Sensor system with integrated convection heating

    公开(公告)号:US12284727B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-22

    申请号:US17503191

    申请日:2021-10-15

    Applicant: Zoox, Inc.

    Abstract: A system and method to defog and/or defrost a sealed sensor system housing window to improve transmission of an electromagnetic wave through the housing window. The system includes at least a heater provided in a sealed sensor system housing to emit heat into the housing. The heat is then distributed via convection promoted by a moving component of the sensor system, a fan, or a combination of both. Additionally or alternatively, heat may be transferred to the housing window via conduction. A controller can be configured to activate or deactivate the heater based on a determined or predicted state.

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