US 12,007,762 B2
Adjustable height sensor roof
Praveen Varma Penmetsa, Newark, CA (US); Zachary Meyer Omohundro, Hermosa Beach, CA (US); Christopher Travis Whitney, Palo Alto, CA (US); Rama Venkata Surya Kumar Varma Bhupatiraju, Fremont, CA (US); Mizbauddin Mohammed, Fremont, CA (US); and Bhargav Ramakrishna Reddy, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Zimeno Inc., Livermore, CA (US)
Filed by Zimeno, Inc., Livermore, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,966.
Application 18/074,966 is a continuation of application No. 17/149,907, filed on Jan. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,543,815.
Application 17/149,907 is a continuation of application No. 17/114,231, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,567,492.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/964,583, filed on Jan. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/962,752, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0094055 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/28 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 1/46 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G06F 16/40 (2019.01); G06N 3/042 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0016 (2013.01) [B60K 17/28 (2013.01); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); B60Q 1/46 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 5/001 (2013.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G05D 1/0038 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/0223 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G06F 16/40 (2019.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G06N 3/042 (2023.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
ground motive members supporting the chassis;
a seat;
an operator cab comprising a roof over and above the seat;
a height adjustable support supporting the roof;
a sensor supported by the roof to sense structural surroundings about the vehicle; and
an actuator for selectively raising and lowering the roof based upon the sensed structural surroundings,
wherein the sensor comprises a camera and wherein the vehicle comprises a controller, the controller configured to output control signals causing the actuator to move the roof and the supported camera between a first height and a second height different than the first height, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the camera to capture a first image with the camera at the first height and a second image with the camera at the second height.