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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/20 (2018.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/28 (2018.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A LiDAR sensor unit is configured to detect information of an outside area of a vehicle with sensing light. A cover covers the LiDAR sensor unit so as to allow passage of the sensing light while forming a part of an outer surface of the vehicle. A strain gage is disposed on the cover and configured to output a strain signal corresponding to strain generated in the cover. A processor is configured to detect a foreign substance adhered to the cover based on the strain signal.