Compliant camera mounting

A method for assembling a system, the method comprising:

• positioning a plurality of compliant structures between a body of a camera device and a mounting surface of a vehicle, wherein each compliant structure comprises an O-ring, a spring, or a Belleville washer, wherein the camera device is configured to capture images of an environment of the vehicle, and wherein the camera device comprises an optical lens that defines an optical axis of the camera device;
• and
• attaching the camera device to the mounting surface of the vehicle by way of a plurality of mechanical fasteners, each mechanical fastener having:
• a first end,
• a second end coupled to the mounting surface of the vehicle, and
• a shaft that connects the first end to the second end, wherein the shaft has a primary axis parallel to the optical axis, and wherein the shaft extends through an opening of the body of the camera device such that the body of the camera device is able to move through a primary range of motion in a direction along the primary axis and a restricted range of motion in directions perpendicular to the primary axis, wherein the primary range of motion is greater than the restricted range of motion, wherein a bushing surrounds the opening through which the shaft extends, and wherein each of the plurality of compliant structures is associated with a respective mechanical fastener and is configured to change shape in response to motion of the body of the camera device along the primary axis of the respective mechanical fastener.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a mounting surface of a vehicle, vibrations experienced by the vehicle, wherein the mounting surface of the vehicle is attached to a body of a camera device by way of a plurality of mechanical fasteners, each mechanical fastener having:
• a first end,
• a second end coupled to the mounting surface of the vehicle, and
• a shaft that connects the first end to the second end, wherein the shaft has a primary axis parallel to an optical axis of the camera device, and wherein the shaft extends through an opening of the body of the camera device such that the body of the camera device is able to move through a primary range of motion in a direction along the primary axis and a restricted range of motion in directions perpendicular to the primary axis, wherein the primary range of motion is greater than the restricted range of motion, and wherein a bushing surrounds the opening through which the shaft extends;
• transferring, from the mounting surface of the vehicle to the camera device, the vibrations experienced by the vehicle, wherein a plurality of compliant structures are positioned between the body of the camera device and the mounting surface of the vehicle, wherein each compliant structure comprises an O-ring, a spring, or a Belleville washer, and wherein each compliant structure is associated with a respective mechanical fastener and configured to change shape in response to motion of the body of the camera device along the primary axis of the respective mechanical fastener;
• and
• attenuating, by way of the plurality of compliant structures, the vibrations experienced by the vehicle such that vibrations experienced by the camera device has a lesser magnitude than the vibrations experienced by the vehicle.