association of the parameter d interest at a given time with the coordinate of the vehicle at the given time by interpolation in the time domain of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest measured as a function of time and of the function representative of the values of the coordinate of the vehicle measured as a function of time;
- the calculation of the reading of the parameter of interest includes the association of the parameter of interest at a given coordinate with an instant corresponding to the coordinate of the vehicle by interpolation in the spatial domain of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest measured as a function of the coordinate and of the function representative of the values of the coordinate of the vehicle measured as a function of time.
- Figure 1 is a schematic representation illustrating an assembly comprising a vehicle, two ground radio equipment and a ground station, the assembly being suitable for executing the method of characterizing the radio link between the vehicle and at least one ground radio equipment according to the invention
- Figure 2 is a detailed schematic representation illustrating the entirety of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a graph having as ordinate the parameter of interest and as abscissa the coordinate of the vehicle, on which are superimposed a reading of the parameter of interest of the radio link between the vehicle and ground equipment in operation of the coordinate of the vehicle, resulting from a first passage of the vehicle near the ground equipment, a reading of the parameter of interest of the radio link between the vehicle and the ground equipment as a function of the coordinate of the vehicle, resulting from a second passage of the vehicle near the ground equipment and a reference curve of the parameter of interest of a reference radio link between the vehicle and the ground equipment as a function of the coordinate of the vehicle;
- FIG 4 is a schematic representation of a flowchart representing the process for characterizing the quality of the radio link.
- a set 1 comprises a vehicle 3 configured to move along a predefined route, at least one ground equipment 40 arranged along the predefined route and a ground station 50.
- the vehicle 3 is for example a guided land vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle.
- the predefined route is defined along a railway track (not shown).
- the position of vehicle 3 on the route is characterized at each instant by a coordinate P along this route.
- the vehicle 3 is configured to communicate with the ground station 50 via at least one ground equipment 40.
- set 1 comprises a plurality of ground equipment 40 distributed along the predefined route. Each ground equipment 40 is connected to the ground station 50.
- the vehicle 3 is able to be connected with at least one ground equipment 40 by a radio link.
- the vehicle 3 is able to exchange radio signals with the ground equipment 40 with which it is connected via the radio link.
- a single ground equipment 40 is described. It will be understood that each ground equipment 40 has the same structure and the same functions.
- the ground equipment 40 is typically a base station in the case of a mobile network or even an access point in the case of a wifi network.
- the ground equipment 40 notably comprises at least one radio transmission-reception unit 42.
- the radio transmission-reception unit 42 comprises a transceiver 43 and at least one physical radiocommunication antenna 44 connected to the transceiver 43.
- the physical antenna 44 comprises, for example, several radiating elements constituting a set MIMO (“Multiple-Input Multiple Output” in English, “multiple inputs, multiple outputs” in French).
- the ground equipment 40 preferably comprises at least two radio transmission-reception units 42, in particular exactly two radio transmission-reception units 42.
- This is an example redundant configuration, there may be other configurations allowing redundancy for example by redundant radio coverage by deploying twice as much ground equipment 40.
- the ground equipment 40 is grouped in pairs, the ground equipment 40 of the same pair being located substantially in the same place along the route.
- the ground equipment 40 of the same pair provides substantially identical radio coverage.
- the radio links between the vehicle 3 and each of the ground equipment 40 of the same pair are substantially identical.
- the vehicle 3 is configured to communicate permanently with the ground station 50 via at least one ground equipment 40 among the plurality of ground equipment 40.
- the vehicle 3 is in particular configured to be connected with said less ground equipment 40 via a radio link useful for communicating with the ground station 50.
- the vehicle 3 is also configured to be connected with at least one other ground equipment 40 among the plurality of ground equipment 40, in particular via a secondary radio link.
- the radio link between the vehicle 3 and said ground equipment 40 comprises a first channel connecting a first radio transmission-reception unit 42 of said ground equipment 40 and the vehicle 3 and a second channel connecting a second radio transmission-reception unit 42 of said ground equipment 40 and the vehicle 3.
