# US 2021/0276494 A1 · Perception system lidar and camera bracket > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0276494 A1 - Document ID: US20210276494A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/810,147 - Filed: 2020-03-05 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-05 - Assignees: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. - Applicants: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. - Inventors: Todd A. Impola; Timothy M. O'Donnell; Jacob J. McAlpine; John L. Marsolek - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276494A1 ## CPC - B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle - B60R 11/00: Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for - E01C 19/004: {Devices for guiding or controlling the machines along a predetermined path (for graders or bulldozers E02F3/841; for other soil-shifting machines E02F9/2045)} - E01C 19/26: self-propelled or fitted to road vehicles ({E01C19/231, E01C19/235} , E01C19/27 - E01C19/29 take precedence) - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - F16P 3/144: {using light grids} - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - B60R 2011/004: {outside the vehicle} - B60R 2011/0049: {for non integrated articles} - B60R 2011/0052: {using screws, bolts, rivets or the like} - B62D 65/00: Designing, manufacturing, e.g. assembling, facilitating disassembly, or structurally modifying motor vehicles or trailers, not otherwise provided for - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - E01C: CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR (forming roads or like surfaces by compacting or grading snow or ice E01H) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - F16P: SAFETY DEVICES IN GENERAL; {SAFETY DEVICES FOR PRESSES} - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A soil compactor machine can include: a machine frame; at least one cylindrical roller drum rotatably coupled to the machine frame and rotatable about a drum axis oriented generally transverse to a direction of travel of the compactor machine; a plurality of sensors mounting locations on the machine frame for mounting one or more lidar sensors and cameras; and a plurality of brackets, wherein, one of each of the plurality of brackets is positioned at each of the sensor mounting locations for mounting the lidar sensors and the cameras, wherein the bracket at each of the sensor mounting locations has a similar design as the other of the plurality of brackets. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A soil compactor machine comprising: a machine frame; at least one cylindrical roller drum rotatably coupled to the machine frame and rotatable about a drum axis oriented generally transverse to a direction of travel of the compactor machine; a plurality of sensors mounting locations on the machine frame for mounting one or more lidar sensors and cameras; and a plurality of brackets, wherein, one of each of the plurality of brackets is positioned at each of the sensor mounting locations for mounting the lidar sensors and the cameras, wherein the bracket at each of the sensor mounting locations has a similar design as the other of the plurality of brackets. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The compactor machine of claim 1, wherein bracket include a central hole for a power line for the cameras. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The compactor machine of claim 1, wherein the bracket is angled and can be mounted in a first position for use with only a camera and can be mounted in a second, opposite position for use with both a lidar sensor and a camera. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The compactor machine of claim 1, wherein the bracket includes a first portion and a second portion angled relative to the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a lidar sensor mounting section and a central hole, and the second portion further includes a camera mounting section configured such that the camera can be mounted to either side of the second portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The compactor machine of claim 4, wherein the camera mounting section includes a pair of arms extending from the second portion such that camera is positioned between the arms. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The compactor machine of claim 5, wherein if the camera is located on a first side of the second portion, the camera is positioned such that the power line can come through the central hole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The compactor machine of claim 5, wherein if the camera is located on a second side of the second portion, the lidar sensor is mounted on a first side of the second portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The compactor machine of claim 4, wherein the first portion includes mounting bolt apertures. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The compactor machine of claim 4, wherein the lidar sensor is mounted over the central hole. ### Claim 10 A sensor bracket for a compactor machine comprising: a first portion; and a second portion angled relative to the first portion; wherein the second portion includes a lidar sensor mounting section and a central hole, and the second portion further includes a camera mounting section configured such that the camera can be mounted to either side of the second portion such that the bracket can be mounted in a first position for use with only a camera and can be mounted in a second, opposite position for use with both a lidar sensor and a camera. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The sensor bracket of claim 10, wherein bracket includes the central hole for a power line for the camera. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The sensor bracket of claim 10, wherein the bracket is configured to be mounted to a roof of the compactor machine. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The sensor bracket of claim 10, wherein the camera mounting section includes a pair of arms extending from the second portion such that camera is positioned between the arms. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The sensor bracket of claim 13, wherein if the camera is located on a first side of the second portion, the camera is positioned such that the power line can come through the central hole. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The sensor bracket of claim 13, wherein if the camera is located on a second side of the second portion, the lidar sensor is mounted on a first side of the second portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The sensor bracket of claim 10, wherein the first portion includes mounting bolt apertures. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The sensor bracket of claim 10, wherein the lidar sensor is mounted over the central hole. ### Claim 18 A method of mounting one or more lidar sensor and cameras to a compactor machine, the method comprising: providing a common angle bracket configured to mount both cameras and lidars sensors to different locations on a roof of the soil compactor; wherein, if a camera only is needed, mounting the bracket such that a first side of the bracket is adjacent the roof and the camera is mounted to the first side; and if both a camera and a lidar sensor are needed, mounting the bracket such that a second side of the bracket is adjacent the roof and the camera is mounted to the second side of the bracket and the lidar sensor is mounted to the first side of the bracket. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the bracket includes a first portion, and a second portion angled relative to the first portion; wherein the second portion includes a lidar sensor mounting section and a central hole, and the second portion further includes a camera mounting section configured such that the camera can be mounted to either side of the second portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the bracket is configured to be mounted to a roof of the compactor machine.