BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A LiDAR SYSTEM TO A VEHICLE

A bracket assembly for housing and mounting a LiDAR system to a roof of a vehicle is disclosed. The bracket assembly a base bracket having a base structure configured to be mounted to the roof of the vehicle, and a datum structure extending substantially perpendicularly to the base structure and configured to extend inside a datum hole of the roof of the vehicle. The datum structure defines an elongated channel extending through the datum structure and having an opening defined at a first surface of the base structure. The bracket assembly also includes a datum pin adapted to extend inside the elongated channel through the opening of the base structure.