The full-automatic alignment device of a kind of directional antenna and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to the full-automatic alignment device of a kind of directional antenna and method, belong to wireless communication technology.
Background technology
Existing directional antenna is aimed at following several method: then computer azimuth angle and the angle of pitch are aimed at, according to received power adjustment aerial angle and the angle of pitch, aimed at, utilize omnidirectional antenna to assist to aim at according to compass point.Existing several method can be used alone or is combined with, and to realize, manual or semi-automaticly carries out directional antenna aligning, but there is no at present, realizes the directional antenna position of aiming at according to need and carries out full-automatic method of aiming at.
Summary of the invention
Goal of the invention: in order to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, the invention provides the full-automatic alignment device of a kind of directional antenna and method, aim to save directional antenna the manpower expending, and improve alignment precision.
Technical scheme: for achieving the above object, the technical solution used in the present invention is:
The full-automatic alignment device of directional antenna, comprises induction module, reliable communication module, automatic alignment apparatus, directional antenna and automatic control module;
Described induction module, for obtaining azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna;
Described reliable communication module, for actual maximal received power and the alignment information after the azimuth information of mutual own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, elevation information, transmitting power, receiving gain, fine setting;
Described automatic alignment apparatus, for carrying out adjustment and the fine setting of angle and the angle of pitch to own side positioning antenna;
Described directional antenna, own side positioning antenna and the mutual wireless communication information of offside directional antenna;
Described automatic control module, as Ji Ce center, control and processing module, receive the obtaining information of own side induction module and the interactive information of own side reliable communication module, calculate adjustment angle and the angle of pitch of own side positioning antenna, controlling own side automatic alignment apparatus adjusts directional antenna, estimate the directional antenna received power scope after adjustment, control automatic alignment apparatus directional antenna is finely tuned, realize antenna and precisely aim at.
Preferably, described induction module comprises GPS unit and altimeter, and described reliable communication module is GSM network, 3G network or satellite communication network, and described automatic alignment apparatus comprises electronic compass, compass and The Cloud Terrace.
Preferably, azimuth information and the elevation information of the own side positioning antenna that described induction module obtains, comprise longitude and latitude, height above sea level, antenna height.
The full-automatic alignment methods of a kind of directional antenna, first, according to azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, inquiry topographic database, obtain the communication link topographic profile information between own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, according to communication link topographic profile information, calculate communication link decay; Then, according to azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, calculate own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna initial adjustment angle and the angle of pitch, tentatively adjust own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna; Then, in conjunction with communication link decay, set Initial Trans and the receiving gain of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, calculate received power scope; Then, within the scope of directional antenna fine setting respectively to own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna are finely tuned, until find the position of actual received power maximum separately; Finally judge respectively that the actual received power maximum of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna is whether within the scope of received power separately, if do not sending warning message, if complete antenna alignment.
In said method, when finely tuning, first the received power range limit of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna is compared, to receiving the large side's directional antenna of the power bracket upper limit, first carry out antenna fine setting, after having finely tuned, again the opposing party's directional antenna is finely tuned.
Said method, specifically comprises the steps:
(1) according to the GPS unit in induction module, obtain the azimuth information of directional antenna, comprise longitude and latitude and height above sea level; The elevation information that obtains directional antenna according to the altimeter in induction module, comprises antenna height;
(2) automatic control module is in conjunction with azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, from topographic database, read the communication link topographic profile information between own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, according to communication link topographic profile information, calculate wireless communication link decay;
(3) automatic control module, in conjunction with azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, calculates initial adjustment angle and the angle of pitch of directional antenna, controls automatic alignment apparatus directional antenna is tentatively adjusted;
(4), according to wireless communication link dampening information, set Initial Trans and the receiving gain of own side positioning antenna; In conjunction with Initial Trans and the receiving gain of offside directional antenna, automatic control module estimates the received power scope of own side positioning antenna;
(5) the received power range limit of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna is compared, to receiving the large side's directional antenna of the power bracket upper limit, first carry out antenna fine setting, after having finely tuned, again the opposing party's directional antenna is finely tuned; At the directional antenna of rear fine setting, receive after the maximum of the actual received power of the directional antenna of fine setting formerly, start fine setting; The directional antenna of formerly finely tuning receives after the maximum of the actual received power of the directional antenna of rear fine setting, confirms that the aligning of directional antenna completes; Fine setting specifically comprises the steps:
(51) directional antenna receives wireless signal, obtains RSSI value;
(52) according to RSSI value, calculate the actual received power of directional antenna;
(53) within the scope of the angle of directional antenna and angle of pitch fine setting, control automatic alignment apparatus and directional antenna is carried out to the fine setting of angle and the angle of pitch, repeating step (51) and (52), when actual received power reaches maximum, finish the fine setting of directional antenna;
(54) whether the maximum that judges actual received power is within the scope of received power: when not in scope, send warning message; Otherwise, by reliable communication module, to offside, send out the maximum of the actual received power of own side.
