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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2020
GM Cruise Holdings, Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brendan Hermalyn, San Francisco, CA (US);
Radu Raduta, San Francisco, CA (US);
Devin Cass, San Francisco, CA (US);
GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The subject disclosure relates to features for improving the modularity and interoperability of sensors and in particular, sensors deployed for use in vehicle related sensing applications. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a sensor aggregation module (e.g., sensor pod) that includes a sensor enclosure having an interior volume configured for housing one or more sensors, a data port integrated into an exterior surface of the sensor enclosure, wherein the data port is configured to be electrically coupled to a vehicle data port, and a plurality of sensor ports disposed within an interior volume of the sensor enclosure, wherein the sensor ports are configured for modular connectivity to the one or more sensors.