US 2024/0393783 A1 · ACHIEVING OPTIMAL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POSITIONING FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSFER

Abstract

The disclosed technology provides solutions for improving wireless data transfer between an autonomous vehicle (AV) and a base station. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology can include steps for navigating an autonomous vehicle (AV) toward a base station along a first heading, receiving a first set of data from the base station, and computing a signal quality metric for the base station based on the first set of data. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for navigating the AV toward the base station along a second heading, receiving a second set of data from the base station, computing a second signal quality metric for the base station based on the second set of data, and determining an optimal heading for the AV to communicate with the base station based on the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;
a wireless transceiver;
and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and the wireless transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:
navigate an autonomous vehicle (AV) toward a base station along a first heading;
receive, via the wireless transceiver, a first set of data from the base station;
compute a signal quality metric for the base station based on the first set of data, wherein the first signal quality metric corresponds with the first heading of the AV;
navigate the AV toward the base station along a second heading, wherein the second heading is different than the first heading;
receive, via the wireless transceiver, a second set of data from the base station;
compute a second signal quality metric for the base station based on the second set of data, wherein the second signal quality metric corresponds with the second heading of the AV;
and
determine an optimal heading for the AV to communicate with the base station based on the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric.

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A computer-implemented method, comprising:

navigating an autonomous vehicle (AV) toward a base station along a first heading;
receiving, via a wireless transceiver, a first set of data from the base station;
computing a signal quality metric for the base station based on the first set of data, wherein the first signal quality metric corresponds with the first heading of the AV;
navigating the AV toward the base station along a second heading, wherein the second heading is different than the first heading;
receiving, via the wireless transceiver, a second set of data from the base station;
computing a second signal quality metric for the base station based on the second set of data, wherein the second signal quality metric corresponds with the second heading of the AV;
and
determining an optimal heading for the AV to communicate with the base station based on the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising at least one instruction for causing a computer or processor to:

navigate an autonomous vehicle (AV) toward a base station along a first heading;
receive, via a wireless transceiver, a first set of data from the base station;
compute a signal quality metric for the base station based on the first set of data, wherein the first signal quality metric corresponds with the first heading of the AV;
navigate the AV toward the base station along a second heading, wherein the second heading is different than the first heading;
receive, via the wireless transceiver, a second set of data from the base station;
compute a second signal quality metric for the base station based on the second set of data, wherein the second signal quality metric corresponds with the second heading of the AV;
and
determine an optimal heading for the AV to communicate with the base station based on the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Achieving optimal autonomous vehicle positioning for wireless data transfer

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Abstract

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