Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Camera ring structure for autonomous vehicles
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Application No.: US18082791Application Date: 2022-12-16
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Publication No.: US11762063B2Publication Date: 2023-09-19
- Inventor: Kimberly Geneva Toth , Brendan Hermalyn , Shane Mcguire , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Jeremy Dittmer , Andreas Wendel
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Botus Churchill IP Law LLP
- Main IPC: B60R11/04
- IPC: B60R11/04 ; G01S7/481 ; G05D1/02 ; G05D1/00 ; H04N23/51

Abstract:
The technology relates to autonomous vehicles that use a perception system to detect objects and features in the vehicle's surroundings. A camera assembly having a ling-type structure is provided that gives the perception system an overall 360° field of view around the vehicle. Image sensors are arranged in camera modules around the assembly to provide a seamless panoramic field of view. One subsystem has multiple pairs of image sensors positioned to provide the overall 360° field of view, while another subsystem provides a set of image sensors generally facing toward the front of the vehicle to provide enhanced object identification. The camera assembly may be arranged in a housing located on top of the vehicle. The housing may include other sensors such as LIDAR and radar. The assembly includes a chassis and top and base plates, which may provide EMI protection from other sensors disposed in the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230125032A1 CAMERA RING STRUCTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2023-04-20
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