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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Ingram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eric Schmidt, Los Altos, CA (US);
Seth Gilbertson, Dublin, CA (US);
Nicholas Wiles, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2020.01); B60S 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/566 (2013.01); G01S 13/93 (2013.01); B60S 1/44 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); G01S 7/027 (2021.05);
Abstract
A system for clearing a sensor cover is described. The system includes a first sensor that rotates within a sensor cover, a plurality of second sensors that are fixed relative to the sensor cover, a first wiper that is configured to clear the sensor cover of debris, and a motor. The motor is capable of rotating the first wiper in a first direction at a first predetermined rotation rate defined at least in part by a second predetermined rotation rate of the first sensor.