Surface cleaning system to clean lidar sensor of an autonomous vehicle
US12099147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2007/4977
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vehicle having a Lidar system includes a cleaning apparatus that performs a method of cleaning the Lidar system. The cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle for spraying a gas onto a window of the Lidar, a pump for controlling a flow of the gas through the nozzle, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the pump to control the flow of the gas through the nozzle at a variable flow rate.
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