- the equipment vehicle radio 3 is capable of switching to the second channel in the event of loss of connection on the first channel.
- the progression authorization is in particular generated by the ground station 50 as a function of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3, and for example in addition to the coordinates of other vehicles present on the predefined route, of a movement planning of the vehicle 3 on the route, etc.
- the vehicle 3 When the vehicle 3 communicates with the ground station 50 via ground equipment 40, the vehicle 3 is said to be paired with said ground equipment 40.
- the vehicle 3 and the ground station 50 exchange the coordinate P of the vehicle and any authorization to progress by exchange of radio signals between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 with which vehicle 3 is paired.
- the P coordinate of the vehicle and any progression authorization are exchanged via the useful radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired.
- the secondary radio link can become a useful replacement radio link. This operation is also called handover.
- the pairing of vehicle 3 with other ground equipment 40 then makes it possible to ensure a continuous exchange of the coordinate P of the vehicle and any progression authorization between the vehicle 3 and the ground station 50, and therefore to ensure the most fluid progression possible of vehicle 3 on the predefined route.
- Each radio link between the vehicle 3 and ground equipment 40, in particular each channel, is characterized by at least one parameter of interest Q.
- the parameter of interest Q is representative of the quality of the radio link, in particular of the corresponding channel, between the vehicle 3 and the corresponding ground equipment 40.
- the parameter of interest Q is the reception power level of a radio signal received by the vehicle 3 and transmitted from ground radio equipment 40 via the corresponding radio link, in particular the corresponding channel.
- the parameter of interest Q is advantageously taken into account for carrying out the cellular transfer between the vehicle 3 and the various ground equipment 40.
- the location device 10 is configured to generate location data, representative of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3.
- the location device 10 is a GPS signal receiver or a ground beacon detection system whose locations are known and between which a system for measuring rotation and slip of the wheels makes it possible, by interpolation, to determine the location of the vehicle 3.
- the communication device 12 is configured to transmit, among other things, to the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired, that is to say the first ground equipment 40:
- the mode of operation of a mobile radio system involves the permanent measurement (at more or less frequent intervals) of all the channels on which a ground station is likely to transmit.
- the measurements can therefore concern a plurality of ground equipment.
- the communication device 12 on the vehicle may choose to connect to the ground equipment having the best signal.
- the measurements of the parameter of interest can therefore concern a plurality of ground equipment which are associated with each measurement by a unique identifier assigned to them.
- measurements are, for example, transmitted in real time. In other words, measurements are transmitted as soon as they are taken. Alternatively, these measurements are stored on board the vehicle and transmitted subsequently.
- the communication device 12 is further configured to receive from the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired, that is to say the first ground equipment 40, any progression authorization generated by the ground station 50.
- the communication device 12 comprises a module 28 for measuring the parameter of interest Q of the radio link between the vehicle 3 and one or more ground equipment 40, for example here the first and/or the second ground equipment 40, depending on time, a module 30 for measuring the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time and a module 32 for managing radio links.
- Modules 28, 30 and 32 are for example software modules comprising software code instructions recordable on a memory and executable by a processor. Alternatively, at least one of the modules 28, 30 and 32 is provided in the form of a programmable logic component or a dedicated integrated circuit.
- the module 28 is configured to measure the parameter of interest Q of the radio link between the vehicle 3 and ground equipment 40, here the first and/or the second ground equipment 40, as a function of time.
- the module 28 is configured to measure the parameter of interest Q of each channel of the radio link between the vehicle 3 and ground equipment 40 as a function of time.
- the module 28 is configured to measure not only the parameter of interest Q of the useful radio link L1, in particular of the useful channel C1, through which the information passes, but also the parameter of interest Q of each radio link secondary L2 or each secondary channel C2, in order to allow cell transfer decisions to be made.
- the module 28 is configured to receive the power level measurement data from the radio transmission-reception unit 16, in particular from the device for measuring the power level in reception of radio signals received by the antenna 20 of the unit 16.
- measurements of the parameter of interest Q are used to make decisions about pairing changes to ground equipment 40 based on the signal level of that to which the vehicle 3 is paired.
