US 11,953,623 B2
Sensor pod assembly
Derek Adams, Santa Clara, CA (US); Daniel Glenn Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US); Christopher William Labadie, San Francisco, CA (US); Ryan McMichael, Mountain View, CA (US); Daniel Miller, San Jose, CA (US); Peter Thomas Mitros, San Carlos, CA (US); Anubhav Thakur, San Francisco, CA (US); Joseph Patrick Warga, San Francisco, CA (US); and Austin In-Jei Yi, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/864,082.
Prior Publication US 2021/0341583 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G01S 7/481 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/48 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)
CPC G01S 7/4813 (2013.01) [B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 16/0207 (2013.01); B60S 1/48 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A system comprising:
a frame comprising a mounting interface removably coupling the system to a mounting arm of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
a body having four quadrants, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first longitudinal end, and a second longitudinal end; and
multiple sensor pods including a first sensor pod, a second sensor pod, a third sensor pod, and a fourth sensor pod, wherein:
the first sensor pod is disposed at a first quadrant of the vehicle at the first lateral side and the first longitudinal end;
the second sensor pod is disposed at a second quadrant of the vehicle at the second lateral side and the first longitudinal end;
the third sensor pod is disposed at a third quadrant of the vehicle at the first lateral side and the second longitudinal end; and
the fourth sensor pod is disposed at a fourth quadrant of the vehicle at the second lateral side and the second longitudinal end; and
a sensor pod of the multiple sensor pods coupled to the vehicle through a mounting arm, the sensor pod comprising:
a first sensor removably mounted to a first location of the frame, the first sensor having a first field of view;
a second sensor having a second field of view, mounted to a second location of the frame, wherein at least a portion of the first field of view overlaps with at least a portion of the second field of view, the second location disposed substantially opposite the mounting arm;
a third sensor having a third field of view, mounted to a third location of the frame, wherein at least a portion of the second field of view overlaps with at least a portion of the third field of view; and
a fourth sensor removably mounted to a fourth location of the frame, the fourth sensor having a fourth field of view, wherein at least a portion of the first field of view, a portion of the second field of view, and a portion of the third field of view overlaps with at least a portion of the fourth field of view.