Placement structure for peripheral information detecting sensor, and self-driving vehicle
US10073178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93276
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor placement structure has: a vehicle skeleton member of a vehicle, the vehicle skeleton member having a hollow cross-section; a peripheral information detecting sensor that is mounted to a vehicle outer side of the vehicle skeleton member, the peripheral information detecting sensor having a detecting section that detects information about a periphery of the vehicle; and a cover that covers the peripheral information detecting sensor from a vehicle outer side of the peripheral information detecting sensor, the cover being composed of a material that is transmissive of a detection medium that is detected by the detecting section.
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