- these measurements or a subsampling thereof will be used for the purposes of the invention. Subsampling is chosen so as to preserve the essential characteristics of the signal depending on the location.
- radio quality could be measured, for example the time taken to make a cellular transfer (pairing change), packet losses, measured throughput, latency (round trip time a radio signal between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40).
- the vehicle 3 subsequently communicates, if necessary, with the ground station 50 by via another ground equipment 40, therefore via another radio link, in particular for which the power level in reception of radio signals exchanged by said other radio link is greater than the predetermined threshold.
- the module 28 is configured to generate, for each measurement of the parameter of interest Q, a group of measurement data of the parameter of interest Q, each group of measurement data of the parameter of interest Q comprising:
- the module 30 is configured to measure the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time, from the location data, in particular with a second time interval which is for example constant between the measurements.
- the second time interval is for example between 400 ms and 800 ms, in particular substantially equal to 600 ms.
- module 30 is configured to measure the coordinate P of vehicle 3 every 600 ms.
- the radio link management module 32 controls the radio transmission-reception unit 16 so that the vehicle 3 is unpaired from the first ground equipment 40 and is paired with the second ground equipment 40.
- the radio link management module 32 is further configured to control the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 so that the latter transmits the measurement of the parameter of interest Q to each transmission unit. radio reception 42 of the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired.
- the radio link management module 32 is configured to control the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 so that it transmits the groups of measurement data of the parameter of interest Q to the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired, in other words via the useful radio link, for example, in real time.
- these data are for example stored on board the vehicle 3 and transmitted subsequently.
- the radio link management module 32 is configured to control the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 so that it transmits the data groups of the parameter of interest Q determined successively with the first time interval between determinations.
- the radio link management module 32 is further configured to control the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 so that the latter transmits the coordinate measurement P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time, to each radio transceiver unit 42 of the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired.
- the radio link management module 32 is configured to control the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 so that it transmits the groups of measurement data of the coordinate P to the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired.
- the radio link management module 32 is configured to control the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 so that it transmits the groups of measurement data of the coordinate P successively at second intervals of regular times.
- Each ground equipment 40 is uniquely associated with an identifier. As explained above, this identifier is used by the module 28 of the communication device 12 of the vehicle 3 to generate any group of measurement data for the parameter of interest Q of any radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 associated with said identifier.
- the unique identifier of the radio transmission-reception unit 16 is transmitted with the measurements and makes it possible to match these measurements with the vehicle 3 and in particular the module 28.
- each ground equipment 40 comprises at least one radio transceiver unit 42 with which the vehicle 3 is intended to exchange radio signals.
- each ground equipment 40 comprises at least two radio transceiver units 42 configured to each provide radio coverage. substantially identical.
- these radio transmission-reception units 42 are substantially identical and advantageously substantially located in the same location.
- each ground equipment 40 comprises exactly two units 42.
- each radio transmission-reception unit 42 of each ground equipment 40 is uniquely associated with an identifier.
- This identifier is in particular also used by the module 28 of the communication device 12 of the vehicle 3 to generate any group of measurement data for the parameter of interest Q of any radio link between the vehicle 3 and the radio transmission-reception unit 42 associated with said identifier.
- the identifier of the radio transmission-reception unit 42 makes it possible to identify which ground equipment transmitted the signal which is measured.
- Each radio transmission-reception unit 42 of the same ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired is intended to receive the measurements of the parameters of interest Q and the coordinate measurements P of the vehicle 3, transmitted by the radio transceiver unit 16 of vehicle 3.
- Each ground equipment 40 is configured to transmit the measurement of the parameter of interest Q as a function of time and the measurement of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time, transmitted by the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3, to ground station 50.
- the ground station 50 includes a server configured to receive the measurement data.
- the ground station 50 further comprises a signaling server, configured to administer the movement of the vehicle 3 along the route, in particular to generate authorizations for progress on the route.
- the ground station 50 comprises an internet access server configured to provide internet access to passengers located in the vehicle 3.
