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A sensor and mounting seat technology, applied in the field of sensor devices, can solve problems such as difficulty in sensor alignment

Pending Publication Date: 2017-07-11
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Therefore, the alignment of the sensor is often difficult

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[0045] Sensors in a vehicle such as an autonomous vehicle may require specific alignment with the vehicle body. Aligning sensors can be difficult and expensive. By prefabricating the assembly with pre-calibrated sensors that fit into the vehicle roof mounts, the sensors can be easily installed and aligned with the vehicle body. Assemblies typically limit some of this variability in sensor location and / or orientation. The assembly can be configured to fit within existing vehicle roof mounts, allowing retrofitting of current vehicles and easier installation into new vehicles.

[0046] figure 1 Exemplary system 10 is shown in a vehicle 50 . System 10 includes sensor frame 12 having sensor 14 , structural positioning elements 16 , support rails 18 , sensor mounts 26 and module positioners 28 . The system 10 also includes a roof mount 20 having a datum structure 22 and a cavity 24 . System 10 is configured to align sensor 14 with vehicle body 52 .

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A vehicle roof mount includes at least one datum feature. The datum feature is provided according to at least one datum. The at least one datum is determined according to a specified orientation of a sensor included in a sensor frame. The sensor frame is mateable to the roof mount.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a sensor device. Background technique [0002] Vehicles include sensors that support various operations. Often, for accuracy and / or proper functioning, the sensors must be aligned in a particular orientation. For example, vehicle sensors typically depend on predetermined positions and / or orientations, such as one or more angles relative to horizontal and / or vertical axes, positions on the vehicle and / or relative to vehicle components, such as distance from a bumper , pillars, roofline, waistline distance, etc. Due to variability in sensor assembly and / or component tolerances, the location of the sensor may vary during routine manufacturing and assembly. For example, a sensor may require a specific position relative to a 3-dimensional axial coordinate (e.g., X, Y, and Z axes) and an orientation at three angles (e.g., θ, φ, ψ) relative to the axis, i.e., there are 6 degrees of freedom. A vehicle includes several components, ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01D11/30
CPCG01D11/30B62D25/06G01S2013/9323G01S2013/93273B60R9/04B60R11/00B60R2011/0028
Inventor 科雷·韦斯利·马朗维尔道格·斯科特·罗德里克·H·怀科夫兰德尔·亨利·维桑泰内
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC