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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jamel Seagraves, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sudipto Aich, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/347 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/3473 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); B60R 2300/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example rotating camera systems and methods are described. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a motor having a camera mounting mechanism and configured to rotate a camera attached to the mounting mechanism. A communication module receives vehicle data from a vehicle. A rotation control module determines a current rotational orientation of the motor and determines a speed and direction to rotate the motor based on the received vehicle data.