Air knife for sensor clearing
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorPeter Craig Lombrozo
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Abstract
This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife, a sensor cover, and a sensor motor. The sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. The sensor motor may be used to rotate the sensor cover. The air knife may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris by providing a pressurized stream of fluid against the sensor cover as the sensor motor rotates the sensor cover.
Claims20
A system for clearing sensors, the system comprising:
- an air knife;
- a sensor cover, wherein the sensor cover is configured to house one or more sensors;
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- a sensor motor for rotating the sensor cover,
- wherein the air knife is configured to clear the sensor cover of debris by providing a pressurized stream of fluid against the sensor cover as the sensor motor rotates the sensor cover.
The system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of shelves are contoured such that the pressurized fluid stream exits the plurality of shelves with a major velocity component angled downward relative to the face of the air knife.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.