Wireless data transfer in a deterministic rotating system

An imaging system, comprising:

• gantry comprising a rotating assembly and a stationary assembly arranged proximate to each other about a bore along an imaging axis;
• a first transceiver mounted on the rotating assembly;
• a semi-echoic corridor mounted on the stationary assembly, wherein the semi-echoic corridor comprises a slot configured to accommodate the first transceiver of the rotating assembly;
• and
• a second transceiver arranged on the stationary assembly;
• wherein the first and second transceivers enable wireless communication between the rotating assembly and the stationary assembly.

A method, comprising:

• rotating a rotating assembly of a system through axial positions of a complete rotation beginning at a zero degree position, wherein the rotating assembly comprises a first transceiver;
• performing beam searching between the first transceiver of the rotating assembly and a second transceiver arranged in a stationary assembly of the system at each axial position until communication is established between the first transceiver and the second transceiver at each of the axial positions;
• performing beam tracking at each axial position when communication is established between the first and second transceivers at each axial position to optimize data transmission and generate beamforming parameters at each axial position;
• and
• storing, for each of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, axial position information and corresponding beamforming parameters for each axial position in a memory.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to:

• rotate a rotating assembly of a system through axial positions of a complete rotation beginning at a zero degree position, wherein the rotating assembly comprises a first transceiver;
• perform beam searching between the first transceiver of the rotating assembly and a second transceiver arranged in a stationary assembly of the system at each axial position until communication is established between the first transceiver and the second transceiver at each of the axial positions;
• perform beam tracking at each axial position when communication is established between the first and second transceivers at each axial position to optimize data transmission and generate beamforming parameters at each axial position;
• store, for each of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, axial position information and corresponding beamforming parameters for each axial position in a memory;
• and
• retrieve the beamforming parameters for each axial position from the memory for subsequent rotations of the rotating assembly.