- the ground station 50 comprises a security server capable of processing security-related data (video surveillance images, passenger information) generated or processed by dedicated equipment on board the vehicle 3.
- the measurement data is stored in a remote storage server.
- a remote processing server has remote access to the storage server to retrieve data and carry out their processing.
- the ground station 50 comprises a characterization assembly 52 configured for characterizing the quality of the radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40, here the first and/or second ground equipment 40.
- the characterization assembly 52 comprises a storage module 60, a module 62 for calculating a REL reading of the parameter of interest Q of a radio link as a function of the coordinate P of the vehicle, a module 64 for calculating a reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q of a reference radio link as a function of the coordinate P of the vehicle and a module 70 for characterizing the quality of this radio link.
- the characterization assembly 52 further comprises a database 66 bringing together data relating to the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 and a module 68 for preparing data relating to the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40.
- the storage module 60 is configured to store the measurements of the parameters of interest Q as a function of time and the measurements of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time.
- the storage module 60 is configured to store the measurement data groups of the parameter of interest Q and the measurement data groups of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3.
- the module 62 is configured to associate the parameter of interest Q at a given instant with the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 at the given instant by interpolation in the time domain of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q measured as a function of time and the function representative of the values of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time.
- the reference curve REF is representative of an optimal radio signal exchange between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 via the reference radio link.
- a reference curve REF is illustrated by way of example in Figure 3.
- the reference curve REF corresponds substantially to the reference radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 to which correspond the first and second REL readings illustrated.
- the database 66 contains data relating to the vehicle 3, in particular to the communication device 12 of the vehicle 3, and data relating to the ground equipment 40.
- the data stored in the database 66 are data relating to the technical characteristics of the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 and the radio transmission-reception units 42 of the ground equipment 40 (characteristics structural, parameter settings, etc.), data relating to the positions of the radio transmission-reception units 42 of the ground equipment 40, data relating to the environments around the radio transmission-reception units 42 of the ground equipment 40 (surrounding environments or nearby transmitter devices influencing the propagation of signals) and data relating to the identifiers of ground equipment 40, in particular radio transmission-reception units 42 of ground equipment 40, data relating to the geographical and operational environment (for example example in the case of track lengths and structures, position of platforms, size and configuration of tunnels, etc.).
- the preparation module 68 is configured to format the data contained in the database 66 so that they can be used by the characterization module 60.
- the preparation module 68 is, in particular, configured to generate a database prepared from the database 66, the data of which is suitable for use by the characterization module 70 to characterize the quality of the radio link.
- the characterization module 70 is configured to characterize the quality of the radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40, by comparison of the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q with the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q.
- the characterization module 70 includes, for example, a sub-module 74 for calculating at least one quality indicator of the radio link, a diagnostic sub-module 76 and a prognosis sub-module 78.
- the submodule 74 is configured to calculate the at least one quality indicator.
- the at least one quality indicator is a variable having a value representative of satisfactory quality of the radio link or a value representative of degraded quality of the radio link.
- the variable takes a binary value depending on whether the quality is satisfactory or degraded.
- the quality indicator when the quality is satisfactory, the quality indicator is worth 1 and when the quality is degraded, the quality indicator is worth 0.
- the variable takes a continuous value corresponding to a calculated “distance” between the reference curve and the reading.
- the submodule 74 is configured to calculate a first quality indicator.
- the sub-module compares a decomposition of the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q into components calculated by principal component analysis and a decomposition of the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q into components calculated by principal component analysis.
- the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q and the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q are respectively decomposed into a linear combination of basis functions.
- the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q and the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q are then characterized by the coefficients of their respective linear combinations.
- the vector comprising the coefficients of the linear combination of the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q and the vector comprising the coefficients of the linear combination of the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q are respectively called the reading signature and the reference signature.
- the submodule 74 is in particular configured to calculate a mathematical distance between the signature noted and the reference signature, in other words between the vector comprising the coefficients of the linear combination of the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q and the vector comprising the coefficients of the linear combination of the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q.
- the distance is for example the Minkowski distance.
