
Turing Network Test L.L.C., a company implementing and testing smart robotic networks
- 三台RRTransformer设备单元:一个互联网网关、一个水面移动通信单元 和 一个轻量UAV通信单元 于2017年10月20日在ACM CarSys 2017展览演示。此处是演示展板的电子版"Radio Rate Transformer: A Portable VHF/UHF and Gigahertz Radio Combo Providing Broadband Ad-hoc Networking Services to Mobile Vehicles"。
- 一台RRTransformer水面移动通信单元的原型设备于2016年10月在ACM WUWNET the 11th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems展览演示。此处是演示展板的电子版。
- 实时交互操作:和Elon Musk的Starlink低轨卫星广带网络相比,我们的广带网络地表两点间的单跳单向时延以微秒计,而卫星网络的地表两点间的单跳单向时延则至少以毫秒计。因此,对于要求控制回路时延不超过10毫秒的实时通信应用(如机器人远程遥控)而言,Musk的Starlink是不符合要求的,只有我们的纯地表广带通信网络达标。
- 单跳无线传输距离增大50%至1000%:例如,我们生产的重约2.8公斤的定向通信设备已将 大疆科技的重约0.8公斤的Lightbridge全向通信系统的1.7公里单跳传输距离 增大10倍至17公里单跳传输距离,而其他技术参数如发射功率、频段带宽和通信速率则保持不变。
- 将无线信号误码率降低50%以上:由于我们的定向通信系统将无线信号辐射聚集在一个狭长的区域,接受方的信噪比得到极大的增强,误码率则极小化。
- 将发射方信号的被探测概率减少一个数量级:由于同样的定向通信的原因,我们的通信系统的可被探测概率也极小化了一个数量级,例如变为全向通信系统被探测概率的1/30。
由于我系统的各项技术参数和一台装在汽车上的25瓦业余无线电台(HAM radio)很类似,例如Line-of-Sight的通信要求以及几十公里的单跳传输距离等等, HAM爱好者可以考虑将我系统看作是"为移动载具而专门设计的广带版的中长距业余无线数字电台",最大的不同之处在于我系统可以传输单道10Mbps(多道100Mbps)的广带速率, 而传统的HAM电台只能传输1200bps至9600bps的极低速率。
在我们的技术支撑下,多媒体视频+音频大数据可以从无人机无人车等移动载具上实时传回互联网内的数据中心和控制中心,使遥控无人驾驶等新应用成为可能。 本技术也可以在民用领域为没有蜂窝3G/4G覆盖的偏远地区的移动载具提供远远高于卫星通信性价比的高速率免费地表通信服务。

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Caveats: In a non-FCC-regulated location, for example, in the middle of
the Pacific ocean with no nearby inhabited islands, we can increase the transmission
range from 25km to 60km simply by increasing the radio transmission power.
- Combo of attitude control and mobile communication: We use embedded systems (Linux Pis, Arduinos, IMUs, sensors)
to control unmanned robots, both autonomously on-site and remotely by human operators. In particular, our communicational robot
RRTransformer solves the problem of high-speed mobile communication for moving vehicles:
- Yaw-wise: The related communication system copes with unbounded yaw-rotations at the maximum angular speed of 180-degree/second (3.14 radian/second). The directional accuracy can be calibrated to ±0.5 degree in the 360-degree range.
- Pitch-wise: The related communication system is unaffected by ±45 degrees pitch-rotations in the underlying vehicle.
- Roll-wise: The related communication system is unaffected by ±45 degrees roll-rotations in the underlying vehicle.
- Broadband data rate via mobile directional communication: The attitude control capability enables us
to implement the most advanced directional communication systems on the market. In addition to precise direction aiming, our communication
system tolerates free mobility as well as the associated rolling and pitch-shaking of the underlying vehicles.
- Our broadband directional communication systems is designed to be mounted on a freely roaming vehicle with up to ±45 degrees rolling and pitch-shaking while doing ~10Mbps TCP/IP broadband communication with a target that is 10+ kilometers or 20+ kilometers away.
- Between two stationary sites, the wireless link parameters can be increased to ~150Mbps in data rate and 60 kilometers in single-hop distance.
- Unmanned operations under human-in-the-loop remote control: Our ~10Mbps high-speed network connections enable high-definition video streaming capabilities besides the conventional audio and textual communication capabilities. It is now feasible to drive unmanned watercrafts, automobiles, aircrafts simply via real-time video+audio streaming in the human-in-the-loop control model. This human-in-the-loop control model is a safe alternative to Tesla Motors and Alphabet/Google's automated AI driving.
Our product lines are classified into 3 major categories: long-distance wireless broadband networks; tetherless greenpower ground base-stations (anywhere anytime without power cables and telecom cables); and AI-assisted remote robots.
