A telescopic cleaning device for an optical sensor of a vehicle, including a support sheath, a sprayer body, a sprayer adapted to be movable in translation relative to the sprayer body, with the sprayer body being adapted to be inserted in translation into the sheath and adapted to be attached in…
A sensor cleaning control device and method are based on recognition of surrounding objects around a vehicle. The control device and method are applied to a vehicle and consider an object recognized in scattering areas where contamination occurs due to a fluid sprayed from a nozzle to clean…
A sensor cleaning system for an autonomous vehicle includes at least one sensor configured to generate a sensor signal. The at least one sensor includes at least one sensor lens. At least one reservoir for a fluid and at least one conduit fluidly coupled to the at least one reservoir and to at…
A method for cleaning a sensor, sensor cleaning system and an unmanned vehicle including the same is provided. The sensor cleaning system is included in the unmanned vehicle adapted to be designed for off-road driving and cleans a sensor in operation necessary for the driving of an unmanned…
Typically, when utilizing sensors or cameras for autonomous or remote-control operations in dirty environments, lenses are susceptible to dirt, dust, debris, and water collection on the lens that may lead to poor readings or visibility. Accordingly, an automatic condition-based lens cleaning…
A cleaning control method for a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a vehicle body, a cleaning system provided on the vehicle body, an air-cooling system provided on the vehicle body, and a camera provided outside the vehicle body. The cleaning control method includes: controlling the camera…
A sensor assembly mounted on a body panel of a vehicle comprises a sensor housing defining a chamber therein and a sensor housed inside the chamber and facing a vehicle-forward direction. The sensor assembly further comprises a garnish supported on the body panel and coupled to the sensor housing…
A housing assembly for one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. The housing assembly includes a protective cover to encompass the one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. The protective cover includes one or more removable window covers that are configured to be removed from the…
Methods, systems, and apparatus for an exterior vehicle camera cleaning system include an air inlet configured to be mounted to a vehicle and an air outlet in fluid communication with the air inlet. The air outlet may be configured to direct the flow of air toward an exterior vehicle camera lens to…
A light detection and ranging (LiDAR)-integrated spray nozzle includes: a LiDAR; a housing spaced apart from an outer peripheral surface of the LiDAR and including a guide groove and at least two flow path grooves formed therein; a nozzle cover configured to surround an upper surface of the housing…
Disclosed is a camera-integrated spray nozzle including a camera, a housing spaced apart from the camera, the housing including a first flow path configured to allow air to flow therethrough, a body inserted into the housing, the body including a second flow path configured to allow washer fluid to…
A cleaner (40) for cleaning a transmissive portion of a sensor including a light receiving unit that receives light from a detection target via the transmissive portion is not operated by a cleaner control unit (25) within a predetermined time after the drive of the cleaner (40) is complete. A dirt…
A cleaner system includes a cleaner including a nozzle having a jetting port for jetting a cleaning medium to a surface to be cleaned of a sensor mounted on a vehicle, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the cleaner. The nozzle is rotatable or slidingly movable in an operation…
A sensor cleaning system for a hydrogen vehicle includes hydrogen as fuel and includes a compression device configured to operate by a flow of the hydrogen, and one or more nozzles configured to spray a compressed fluid generated by the compression device onto a sensor.
A vehicle camera lens cleaning system includes a camera configured to be mounted to a vehicle and including a lens; an ultrasonic cleaning system adapted to vibrate the lens; a source of pressurized air; an air flow passage connected to the source of pressurize air; an annular duct connected to the…
A sensor cleaning system includes: an air nozzle that sprays compressed air toward a sensor; a liquid nozzle that sprays liquid toward the sensor; a fluid tank that stores compressed air to be supplied to the air nozzle and liquid to be supplied to the liquid nozzle; an air compressor that…
Sensor cleaning systems are disclosed for cleaning an entrance surface through which light beams are transmitted from an environment to a vehicle-mounted sensor. The sensor cleaning system includes multiple washing elements that dispense a heated or non-heated washer fluid over the entrance surface…
A cleaning device on-board of a vehicle, the cleaning device being configured for cleaning a surface of the vehicle, the cleaning device including: a tank configured for containing a gas and a washing liquid, the tank including a gas feed line, a washing liquid feed line, a washing liquid filling…
A method of controlling the sensor cleaning system includes detecting contamination of an environmental sensor, determining a contamination source of the contamination when contamination of the environmental sensor is detected, and adjusting operation of an air cleaning system of the sensor…
A camera cleaning system for cleaning a field of view of a camera includes a cover having a three-dimensional surface positioned at least partially around a longitudinal axis and extending through an opening in a housing. The cover defines a chamber in which a camera may be mounted. The cover is…
The present invention mainly relates to a device for cleaning a glazed surface of a detection device for a vehicle, the cleaning device includes at least two parts fitted one against the other which at least in part delimit a network for distributing a cleaning liquid and a circuit for channeling…
A sensor cleaning device includes: a spray nozzle configured to spray washing water and air to a sensor; a first flow path having a venturi section that exerts a venturi effect in a midstream thereof and configured to guide air from an air supply source to the spray nozzle; a second flow path…
An apparatus for cleaning a sensor includes: at least one fluid flow path unit assembled and arranged to correspond to a size and a field of view (FOV) region of a sensor unit and formed with a spray flow path for flowing a fluid supplied through an inlet nozzle, a cover unit coupled to each of the…
A precipitation shield device, and/or methods of manufacturing and/or using the shield device are provided. The shield device of embodiments includes functionality to prevent accumulation of precipitation over an imaging sensor. In embodiments, the shield device includes a base that enables the…
A sensor-cleaning system includes a sensor of a vehicle, an electrode, and a computer communicatively coupled to the electrode. The sensor includes a lens. The electrode is positioned to draw dust from the lens when the electrode is energized. The computer is programmed to energize the electrode in…
A system includes a dome, a wiper assembly, a position sensor and a control device. The wiper assembly includes a wiper blade configured to rotate around the dome. The position sensor may be configured to send a signal to a control device when a wiper blade passes the position sensor. The control…
Systems and methods are provided for a baffle assembly for an optical sensor. In one aspect, the baffle assembly is coupled to an optical sensor that is mounted on an autonomous vehicle. The baffle assembly can include a baffle housing coupled to the optical sensor at a proximal edge, and…
A cleaning device for a vehicle sensor includes: a housing having an open first end, an open second end, and a passageway extending between the open first end and the open second end; and at least one nozzle at least partially positioned within the passageway of the housing. The at least one nozzle…
An AV sensor can be cleaned by charging a conductive layer over a sensor surface. The conductive layer may be positively or negatively charged and can repel contaminants having the same polarity away from the sensor. The charging of the conductive layer can be triggered by a determination that the…
A method for reducing obstruction compromising operation of at least one sensor having a portion disposed through skin of a vehicle, the portion having a surface offset from the skin, using an apparatus including a member disposed offset from the surface including a first side having an inner…