Beneficial effect: the full-automatic alignment device of directional antenna provided by the invention and method, without artificial interference, can automatically complete whole alignment procedures, alignment precision is high.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is apparatus of the present invention structural representation;
Fig. 2 is the inventive method flow chart, and the first half that wherein (a) is flow process (b) is the latter half of flow process.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is further described.
Be illustrated in figure 1 the full-automatic alignment device of a kind of directional antenna, comprise induction module, reliable communication module, automatic alignment apparatus, directional antenna and automatic control module; With regard to various piece, illustrated below.
Described induction module, for obtaining azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna; Specifically comprise GPS unit and altimeter, the information of acquisition comprises longitude and latitude, height above sea level, antenna height etc.
Described reliable communication module, for actual maximal received power and the alignment information after the azimuth information of mutual own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, elevation information, transmitting power, receiving gain, fine setting; Be specially GSM network, 3G network or satellite communication network.
Described automatic alignment apparatus, for carrying out adjustment and the fine setting of angle and the angle of pitch to own side positioning antenna; Specifically comprise electronic compass, compass and The Cloud Terrace.
Described directional antenna, own side positioning antenna and the mutual wireless communication information of offside directional antenna.
Described automatic control module, as Ji Ce center, control and processing module, receive the obtaining information of own side induction module and the interactive information of own side reliable communication module, calculate adjustment angle and the angle of pitch of own side positioning antenna, controlling own side automatic alignment apparatus adjusts directional antenna, estimate the directional antenna received power scope after adjustment, control automatic alignment apparatus directional antenna is finely tuned, realize antenna and precisely aim at.
The full-automatic alignment methods of a kind of directional antenna based on said apparatus, first, according to azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, inquiry topographic database, obtain the communication link topographic profile information between own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, according to communication link topographic profile information, calculate communication link decay; Then, according to azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, calculate own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna initial adjustment angle and the angle of pitch, tentatively adjust own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna; Then, in conjunction with communication link decay, set Initial Trans and the receiving gain of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, calculate received power scope; Then, within the scope of directional antenna fine setting respectively to own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna are finely tuned, until find the position of actual received power maximum separately; Finally judge respectively that the actual received power maximum of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna is whether within the scope of received power separately, if do not sending warning message, if complete antenna alignment.When finely tuning, first the received power range limit of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna is compared, to receiving the large side's directional antenna of the power bracket upper limit, first carry out antenna fine setting, after having finely tuned, again the opposing party's directional antenna is finely tuned.
As shown in Figure 2, the method specifically comprises the steps:
(1) according to the GPS unit in induction module, obtain the azimuth information of directional antenna, comprise longitude and latitude and height above sea level; The elevation information that obtains directional antenna according to the altimeter in induction module, comprises antenna height;
(2) automatic control module is in conjunction with azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, from topographic database, read the communication link topographic profile information between own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, according to communication link topographic profile information, calculate wireless communication link decay;
(3) automatic control module, in conjunction with azimuth information and the elevation information of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna, calculates initial adjustment angle and the angle of pitch of directional antenna, controls automatic alignment apparatus directional antenna is tentatively adjusted;
(4), according to wireless communication link dampening information, set Initial Trans and the receiving gain of own side positioning antenna; In conjunction with Initial Trans and the receiving gain of offside directional antenna, automatic control module estimates the received power scope of own side positioning antenna;
(5) the received power range limit of own side positioning antenna and offside directional antenna is compared, to receiving the large side's directional antenna of the power bracket upper limit, first carry out antenna fine setting, after having finely tuned, again the opposing party's directional antenna is finely tuned; At the directional antenna of rear fine setting, receive after the maximum of the actual received power of the directional antenna of fine setting formerly, start fine setting; The directional antenna of formerly finely tuning receives after the maximum of the actual received power of the directional antenna of rear fine setting, confirms that the aligning of directional antenna completes; Fine setting specifically comprises the steps:
(51) directional antenna receives wireless signal, obtains RSSI value;
(52) according to RSSI value, calculate the actual received power of directional antenna;
(53) within the scope of the angle of directional antenna and angle of pitch fine setting, control automatic alignment apparatus and directional antenna is carried out to the fine setting of angle and the angle of pitch, repeating step (51) and (52), when actual received power reaches maximum, finish the fine setting of directional antenna;
(54) whether the maximum that judges actual received power is within the scope of received power: when not in scope, send warning message; Otherwise, by reliable communication module, to offside, send out the maximum of the actual received power of own side.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; be noted that for those skilled in the art; under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention, can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.