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US 2022/0191604 A1Published application
Microphone Module
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorsChoon Ping Chng, Cheng-Han Wu, Jun Hou, Xuan Zhong
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Abstract
A sensor module comprising a housing defining an internal cavity, the housing including an aperture, at least one microphone positioned in the internal cavity spaced from the aperture, a first barrier proximate the aperture, and a second barrier positioned between the at least one microphone and the first barrier.
Claims20
A sensor module comprising:
- a housing defining an internal cavity, the housing including an aperture;
- at least one microphone positioned in the internal cavity spaced from the aperture;
- a first barrier proximate the aperture, wherein the first barrier includes a plurality of perforations;
- and
- a second barrier positioned between the at least one microphone and the first barrier, wherein the second barrier is less permeable than the first barrier.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a microphone module including:
- a housing defining an internal cavity, the housing including an aperture;
- at least one microphone positioned in the internal cavity spaced from the aperture;
- a first barrier proximate the aperture, wherein the first barrier includes a plurality of perforations;
- and
- a second barrier positioned between the at least one microphone and the first barrier, wherein the second barrier is less permeable than the first barrier;
- and
- a control system communicably coupled to the microphone module to receive audio data from the at least one microphone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.