Sensor cluster device and vehicle including the same
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun Su Chun, Hee Chang Roh
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Abstract
A sensor cluster device including a radar sensor configured to emit electromagnetic waves onto an object and receive the electromagnetic waves reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a lidar sensor configured to emit laser beams onto the object and receive the laser beams reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a camera sensor configured to capture an image of surroundings of the object and acquire information from the captured image, and an infrared sensor configured to detect heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to acquire the object and the peripheral objects.
Claims17
A sensor cluster device comprising:
- a radar sensor configured to acquire information concerning an object by emitting electromagnetic waves onto an object and receiving the electromagnetic waves reflected from the object;
- a lidar sensor configured to acquire information concerning an object by emitting laser beams onto the object and receiving the laser beams reflected from the object;
- a camera sensor configured to capture an image of surroundings of the object;
- an infrared sensor configured to detect heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to observe the object and the peripheral objects;
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- a body member on which the radar sensor, the lidar sensor, the camera sensor, and the infrared sensor are installed,
- wherein the body member comprises:
- a body block;
- a lower block provided on a lower portion of one surface of the body block and in which the radar sensor and the lidar sensor are installed;
- and
- an upper block provided on an upper portion of the one surface of the body block and in which the camera sensor and the infrared sensor are installed.
A vehicle comprising:
- four sensor cluster devices, each of the sensor cluster devices comprising:
- a radar sensor configured to acquire information concerning an object by emitting electromagnetic waves onto an object and receiving the electromagnetic waves reflected from the object;
- a lidar sensor configured to acquire information concerning an object by emitting laser beams onto the object and receiving the laser beams reflected from the object;
- a camera sensor configured to capture an image of surroundings of the object;
- and
- an infrared sensor configured to detect heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to observe the object and the peripheral objects;
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- a vehicle body on which the four sensor cluster devices are installed,
- wherein the four sensor cluster devices are installed on a top surface of the vehicle body so as to be directed toward front, rear, left, and right sides, or installed in both front lateral portions and both rear lateral portions of the vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.