Control device, control method, and computer-readable recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10425879-B2
Application number	US-201715649109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2017
Priority date	Jan 15, 2015
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

A control device includes: a processor configured to: control a multihop communication path in a wireless network that includes a node group; when a first power storage speed of a target relay node in the node group is negative, calculate a first estimated time that is needed to reach a target power-storage value in a case where the target relay node is in a non-relay operating state; and in accordance with a length of the first estimated time calculated, change a state of the target relay node into the non-relay operating state or a stop state and change a state of another node, which is in the non-relay operating state, into a relay operating state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device comprising:
a processor configured to:
control a multihop communication path in a wireless network that includes a node group;
when a first power storage speed of a target relay node in the node group is negative, calculate a first estimated time that is needed to reach a target power-storage value in a case where the target relay node is in a non-relay operating state; and
in accordance with a length of the first estimated time calculated, change a state of the target relay node into the non-relay operating state or a stop state and change a state of another node, which is in the non-relay operating state, into a relay operating state, wherein
when the first estimated time that is needed to reach the target power-storage value in the case where the target relay node is in the non-relay operating state is calculated to be more than a predetermined length of time, the target relay node is dedicated to power generation and power storage to promptly return to a desirable power state.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
acquire a plurality of first power storage speeds that correspond to a plurality of periods with regard to the target relay node and a plurality of power generation speeds that correspond to the plurality of periods with regard to the target relay node;
in accordance with a power generation speed that is acquired in a target period included in the plurality of periods, calculate a second power storage speed in a case where the target relay node is in the non-relay operating state;
divide a difference value between the target power-storage value and an amount of stored power of the target relay node in the target period by the second power storage speed calculated and, in accordance with a division result, calculates a second estimated time; and
calculate the first estimated time by multiplying the second estimated time calculated by a weight coefficient that corresponds to a likelihood of the power generation speed that is acquired in the target period.

3. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein when a variance of the plurality of power generation speeds, acquired up to the target period, is more than a predetermined value, the processor is further configured to multiply the second estimated time calculated by the weight coefficient that corresponds to the likelihood of the power generation speed that is acquired in the target period, to calculate the first estimated time.

4. The control device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
calculate a time interval during which the variance of the plurality of power generation speeds, acquired up to the target period, is determined to be more than the predetermined value; and
when the first estimated time calculated is more than the time interval calculated, set the target relay node to the stop state, and when the first estimated time calculated is equal to or less than the time interval calculated, set the target relay node to the non-relay operating state.

5. A control method comprising:
controlling a multihop communication path in a wireless network that includes a node group, by a processor;
when a first power storage speed of a target relay node in the node group is negative, calculating a first estimated time that is needed to reach a target power-storage value in a case where the target relay node is in a non-relay operating state, by the processor; and
in accordance with a length of the first estimated time calculated, changing a state of the target relay node into the non-relay operating state or a stop state and changing a state of another node, which is in the non-relay operating state, into a relay operating state, by the processor, wherein
when the first estimated time that is needed to reach the target power-storage value in the case where the target relay node is in the non-relay operating state is calculated to be more than a predetermined length of time, the target relay node is dedicated to power generation and power storage to promptly return to a desirable power state.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein a control program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:
controlling a multihop communication path in a wireless network that includes a node group;
when a first power storage speed of a target relay node in the node group is negative, calculating a first estimated time that is needed to reach a target power-storage value in a case where the target relay node is in a non-relay operating state; and
in accordance with a length of the first estimated time calculated, changing a state of the target relay node into the non-relay operating state or a stop state and changing a state of another node, which is in the non-relay operating state, into a relay operating state, wherein
when the first estimated time that is needed to reach the target power-storage value in the case where the target relay node is in the non-relay operating state is calculated to be more than a predetermined length of time, the target relay node is dedicated to power generation and power storage to promptly return to a desirable power state.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Yamashita Koichiro
• Otomo Toshiya
• Suzuki Takahisa
• Kurihara Koji

Classifications

• H04W52/02

  Power saving arrangements · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

• H04W52/0261

  managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level · CPC title

• H04W40/10 Primary

  based on available power or energy · CPC title

• Y02D70/00

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic