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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2022
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Tj T. Kwon, Marion, IA (US);
William B. Sorsby, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Eric J. Loren, North Liberty, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system may include a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) including a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to transmit communication data packets and transmit beacons. Each of the plurality of nodes has passive spatial awareness. A first node has information of own node velocity, own node orientation, and a destination. The first node may be configured to: calculate a direct line or an arc from the first node to the destination; utilize passive spatial awareness; assess possible relay routes beyond the communication range and within the beacon range of the first node; determine a next relay node that is on one of the possible relay routes wherein the one of the possible relay routes may be closest to the direct line or the arc without being determined to be part of a dead-end route; and transmit a communication data packet to the next relay node.