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Systems and methods for cleaning surfaces of vehicle optical sensors or signal transmission surfaces

A visual sensor, sensor technology, used in vehicle cleaning, vehicle maintenance, vehicle parts and other directions

Pending Publication Date: 2021-07-23
ACTASYS INC
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[0027] Typically, such actuators are used as a means of improving airflow around blunt body shapes (airfoils, airfoils, rotor blades, vehicle spoilers, building parapets, etc.) and are not used as stand-alone devices

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[0082] First refer to figure 1 , shows a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the sensor cleaning system 100 of the present invention. The sensor cleaning system 100 (SCS) is composed of an electronics power supply unit 101 (EPSU), a cleaning electronics control unit 102 (CECU) and a sensor cleaning unit 103 (SCU). EPSU 101 and CECU 102 respectively provide power and signals to SCU 103 to clean transmission surface 104 of vision sensor 105 (VS).

[0083] For example, in a preferred embodiment in which the SCS 100 receives input from the CECU 102 indicating that cleaning of the transport surface 104 needs to begin, the EPSU adjusts the amount of power sent to the SCU 103 . CECU 102 determines what type of signal to output based on input it receives from a vehicle electronic control unit (VECU) (not shown) or a VS electronic control unit (VSECU) (not shown).

[0084] To illustrate implementation of an embodiment, in one example, a vehicle is moving at 50 mph on a highway dur...

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Systems and methods for cleaning transmission surfaces for optical and sensor surfaces in order to maintain optimal performance under a variety of weather and environmental conditions using synthetic jet actuators. The actuators can emit a jet of water or air depending on environmental conditions and the waveform, frequency, amplitude of the actuator can be adjusted based on particle characteristics and transmission signal quality in order to better clean the surfaces.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit and priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 711,037, filed July 27, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for preventing transmission losses of radio and light across transmission surfaces due to environmental conditions, and more particularly to the use of one or more actuators to generate jets of air and / or liquid to clean surface and remove any particles and environmental contaminants that have accumulated on the conveying surface. Background technique [0004] In recent decades, the use of light and radio waves has made significant progress in countless applications aimed at enhancing human activities, such as sensing objects around vehicles using various types of sensors, harvesting solar energy using photovoltaic panels, and using large perimeter Th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60S1/56B05B9/04B60R11/04B60S1/08B60S1/46
CPCB60S1/56G02B27/0006B05B12/12B05B9/002B05B17/0607B05B17/0669B05B17/0676B05B1/04Y02E10/50B60S1/485F24S40/20H02S50/00H02S40/10H02S40/12B60S1/54B60S1/526B60S1/0818B05B1/26B60S1/548
Inventor D·梅尼科维奇A·J·米卡劳斯卡斯三世
Owner ACTASYS INC