- the submodule 74 associates a value representative of a degraded quality with the first quality indicator and when the distance between the signature and the reference signature is lower than the predetermined distance threshold, the submodule 74 associates a value representative of satisfactory quality with the first quality indicator.
- the predetermined distance threshold is advantageously chosen so as to minimize the rate of false positives.
- the submodule 74 is configured to compare the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q corresponding to the first channel of the radio link and the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q corresponding to the second channel of the radio link.
- the radio coverages of the radio transceiver units 42 of the ground equipment 40 being substantially identical, the REL readings of the parameter of interest Q of the first and second channels of the radio link should be identical.
- a difference between the REL readings of the parameter of interest Q of the first and second channels indicates a degradation in the quality of a channel of the radio link.
- the submodule 74 is capable of recognizing the absence of a group of measurement data for the coordinate P of the vehicle in the storage module 60 of the ground station 50. Such an absence results for example from a failure to transmit a coordinate measurement P of the vehicle 3 from the vehicle 3 to the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired.
- the submodule 74 is capable of recognizing the absence of a group of measurement data for the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 when the storage module 60 of the ground station 50 does not store any group of measurement data of the coordinate P with a rank number n and that the storage module 60 of the ground station 50 stores two groups of measurement data of the coordinate P with rank numbers n-1 and n+1 respectively. The submodule 74 then recognizes that the nth measurement of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 has never reached the ground station 50. Likewise, it is possible to detect the absence of several consecutive groups of data (for example example between n-1 and n+5 representing the loss of 5 consecutive groups of data).
- the submodule 74 is configured to calculate at least one other quality indicator, in particular when the submodule 74 recognizes the absence of a group of measurement data of the coordinate P.
- the at least one second quality indicator is for example a function of the percentage of lost location messages associated with the REL reading during the passage of vehicle 3. This indicator will make it possible to enrich and improve the characterization of the quality of the radio link.
- the submodule 74 is also capable of associating each value representative of a degraded quality of a quality indicator with ground equipment 40, in particular with a radio transmission-reception unit 42 of the ground equipment 40, by associating said value of the quality indicator with the identifier of the ground equipment 40 taken from the group of measurement data of the parameter of interest Q having led to the calculation of said value of the quality indicator. This thus makes it possible to distinguish ground equipment 40 for which the radio link is degraded.
- the submodule 74 is also configured to calculate other quality indicators, for example a second quality indicator, depending on the packet losses, the measured flow rate, the latency, the speed of the vehicle 3, etc. These indicators will make it possible to strengthen the characterization of the quality of the radio link and to characterize its impact on the applications that use this link.
- the sub -diagnostic module 76 is configured to determine a cause of the degradation.
- the diagnostic submodule 76 is configured to determine the cause of the degradation of the radio signal exchanged as a function of the variance of the difference between the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q and the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q.
- the diagnostic submodule 76 is configured to detect that the degradation comes from a new obstacle in the radio propagation path. The REL reading will then be distorted compared to the REF reference curve. The diagnostic sub-module 76 is then able to indicate the most probable cause of deterioration as being a new obstacle by ruling out a possible change in inclination (thanks to a simulation or by detection of a constant offset).
- the diagnostic submodule 76 is configured to modify the database relating to the causes of degradation by associating a REL reading of the parameter of interest Q with a cause of degradation. If, for example, machine learning algorithms are used for the detection and diagnosis of damage, it can be reinforced (reinforcement learning) on the basis of this information. and automatically improve its accuracy.
- the diagnostic submodule 76 is configured to determine the cause of degradation further based on direct or indirect interference measurements made along the route.
- a high level of interference for example greater than the level of a useful signal of less than 10dB, does not modify the REL reading if this comes from the measurement of the received signal level.
- a high level of interference degrades secondary quality indicators which can be measured for example simultaneously, such as for example the noise level or signal-to-noise ratio, the radio quality indicator as measured on 4G networks (RSRQ for “Reference Signal Received Quality” in English), or application indicators such as packet losses or reduction in throughput.
