The technology relates to enhancing or extending the field of view of sensors for vehicles configured to operate in an autonomous driving mode. One or more mirrors are used to reflect or redirect beams emitted from onboard sensors that would otherwise be wasted, for instance due to obstruction by a portion of the vehicle or because they are emitted at high pitch angles to the side. The mirrors arealso used to redirect incoming beams from the external environment toward one or more of the onboard sensors. Using mirrors for such redirection can reduce or eliminate blind spots around the vehicle. A calibration system may be employed to account for mirror movement due to vibration or wind drag. Each mirror may be a front surface mirror. The mirrors may be positioned on the vehicle body, on afaring, or extending from a sensor housing on the vehicle.

    本技术涉及增强或扩展被配置为以自动驾驶模式操作的车辆的传感器的视场。使用一个或多个镜以反射或重定向原本例如由于车辆的一部分遮挡或因为以高俯仰角发射到侧面而导致会被浪费的从车载传感器发射的波束。还使用镜朝向一个或多个车载传感器重定向来自外部环境的入射波束。使用镜进行这种重定向可以减小或消除车辆周围的盲区。可以采用校准系统来解决由于振动或风阻引起的镜移动。每个镜可以是前表面镜。镜可以定位在车身上,在整流罩上,或从车辆上的传感器壳体延伸。


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    Title :

    Method of operating vehicle in autonomous driving mode and vehicle


    Additional title:

    一种操作在自动驾驶模式下的车辆的方法及车辆


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-10-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Chinese


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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