Category 1: Long-distance wireless broadband networks:
Category 2: Tetherless green-power ground base stations:
We use a combo of 100-watt solar power panel and 300-watt wind turbine to establish our broadband network ground base stations at anytime and anywhere, for example, on boats, buoys, mountain tops, high desert lands. In our southern California lab, our average tetherless base-stations are fully functional 95% of the time (i.e., 346 days annually) merely on solar power and wind power, without consuming any power from Southern California Edison.Category 3: AI-assisted robotic systems deployed at remote sites are controlled by human-in-the-loop via broadband wireless networks


(Left: Unmanned mechatronics) The diagram shows that smart mechatronic systems on an off-shore unmanned platform are controlled by on-shore human operators across long-distance links via high-speed wireless communication.
(Right: Unmanned navigation/unmanned driving) The diagram shows that a unmanned surface vehicle (USV) goes around a charted water region
while it is operated by human operators (not on board) using real-time on-board video+audio feedbacks
via high-speed directional wireless communication. At each position, the USV points its RRTransformer directional antenna
towards the nearest on-shore base station. High-definition video+audio capture devices installed on board
enable the human operator to see and hear the surroundings of the USV, thus fulfill a safe unmanned navigation.
Nowadays we are the only manufacturer in the world to deliver long-haul broadband link service at 10+km distance for boats
and at 20+km distance for ships. In addition, every vehicle can function as a wireless ad-hoc router to form a long-haul
broadband ad-hoc network covering up to 300 kilometer in diameter or a 70,000 square kilometer water surface area.
We are the only manufacturer in the world who can deliver non-satellite surface broadband MBps IP network service to moving vehicles
over 25km long-haul distance compliant to FCC regulations. Over such long distance, all other competitors can only legally deliver MBps
broadband IP services to stationary entities, or Kbps slow rate services to moving vehicles.
If you need high-speed anywhere-anytime IP network service, for example, 10Mbps broadband links to deliver HD video amongst your
automated driving vehicles, or broadband Internet connection for banquet party on your yacht, here is the right place.
AdhocWhiteBox

Equipped with an AdhocWhiteBox device, you will not lose your UAVs, especially expensive fixed-wing UAVs, because the on-board AdhocWhiteBox is able to report its GPS coordinates to many tracking AdhocWhiteBoxs as long as there is one tracking AdhocWhiteBox within its very long transmission range to pinpoint its location.
Pictures of a pair of AdhocWhiteBox systems, one using a Baofeng F8HP 8-watt handheld radio and the other using a QYT KT-8900 25-watt vehicle mounted radio:
RRTransformer
RRTransformer, or Radio-Rate-Transformer, is an FCC-compliant vehicular communication system that features:- high-speed broadband communication: RRTransformer systems can deliver ~10Mbps broadband data speed at 10 kilometers distance (for RRTransformer10+km system) or 20 kilometers distance (for RRTransformer20+km system);
- portability: RRTransformer can be mounted on any vehicle bigger than toy vehicles.
- RRTransformer10+km LightweightUAV is 13in x 7in x 10in (0.35m x 0.18m x 0.3m) in Length x Width x Height dimension, 6lb (2.8kg) in weight.
- RRTransformer10+km (without external radome cover) is 19in x 7in x 10in (0.5m x 0.18m x 0.3m) in Length x Width x Height dimension, 13lb (6kg) in weight.
- RRTransformer20+km (without external radome cover) is 32in x 9in x 13in (0.85m x 0.25m x 0.35m) in Length x Width x Height dimension, 22lb (10kg) in weight.
- multi-hop wireless routing: RRTransformer systems are designed for TCP/IP networks running multi-hop routing protocols. Currently the default routing protocol is RIP, which can be replaced by OSPF, OLSR or B.A.T.M.A.N. upon customer's request. Our network system can cover a large geographical region with up to 300 kilometers in diameter via purely wireless routes, before integrated into the Internet.
Price tags:
(All of our products are manufactured in USA, currently in the state of California)
- RRTransformer10+km price is US$5,900 (rain-proof only, without maritime radome), US$7,900 (with 24-in maritime radome).
- RRTransformer20+km price is US$12,900 (rain-proof only, without maritime radome), US$15,900 (with 38-in maritime radome).
Pictures of an RRTransformer10+km system inside a 24-in radome:
Demo videos:
- An RRTransformer doing yaw-rotation at angular speed of 60 degrees/second (~1 radian/second).
- Another RRTransformer doing yaw-rotation at angular speed of 180 degrees/second (~3 radians/second).