- interference can be measured explicitly possibly by dedicated radio modules. The conjunction of these measurements makes it possible to conclude that interference is present and to locate it approximately.
- the diagnostic submodule 76 includes a complete machine learning processing chain configured to integrate all of the measurements into its processing to automatically provide precise diagnoses.
- the module 72 is configured to record for each radio link between the vehicle and the radio transmission-reception units 42 of the ground equipment 40, the at least one quality indicator calculated by the submodule 74, where appropriate the cause of degradation of the corresponding radio link determined by the diagnostic submodule 76, and/or where appropriate the duration after which the value of the at least one quality indicator will be representative of a degraded quality of the radio link determined by the prognosis submodule 78.
- the modules 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70 and 72 are for example provided in the form of software applications recordable on a memory 56 and executable by a processor 54. Alternatively, at least one of these modules 60, 62 , 64, 66, 68, 70 and 72 is provided in the form of a programmable logic component or a dedicated integrated circuit.
- the characterization assembly 52 is virtualized and implemented using the physical resources of one or more computer equipment, each located in the ground station 50 or remotely.
- a method 100 for characterizing the quality of a radio link between the vehicle 3 and at least one ground equipment 40 we describe a method 100 for characterizing the quality of a radio link between the vehicle 3 and at least one ground equipment 40.
- the vehicle 3 is connected with a first ground equipment 40 via a radio link useful for communicating with the ground station 50.
- the measurement of the parameter of interest Q is carried out on all the ground equipment 40 whose signal can be received and decoded to be taken into account to determine the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 will be connected via the useful radio link.
- the vehicle 3 is also connected with a second ground equipment 40 via a secondary radio link.
- the method 100 comprises a first step 1 10 of measuring the parameter of interest Q of a radio link between the vehicle and ground equipment 40, here the first or second ground equipment 40, as a function of time.
- the first step 110 is carried out by the module 28 of the communication device 12 of the vehicle 3.
- the measurement of the parameter of interest Q of the radio link is carried out by the vehicle 3 to be taken into account to determine the ground equipment 40 through which the vehicle 3 communicates with the ground station 50.
- the parameter of interest Q is measured with a first constant time interval between measurements.
- the first step 110 comprises the measurement of the parameter of interest Q of the first channel connecting the first radio transmission-reception unit 42 as a function of time and the measurement of the parameter of interest Q of the second channel connecting the second unit d radio transmission-reception 42 as a function of time.
- the method then comprises a second step 120 of measuring the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time.
- the coordinate P of vehicle 3 is measured with a second constant time interval between measurements.
- the second step 120 is carried out by the module 30 of the communication device 12 of the vehicle 3.
- the measurement of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 is carried out by the vehicle 3 to receive a progression authorization of the vehicle 3 on the predefined route from the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle is paired, the progression authorization being transmitted by the ground station 50.
- the measurements of the parameter of interest Q and the measurements of the coordinate P are transmitted by the vehicle 3 to the ground station 50 via the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired, in other words by the via the useful radio link.
- the radio transmission-reception unit 16 of the vehicle 3 transmits the data groups of the parameter of interest Q and the measurement data groups of the coordinate P to the ground equipment 40 with which the vehicle 3 is paired, in particular to the ground station 50.
- the measurements of the parameters of interest Q as a function of time and the measurements of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time, in particular the measurement data groups of the parameter of interest Q and the measurement data groups of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3, are stored in the storage module 60 of the ground station 50.
- the method then comprises a third step 130 of calculating the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q as a function of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 from the measurement of the parameter of interest Q as a function of time and the measurement of the coordinate P of the vehicle as a function of time.
- the third step 130 is carried out by the module 62 of the characterization assembly 52.
- the module 62 generates a function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q as a function of time from the groups of measurement data of the parameter of interest Q stored in the storage module 60 , in particular from the values of the parameter of interest Q measured and the times at which the respective measurements of the parameter of interest Q were carried out.
- the module 62 further generates a function representative of the values of the coordinate P of the vehicle as a function of time from the groups of measurement data of the coordinate P stored in the storage module 60, in particular at from the values of the measured coordinate P and the times at which the respective measurements of the coordinate P were carried out.
