Intelligent vehicle control for wireless power transfer (WPT)

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate with a network;
• a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed configured to:
• receive vehicle characteristic data regarding one or more autonomous vehicles, wherein each autonomous vehicle of the one or more autonomous vehicles is equipped with a vehicle-based charging coil configured to receive electrical power from a ground-based charging coil of a wireless power transfer (WPT) system;
• identify, based on the received vehicle characteristic data, one or more ground-based charging coils of the WPT system available to provide power to the one or more autonomous vehicles;
• determine driving parameters for the one or more autonomous vehicles to optimize power transfer from the one or more ground-based charging coils to the one or more autonomous vehicles;
• and
• send the driving parameters to the one or more autonomous vehicles to control movement of the one or more autonomous vehicles.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions that cause a device to execute a process comprising:

• receiving, at the device, vehicle characteristic data regarding one or more autonomous vehicles, wherein each autonomous vehicle of the one or more autonomous vehicles is equipped with a vehicle-based charging coil configured to receive electrical power from a ground-based charging coil of a wireless power transfer (WPT) system;
• identifying, by the device and based on the received vehicle characteristic data, one or more ground-based charging coils of the WPT system available to provide power to the one or more autonomous vehicles;
• determining, by the device, driving parameters for the one or more autonomous vehicles to optimize power transfer from the one or more ground-based charging coils to the one or more autonomous vehicles;
• and
• sending, by the device, the driving parameters to the one or more autonomous vehicles to control movement of the one or more autonomous vehicles.