Device and method for mounting a sensor on a surface
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsQuinn Roels, Timothy Atkinson
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Abstract
A sensor mounting device and method to accurately mount a sensor to a test asset for data collection and component validation, the sensor mounting device including a leveling plate equipped with a level indicator, an alignment shelf adapted to constrain the movement of a sensor and hold the sensor level relative to the level indicator, and various protruding structures for aligning the mounting device with the test asset. The sensor mounting device may further include a base structure to support the leveling plate and allow a user to adjust the vertical position of the sensor to be mounted. The base structure may include a plurality of spanning members on which the leveling plate is mounted as to allow the leveling plate to be adjusted vertically.
Claims19
A sensor mounting device for mounting a sensor on a surface of a monitored structure, comprising:
- a leveling plate having a rear face adapted to be disposed facing towards the surface of the monitored structure and a front face adapted to be disposed facing along or away from the surface of the monitored structure;
- an alignment shelf coupled to the rear face of the leveling plate and adapted to retain the sensor during mounting to the surface of the monitored structure;
- a level indicator coupled to the leveling plate and visible from the front face of the leveling plate;
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- a plunger assembly coupled to the leveling plate and operable for extending the sensor from the rear face of the leveling plate towards the surface of the monitored structure along the alignment shelf, wherein the plunger assembly is actuatable from other than the rear face of the leveling plate.
A method for mounting a sensor on a surface of a monitored structure, comprising:
- coupling the sensor to a sensor mounting device comprising a level indicator in a constrained alignment;
- disposing the sensor mounting device adjacent to the surface of the monitored structure with the level indicator indicating that the sensor mounting device is level in at least one axis with respect to the surface of the monitored structure;
- extending the sensor from the sensor mounting device towards the surface of the monitored structure a using a plunger assembly coupled to the sensor mounting device;
- affixing the sensor to the surface of the monitored structure;
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- withdrawing the sensor mounting device while leaving the sensor affixed to the surface of the monitored structure.
A sensor mounting device for mounting a sensor on a surface of a monitored structure, comprising:
- a leveling plate having a rear face adapted to be disposed facing towards the surface of the monitored structure and a front face adapted to be disposed facing along or away from the surface of the monitored structure;
- an alignment shelf coupled to the rear face of the leveling plate and adapted to retain the sensor during mounting to the surface of the monitored structure;
- a level indicator coupled to the leveling plate and visible from the front face of the leveling plate;
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- a plunger assembly coupled to the leveling plate and operable for extending the sensor from the rear face of the leveling plate towards the surface of the monitored structure along the alignment shelf, wherein the plunger assembly is actuatable from other than the rear face of the leveling plate;
- wherein the alignment shelf and the leveling plate are collectively adapted to constrain movement of the sensor with respect to the leveling plate in at least one direction along each of three orthogonal axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.