US 11,986,865 B2
Vehicle speed-based compressor control
Robert Dingli, Cupertino, CA (US); and Peter G. Diehl, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Pony AI Inc., Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by Pony AI Inc., Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,192.
Application 18/162,192 is a continuation of application No. 16/881,901, filed on May 22, 2020, granted, now 11,565,286.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173555 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B08B 13/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/66 (2006.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC B08B 5/02 (2013.01) [B08B 13/00 (2013.01); B60S 1/66 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more sensors;
nozzles configured to output fluid to clean the respective one or more sensors; and
a compressor configured to generate the fluid, the compressor being in fluid communication with the nozzles;
reservoirs disposed between the compressor and the nozzles, each of the reservoirs configured to store an amount of the fluid, and exit pressures being different at each of the respective nozzles;
a computing system comprising
one or more processors, wherein
the computing system is configured to perform:
determining a concentration of one or more foreign substances on or within a threshold distance of a sensor of the one or more sensors; and
selecting one of the reservoirs from which to expel a portion of the fluid based on the determined concentration of the one or more foreign substances.