Using behavior of objects to infer changes in a driving environment
US-9600768-B1 · Mar 21, 2017 · US
Sensor apparatus
US10046713B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10046713-B2 |
| Application number | US-201614986841-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Publication date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
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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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The invention claimed is: 1. An assembly, comprising: a vehicle roof mount including a plurality of first physical structures, each first physical structure provided according to a respective specified location on the vehicle roof mount; a sensor frame mateable to the vehicle roof mount including a plurality of second physical structures, each second physical structure of the sensor frame mateable to a respective one of the first physical structures of the vehicle roof mount, and a sensor; wherein each specified location is determined to preserve a predetermined orientation of the sensor with respect to a vehicle body when the first physical structures are mated with the second physical structures. 2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second physical structures are arranged to position the sensor frame on the roof mount and to constrain one or more degrees of freedom. 3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor frame includes a sensor mount, and the sensor mount includes a first physical structure disposed on the sensor mount, and the sensor includes a second physical structure, the first physical structure of the sensor mount provided to preserve a specified orientation of the sensor with respect to the sensor mount when the first physical structure is mated with the second physical structure. 4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor frame is arranged to top-load into the roof mount. 5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor frame is arranged to bottom-load into the roof mount. 6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the roof mount further includes a cavity, and the sensor frame is fittable within the cavity. 7. The assembly of claim 1 , the sensor frame further comprising at least one module location. 8. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the module location is arranged to receive at least one of a thermal management interface and a wiring harness. 9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is at least one of radar, lidar, and a vision system. 10. A vehicle roof, comprising: a roof mount including a plurality of first physical structures, each first physical structure provided according to a respective specified location on the vehicle roof mount; a sensor frame including at least one sensor mount; a plurality of second physical structures disposed on the sensor frame, each second physical structure of the sensor frame mateable to a respective one of the first physical structures of the roof mount; and at least one sensor supported by the sensor mount; wherein each specified location is determined to preserve a specified orientation of the sensor with respect to a vehicle body when the first physical structures are mated with the second physical structures. 11. The roof of claim 10 , wherein the sensor frame is arranged to top-load into the roof mount. 12. The roof of claim 10 , wherein the sensor frame is arranged to bottom-load into the roof mount. 13. The roof of claim 10 , wherein the sensor frame further includes at least one module location arranged to receive at least one of a thermal management interface and a wiring harness. 14. The roof of claim 10 , wherein the roof frame further includes a cavity, and the sensor mount is fittable within the cavity.
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on the top of the vehicles · CPC title
Alternative operation using light waves · CPC title
- G01D11/30Primary
Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments · CPC title
Ceiling, e.g. roof rails · CPC title
- B60R11/00Primary
Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title
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- What does patent US10046713B2 cover?
- 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.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ford Global Tech Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01D11/30. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 14 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).