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US 11,898,879 B2Granted
Sensor-cluster apparatus
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun Su Chun, Hee Chang Roh
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Abstract
A sensor-cluster apparatus includes: sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors including one or more kinds of sensors; a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted; a case on which the body member is fixed, the case including: an inner space in which the body member is mounted; and an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors are exposed through the opening; and a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case, wherein, the sensors are configured to be detached from the body member through the opening of the case with the body member fixed to the case.
Claims13
A sensor-cluster apparatus comprising:
- sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors comprising one or more kinds of sensors;
- a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted;
- a case that is fixed to the body member, the case comprising:
- an inner space in which the body member is disposed;
- and
- an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors being exposed through the opening;
- and
- a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case,
- wherein the sensors comprise:
- a camera sensor configured to recognize an object in a visible region;
- a lidar sensor configured to map a distance from an object by emitting an optical pulse and detecting a carrier signal reflected from the object;
- and
- a radar sensor configured to map a distance from the object by emitting electromagnetic waves and detecting the carrier signal reflected from the object,
- wherein each of the camera sensor, the lidar sensor, and the radar sensor is screw-coupled to the body member.
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A sensor-cluster apparatus comprising:
- sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors comprising one or more kinds of sensors;
- a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted;
- a case that is fixed to the body member, the case comprising:
- an inner space in which the body member is disposed;
- and
- an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors being exposed through the opening;
- and
- a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case,
- wherein the sensors comprise:
- a camera sensor configured to recognize an object in a visible region;
- an infrared sensor being configured to recognize an object in an infrared region;
- a lidar sensor configured to map a distance from an object by emitting an optical pulse and detecting a carrier signal reflected from the object;
- and
- a radar sensor configured to map a distance from the object by emitting electromagnetic waves and detecting the carrier signal reflected from the object,
- wherein each of the camera sensor, the infrared sensor, the lidar sensor, and the radar sensor comprises a flange disposed between both distal ends, the flange having increased diameter,
- wherein one distal end of each of the camera sensor, the infrared sensor, the lidar sensor, and the radar sensor is inserted into a mounting groove defined in the body member, and
- wherein the sensor-cluster apparatus further comprises a coupling bolt coupled to the body member passing through the flange and fixed to the body member.
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A sensor-cluster apparatus comprising:
- sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors comprising one or more kinds of sensors;
- a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted;
- a case that is fixed to the body member, the case comprising:
- an inner space in which the body member is disposed;
- and
- an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors being exposed through the opening;
- and
- a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case,
- wherein the sensors comprise:
- a camera sensor configured to recognize an object in a visible region;
- an infrared sensor being configured to recognize an object in an infrared region;
- a lidar sensor configured to map a distance from an object by emitting an optical pulse and detecting a carrier signal reflected from the object;
- and
- a radar sensor configured to map a distance from the object by emitting electromagnetic waves and detecting the carrier signal reflected from the object,
- wherein the cover comprises a material through which infrared rays, visible light, optical pulses, and electromagnetic waves are transmittable,
- wherein the cover is configured to open and close the opening by a sliding device, and
- the sliding device comprises:
- a motor configured to axially rotate a rotation shaft;
- a gear assembly configured to convert rotation movement of the rotation shaft into sliding movement;
- and
- a slidable part coupled to the cover, the slidable part configured to slide by the gear assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.