- the third step 130 comprises the synchronization of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q measured as a function of time and of the function representative of the values of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time by associating the longest plateau of the function representative of the values of the coordinate P of the vehicle as a function of time with the longest portion of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q measured as a function of time for which the variance of the value of the parameter interest Q is minimal.
- the third step 130 comprises the synchronization of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q measured as a function of time and of the function representative of the values of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time by associating a plurality of consecutive plateaus of the function representative of the values of the coordinate P of the vehicle as a function of time with a plurality of portions of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q measured as a function of time for which the variance of the value of the parameter of interest Q is minimal.
- the third step 130 further comprises the association of the parameter of interest Q of the radio link at a given time with the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 at the given time by interpolation in the time domain of the function representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q measured as a function of time and the function representative of the values of the coordinate P of vehicle 3 as a function of time.
- the module 62 calculates the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q as a function of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3, from the functions respectively representative of the values of the parameter of interest Q as a function of the time and values of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3 as a function of time synchronized.
- the method comprises a fourth step 140 of calculating the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q of a reference radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 as a function of the coordinate P of the vehicle 3.
- the fourth step 140 is carried out by the module 64 of the characterization assembly 52.
- the module 64 calculates the reference curve REF from measurements of the parameter of interest Q and measurements of coordinate P taken when the vehicle 3 is traveling in optimal conditions and when the radio transmission-reception units 42 of the equipment on the ground 40 and the radio transceiver unit 16 of the vehicle 3 are precisely calibrated.
- the method includes a fifth step 150 of characterizing the quality of the radio link between the vehicle 3 and the ground equipment 40 by comparing the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q with the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q.
- the fifth step 150 includes in particular the detection, diagnosis and prognosis of faults affecting the radio link.
- the fifth step is carried out by the characterization module 70 of the characterization assembly 52.
- the sub-step of calculating the at least one quality indicator is advantageously carried out by the sub-module 74 of the characterization module 70 of the characterization assembly 52.
- the sub-step of calculating the at least one quality indicator, in particular the first quality indicator comprises a comparison of the decomposition of the REL statement of the parameter of interest Q into components calculated by principal component analysis and d 'a decomposition of the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q into components calculated by principal component analysis.
- the sub-module 74 calculates a mathematical distance between the signature and the reference signature, in other words between the vector comprising the coefficients of the linear combination of the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q and the vector comprising the coefficients of the linear combination of the reference curve REF of the parameter of interest Q.
- the diagnostic submodule 76 accesses the database relating to different causes of degradation.
- the diagnostic submodule 76 recognizes the cause of the degradation by comparing the REL reading of the parameter of interest Q with the typical curves of the parameter of interest Q corresponding to the different causes of degradation.
- the fifth step 150 further comprises the calculation of at least one other second quality indicator as a function of the time taken to make a cellular transfer, packet losses, measured flow rates, latencies and/or speed of the vehicle 3.
- the memory 24 includes for example the module 34 in the form of a software module capable of being executed by the processor 22.
- the characterization of the radio links is a function of measurements of the parameter of interest carried out by default by the vehicle or by the ground station for cellular transfer between the different ground equipment.
- the characterization of radio links is therefore effective to the extent that it does not require specific measurements aimed at evaluating the quality of radio links.
- the characterization of the quality of the radio links makes it possible to detect problems, to make a diagnosis and a prognosis.
- the invention makes it possible to perform these tasks automatically and permanently using, for example, so-called machine learning techniques.
- the invention can be summarized as the comparison of characteristic curves possibly enriched with other relevant indicators. Machine learning algorithms naturally lend themselves to performing this type of analysis automatically.
- the invention describes an example which is not limiting. The invention therefore makes it possible to automate tasks normally assigned to experts.
- the invention also makes it possible to carry out predictive maintenance: detecting and identifying problems precisely and following their evolution over time, it makes it possible to launch targeted predictive maintenance actions sufficiently in advance to be able, for example, to do so at specific time slots. the most advantageous.
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