公开(公告)号：US20250136056A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-01

申请号：US19007271

申请日：2024-12-31

Applicant: Aurora Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Wesly Mason Rice ,  Nikolaus Wittenstein ,  Zhizhuo Jin ,  Paul Kevin Smith ,  Sean Joseph Kennelly ,  Peter Brueckner ,  David Patrick Rice

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  B60S1/52 ,  B60S1/54 ,  B60S1/56

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.

公开(公告)号：US12214755B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18473779

申请日：2023-09-25

Applicant: Aurora Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Wesly Mason Rice ,  Nikolaus Wittenstein ,  Zhizhuo Jin ,  Paul Kevin Smith ,  Sean Joseph Kennelly ,  Peter Brueckner ,  David Patrick Rice

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  B60S1/52 ,  B60S1/54 ,  B60S1/56

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.

公开(公告)号：US12221077B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17359063

申请日：2021-06-25

Applicant: Aurora Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Wesly Mason Rice

IPC: B60S1/52 ,  B05B1/08 ,  B05B9/03 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B60S1/48 ,  B60S1/56

Abstract: Nozzles and systems for cleaning sensors of a vehicle are provided. An adjustable nozzle can include an inlet configured to receive a pressurized fluid, an adjustable oscillator coupled with the inlet, and an outlet coupled with the adjustable oscillator. The adjustable oscillator can be configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the inlet and generate an oscillating fluid, and can include a first oscillation wall comprising a first adjustable chamber modifier wall and a second oscillation wall comprising a second adjustable chamber modifier wall. The first adjustable chamber modifier wall and the second adjustable chamber modifier wall can define an adjustable mixing chamber configured to generate the oscillating fluid having one or more properties that are adjustable by the first adjustable chamber modifier wall or the second adjustable chamber modifier wall. The outlet can be configured to receive the oscillating fluid and eject the oscillating fluid from the adjustable nozzle.