Beam alignment using shared driving intention for vehicular mmWave communication

A system comprising:

• an onboard vehicle computer system of a vehicle that is Dedicated Short Range Communication-enabled (“DSRC-enabled”) and that includes a non-transitory memory storing computer code which, when executed by the onboard vehicle computer system causes the onboard vehicle computer system to:
• receive a wireless message that includes first vehicle data that describes a first vehicle position, a first vehicle speed, a first vehicle heading, and a first vehicle driving intention;
• determine whether a blockage is predicted to occur based on a second vehicle position, a second vehicle driving intention, and the first vehicle data;
• responsive to the blockage being predicted to occur, determine a non-line of sight (NLOS) path based on the second vehicle position, the second vehicle driving intention, and the first vehicle data;
• and
• before the blockage is predicted to occur, perform beam alignment between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the NLOS path.

A non-transitory memory encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a wireless message from a vehicle that includes vehicle data that describes a vehicle position, a vehicle speed, a vehicle heading, and a vehicle driving intention;
• determining whether a blockage is predicted to occur based on a roadside unit (RSU) position and the vehicle data;
• responsive to the blockage being predicted to occur, determining a non-line of sight (NLOS) path based on the RSU position and the vehicle data;
• and
• before the blockage is predicted to occur, performing beam alignment between the RSU and the vehicle based on the NLOS path.