SENSOR CLEANING MECHANISM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A sensor cleaning mechanism is provided herein. At least one sensor is configured to observe a condition associated with a vehicle. A housing is configured to be mounted on the vehicle. The housing includes a window surface configured to be disposed substantially within a field of view of the at lea...

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Main Authors Mackintosh, Ryan Tyler, Penniman, Joseph, Kardassakis, Peter Jon, Zhuang, Yuzhou Lucy
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.06.2021
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A sensor cleaning mechanism is provided herein. At least one sensor is configured to observe a condition associated with a vehicle. A housing is configured to be mounted on the vehicle. The housing includes a window surface configured to be disposed substantially within a field of view of the at least one sensor. A fluid providing mechanism is configured to provide fluid to the window surface. An actuating mechanism is configured to rotate the housing about the at least one sensor at a first speed, thereby causing at least a portion of the fluid to be expelled from the window surface. The actuating mechanism also can be configured to change a speed of rotation of the housing to a second speed, which is greater than zero, in response to a determination that the window surface is substantially clear of the fluid.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017096152