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Device Model | KVH TracPhone V11-IP | KVH TracPhone V7-IP | KVH TracPhone V3-IP | RRTransformer20+km | RRTransformer10+km | RRTransformerlightweight 10+km |
Service Provider |
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IEEE 802.11 standard PCF & DCF scheme |
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Service | KVH mini-VSAT Broadband Airtime | Non-satellite surface Wireless Ad-hoc Network | ||||
Antenna Type | Dual-mode C/Ku-band | Ku-band | 802.11a & 802.11g bands | |||
Belowdecks Equipment | Integrated CommBox Modem (ICM) | Gigabit Ethernet & Layer-3 Switch | ||||
Service Coverage Area | Global except Arctic Regions | Seamless Worldwide Regions |
20km offshore per hop; 300km offshore multi-hop |
10km offshore per hop; 150km offshore multi-hop |
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Maximum Download Speed | 4 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 2 Mbps |
10 Mbps per pair of devices, up to 150 Mbps per pair of sites |
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Maximum Upload Speed | 1 Mbps | 512 Kbps | 128 Kbps |
10 Mbps per pair of devices, up to 150 Mbps per pair of sites |
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Billing Method |
Metered (M) US$1.99/MB, Open (OP): monthly fee ≥ US$799, Fixed (FX): monthly fee ≥ US$1199 |
Metered (M) US$1.99/MB |
None |
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Typical Cost per Minute for Voice (see rate sheet) | Starting at $0.05 USD (speed-based plans) | Starting at $0.05 USD (speed-based plans) $0.49 USD (metered plans) |
$0.49 USD |
None (unlimited free traffic) |
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Antenna Dish Diameter | 1.1 m (42.5") | 60 cm (24") | 36.8 cm (14.5") | 70 cm (29.5") | 36.7 cm (14.5") | 34 cm (13") |
Antenna Unit Diameter x Height/Weight | 1.2 m (D) x 1.4 m (h) / 109 kg (48.8" (D) x 57.3" (h) / 240 lbs) | 66.3 cm (D) x 79.2 cm (h) / 26.1 kg(26.1" (D) x 31.2" (h) / 57.6 lbs) | 39.4 cm (D) x 44.7 cm (h) / 11.3 kg (15.5" (D) x 17.6" (h) / 25 lbs) |
72 cm (D) x 20 cm (h) / 10 kg 28 in (D) x 8 in (h) / 10 kg w/o cover 81 cm (D) x 30 cm (h) / 15 kg 32 in (D) x 12 in (h) / 15 kg in DISHBlend radome cover |
43 cm (D) x 16.5 cm (h) / 5 kg 17 in (D) x 6.5 in (h) / 5 kg w/o cover 60 cm (D) x 23 cm (h) / 8 kg 23 in (D) x 9 in (h) / 8 kg in Raytheon M92652 radome cover |
34 cm (L) x 20cm (W) x 13 cm (h) / 2.8 kg |
Price | US$ 61,000 | US$ 31,500 | US$ 14,000 | US$ 12,900 per unit | US$ 5,900 per unit | |
Primary Market | Consumer users. | Enterprise users with landbased Internet gateway. | ||||
Man on-board vehicles with local human operations | Unmanned vehicles under human-in-the-loop remote control with high-definition video+audio feeds at real time, for instance, in a vehicular swarm robotics scenario |
Another similar system, Kongsberg's MBR claims to have a non-publicly-priced directional MBR 189 system.
- MBR 189 is illegal in USA because its transmission power (36dBm Tx + 24dBi Antenna = 60dBm EIRP) is several times exceeding the max limit allowed by FCC (30dBm Tx + 23dBi Antenna = 53dBm EIRP).
- Unlike RRTransformer and MBR 189 using directional antennas, MBR 179 and MBR 169 claim to use omni-directional antennas.
- The technical parameters, in particular the transmission range and link bitrate, are false claims. A digital radio expert can confirm the fallacy in MBR 179's datasheet (so-called 45km operational range) and MBR 169's datasheet (so-called 35km operational range).
- In addition, MBR 179 is illegal in USA because its transmission power (36dBm Tx + 21dBi Antenna = 57dBm EIRP) is several times exceeding the max limit allowed by FCC (30dBm Tx + 23dBi Antenna = 53dBm EIRP).
Kongsberg | Turing Network Test L.L.C. | ||||
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Device Model | MBR 189 | MBR 179 | MBR 169 | RRTransformer | |
Transmission power before antenna |
=4 Watts (36dBm), illegal in USA |
=1 Watt (30dBm), FCC-compliant | ≤ 1 Watt (30dBm), FCC-compliant | ||
Transmission power EIRP |
=60dBm, illegal in USA |
=57dBm, illegal in USA |
=51dBm, FCC-compliant for fixed scenarios, illegal for moving vehicles | ≤ 53dBm for fixed scenarios, ≤ 36dBm for moving vehicles, both are FCC-compliant | |
Antenna Type | MBR Document Page claims to be directional | MBR Document Page claims to be omni-directional | Sector directional | ||
Anti-shaking Capability (Tolerance of underlying vehicle's motions) | Unknown |
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Primary Market | Large vessels with crews | Unmanned vehicles under human-in-the-loop remote control with high-definition video+audio feeds at real time, for instance, in a vehicular swarm robotics scenario |
- E-mail: jiejun.kong@turingnetworktest.com or james.j.kong@turingnetworktest.com
- Website: https://bluenetwork.servehttp.com:8443/
- HAM radio: My USA call-sign is KM6JNN.