US 12,466,321 B2
Sensor assembly with lidar for autonomous vehicles
Donald Burnette, Mountain View, CA (US); Court Hinricher, Mountain View, CA (US); Jay Kuvelker, Mountain View, CA (US); Andreas Wendel, Mountain View, CA (US); John Zinn, Mountain View, CA (US); and Laura Shane, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/977,475.
Application 17/977,475 is a continuation of application No. 17/435,368, previously published as PCT/US2020/020450, filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/812,779, filed on Mar. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0051375 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G03B 37/04 (2021.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 1/12 (2013.01) [B60R 1/0605 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G03B 37/04 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B60R 2001/1223 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a sensor assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, the sensor assembly comprising:
a housing having a forward facing side and a rear facing side;
one or more lidars coupled to the housing; and
a side view mirror coupled to the rear facing side of the housing; and
an arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the arm configured to couple to the autonomous vehicle and the distal end of the arm configured to couple to the sensor assembly,
wherein said sensor assembly has a natural frequency between 20 Hz and 200 Hz, and
wherein a distance from a proximal end of the arm to a distal end of the housing is from about 300 mm to about 650 mm.