CPC G01D 11/245 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00271 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); B60H 2001/003 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0085 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A sensor assembly comprising:
a base;
a sensor body mounted to the base and rotatable around an axis relative to the base;
a sensor window fixed relative to the sensor body;
a sensing apparatus inside the sensor body and having a field of view through the sensor window;
a vapor chamber fixed relative to the sensor body, spaced radially outward from the sensor body relative to the axis, and having a curved shape extending circumferentially around the axis, wherein the vapor chamber is a chamber enclosing a working fluid and is configured to transfer heat via evaporation and condensation of the working fluid within the vapor chamber; and
a heat pipe extending from the sensor body to the vapor chamber.
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