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Placement structure for peripheral information detecting sensor, and self-driving vehicle

US10073178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 2016
Grant dateSep 11, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2036

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  • 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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