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Sensor assembly

A sensor assembly includes a fixed vehicle structure and a vehicle panel that is movable relative to the fixed vehicle structure between an open position and a closed position. The sensor assembly add…

DRIVE·Jun 9·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

LIDAR Sensor System Including Particular Optic Design

A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system for a vehicle includes a housing and a micro optics assembly including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes: a light source to …

DRIVE·Apr 30·2 min read

G01S7/4813 Aurora Operations, Inc.

SENSOR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY IN VEHICLES

A sensor mounting assembly is provided. The sensor mounting assembly includes a cover coupled to a glass roof of a vehicle. The cover encloses a sensor that is disposed proximate to the glass roof of …

DRIVE·Feb 27·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

ROTATING COMPACT LIGHT RANGING SYSTEM

A light ranging system including a shaft having a longitudinal axis; a light ranging device configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the light ranging device including a light so…

DRIVE·Dec 19·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ouster, Inc.

SENSOR ASSEMBLY

A sensor assembly includes a housing, a sensor unit attached to the housing, and an elastomeric flap. The sensor unit includes a shell defining a vertical axis. The shell is rotatable around the axis …

DRIVE·Jun 20·2 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

LASER RADAR MOUNTING STRUCTURE

A laser radar mounting structure is for mounting a laser radar to a vehicle. The laser radar has an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an electromagnetic wave for detecting an object around the …

DRIVE·Mar 28·1 min read

G01S7/4813 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

CAMERA RING STRUCTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

The technology relates to autonomous vehicles that use a perception system to detect objects and features in the vehicle's surroundings. A camera assembly having a ring-type structure is provided that…

DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min read

G01S7/4813 WAYMO LLC

SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH DEFLECTOR

A sensor assembly includes a housing including an outlet. The sensor assembly includes a sensor window, the sensor window fixed relative to the housing, and the outlet aimed across the sensor window. …

DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

SENSOR PROTECTION DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF

A sensor protection device is configured to protect an environmental sensor of a vehicle. The sensor protection device includes a protector that is disposed to face the environmental sensor and config…

DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min read

G01S7/4813 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY

CAMERA RING STRUCTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

The technology relates to autonomous vehicles that use a perception system to detect objects and features in the vehicle's surroundings. A camera assembly having a ling-type structure is provided that…

DRIVE·Apr 20·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Waymo LLC

SENSOR ASSEMBLY

A sensor assembly includes a housing defining a chamber. A sensor unit is supported by the housing and extends vertically upward along an axis from the housing. The sensor unit includes a base and a s…

DRIVE·Apr 20·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

SENSOR APPARATUS WITH CLEANING

A sensor apparatus includes a sensor including a sensor lens, an air nozzle fixed relative to the sensor lens and positioned to direct airflow out of the air nozzle across the sensor lens, and a fin p…

DRIVE·Apr 6·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH CLEANING

A sensor assembly includes a housing including an outlet, a sensor including a sensor window, and a flap rotatably coupled to the housing at the outlet. The sensor window is fixed to the housing. The …

DRIVE·Mar 16·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FAULT-TOLERANT LIDAR SENSOR

According to one aspect, a lidar system is a lidar system which includes one set of mechanical, e.g., optical, components, and two or more sets of electrical and/or software components. The beams whic…

DRIVE·Feb 9·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Nuro, Inc.

SELF-CONTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE SENSING

A vehicle sensing system may include a housing for containing sensor electronics, the housing having at least one window being aligned with at least one of the sensor electronics within the housing, a…

DRIVE·Jan 26·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Argo AI, LLC

SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH DRAIN CHANNEL

A sensor assembly includes an upper housing. The sensor assembly includes a monolithic lower housing fixed to the upper housing and defining a chamber therebetween. The monolithic lower housing define…

DRIVE·Nov 17·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSOR

An electronic device including an optical sensor is disclosed. An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing connected to the first housing to be partially movable in a movement …

DRIVE·Oct 20·2 min read

G01S7/4813 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Bistatic Lidar Architecture for Vehicle Deployments

A lidar system having a lidar transmitter and lidar receiver that are in a bistatic arrangement with each other can be deployed in a climate-controlled compartment of a vehicle to reduce the exposure …

DRIVE·Oct 6·1 min read

G01S7/4813 AEYE, Inc.

ROTATING COMPACT LIGHT RANGING SYSTEM

DRIVE·Aug 25·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Ouster, Inc.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

An autonomous vehicle includes: a plurality of side laser radars respectively provided on a plurality of side portions of the autonomous vehicle, each of the plurality of side laser radars being parti…

DRIVE·Jun 23·1 min read

G01S7/4813 APOLLO INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING OF A LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM

A survey tool for determining position and orientation (P&O) thereof relative to a construction site is provided herein. The survey tool may include: a moveable platform wherein the moveable platform …

DRIVE·Jun 9·2 min read

G01S7/4813 LIGHTYX SYSTEMS LTD.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RETRACTABLE SENSOR OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A method of operating a vehicle having a roof-mounted sensor apparatus includes, by a retractable sensor, capturing data about an environment along a path on which the vehicle is traveling. The method…

DRIVE·May 12·2 min read

G01S7/4813 Argo AI, LLC

SENSOR APPARATUS WITH CLEANING

A sensor apparatus includes a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis and an air nozzle positioned at one end of the sensor window and shaped to direct airflow in a direction parallel to the axis a…

DRIVE·Mar 31·2 min read

G01S7/4813 Ford Global Technologies, LLC

CAMERA RING STRUCTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

DRIVE·Feb 3·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Waymo LLC

SENSOR POD ASSEMBLY

A sensor pod system includes one or more sensor pods with a plurality of sensors configured to collect data from an environment. A sensor pod may have an effective field of view created by individual …

DRIVE·Nov 4·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Zoox, Inc.

MODULAR SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES

In one embodiment, a modular sensor assembly configured for mounting on a vehicle includes a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors. The modular sensor assembly includes a coordinate frame b…

DRIVE·Sep 30·1 min read

G01S7/4813 Lyft, Inc.

VEHICLE WINDOW WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR MODULE

A vehicle window with an integrated sensor module, includes a pane main body having a cutout, a sensor module designed as a prefabricated assembly with a module housing, which forms a hollow space, in…

DRIVE·Sep 23·1 min read

G01S7/4813 SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE

ROTATING COMPACT LIGHT RANGING SYSTEM

A light ranging system including a shaft; a first circuit board assembly that includes a stator assembly comprising a plurality of stator elements arranged about the shaft on a surface of the first ci…

DRIVE·Sep 9·2 min read

G01S7/4813 Ouster, Inc.

ROTATING COMPACT LIGHT RANGING SYSTEM

DRIVE·Sep 9·2 min read

G01S7/4813 Ouster, Inc.