Methods and apparatus to facilitate active protection of peripheral sensors
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSomak Datta Gupta, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Swadad A. Carremm
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSomak Datta Gupta, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Swadad A. Carremm
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Method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating active protection of peripheral sensors. An example vehicle includes a sensor and a sensor protector. The example sensor protector is configured to, responsive to a vehicle collision, obtain diagnostic information from the sensor. The example sensor protector is also configured to determine whether to move the sensor from a first position to a second position based on the diagnostic information. The example sensor protector is also configured to cause the sensor to from the first position to the second position based on the determination.
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An apparatus comprising:
The apparatus of 15, wherein the housing includes a first electrical contact, the sensor includes a second electrical contact, and wherein the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are aligned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.