Multiple side component mount on casting for sensor packaging
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTaiga MARUKAWA, Gilberto LARRACHE-IRIZARRY, Douglas M. DAFLER, Patrick J. ELLISON, Kosaku TOMOZAWA, Keiichiro TSUJI, Takashi NAKANO, Anthony John LEANZA
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle and related method include, at each corner of the vehicle, a sensor module including a cast frame configured to mount on a corner component of the vehicle, and a plurality of sensors mounted on the cast frame. The plurality of sensors are configured to sense an environment around the autonomous vehicle and to communicate data about the environment to a navigation system of the autonomous vehicle for navigating the autonomous vehicle.
Claims20
An autonomous vehicle sensor module comprising:
- a cast frame configured to mount on a corner of an autonomous vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of sensors mounted on the cast frame, the plurality of sensors being configured to sense an environment around the autonomous vehicle and to communicate data about the environment to a navigation system of the autonomous vehicle for navigating the autonomous vehicle.
An autonomous vehicle including, at each corner, a sensor module, the sensor module comprising:
- a cast frame mounted on a corner component of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of sensors mounted on the cast frame, the plurality of sensors sensing an environment around the autonomous vehicle and communicating data about the environment to a navigation system of the autonomous vehicle;
- wherein the navigation system navigates the autonomous vehicle based on the data.
A method of operating an autonomous vehicle comprising:
- providing, at each corner the autonomous vehicle, a sensor module including a cast frame mounted on a corner component of the autonomous vehicle, and a plurality of sensors mounted on an inboard side and an outboard side of the cast frame, the plurality of sensors including a lidar, a near field sensor, a radar, a camera, and a SPAM;
- sensing, with the plurality of sensors, an environment around the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is operating;
- communicating data about the environment from the plurality of sensors to a navigation system of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- navigating the autonomous vehicle based on the data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.