US 12,077,024 B2
Angle and orientation measurements for vehicles with multiple drivable sections
Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Hassan Wahba, Tucson, AZ (US); Juexiao Ning, Tucson, AZ (US); and Xiaoling Han, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/328,912.
Application 18/328,912 is a continuation of application No. 17/346,567, filed on Jun. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,701,931.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/040,662, filed on Jun. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311596 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B60D 1/01 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 1/245 (2013.01) [B60D 1/015 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 53/0871 (2013.01); B62D 15/023 (2013.01); B62D 53/0842 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for a driving related measurement, comprising:
a connector located towards a rear region of a vehicle; and
a measurement apparatus assembly that is accessible through a hole in the connector, wherein the measurement apparatus assembly includes:
a housing comprising a first surface located towards a top region of the housing, a second surface located towards a bottom region of the housing, and a side surface extending between the first surface and the second surface,
wherein the first surface and the second surface extend at least up to a perimeter of the side surface on the top region and the bottom region, respectively;
a measurement device located in the housing and comprising a rotatable shaft that extends towards a first hole in the first surface,
wherein a top of the rotatable shaft is coupled to one or more magnets that are located above the first hole in the first surface,
wherein the measurement device is configured to provide an electrical signal that indicates an angle corresponding to an extent of a rotational movement of the rotatable shaft, and
wherein the measurement device is configured to provide another electrical signal that indicates an orientation corresponding to a direction of the rotational movement of the rotatable shaft; and
a cable connected to the measurement device, wherein the measurement device and at least some portion of the cable is movable towards the first surface of the housing.