System for detecting an alignment of vehicle mounted sensors

A system for detecting an alignment of a sensor mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a vehicle windshield having the sensor mounted thereto at a predetermined location, wherein the sensor is configured to generate signals;
• at least one conductive strip having a first and a second end, wherein the conductive strip is attached to the sensor;
• and
• at least one conductive point mounted at the first and the second end and sandwiched between the windshield and the sensor, the conductive point being mounted to form an open circuit between the conductive strip and the sensor, wherein the open circuit is maintained so long as the sensor is mounted to the windshield at the predetermined location, the sensor generating signals indicating the alignment of the sensor with the predetermined location when the sensor is displaced from the predetermined location and the conductive point establishing a closed circuit with the conductive strip upon displacement of the sensor from the predetermined location.

A method of making a system for detecting an alignment of a sensor mounted on a vehicle windshield, the method comprising:

• attaching at least one sensor to the windshield at a predetermined location, wherein the sensor is configured to generate signals;
• attaching at least one conductive strip to the windshield, wherein the conductive strip has a first and a second end;
• and
• mounting at least one conductive point to the sensor at the first and the second end, wherein the conductive point is sandwiched between the windshield and the sensor, the conductive point being mounted to establish a closed circuit between the conductive strip and the sensor, wherein the closed circuit is maintained so long as the sensor is mounted to the windshield at the predetermined location, the sensor generating signals indicating the alignment of the sensor with the predetermined location when the sensor is displaced from the predetermined location and the conductive point establishing an open circuit with the conductive strip upon displacement of the sensor from the predetermined location.