CN220063033U - Sensor external member strutting arrangement - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a sensor suite supporting device, which comprises a bearing base and at least one sensor integrated on the bearing base, wherein the bearing base is provided with a non-planar mounting surface, the sensor suite supporting device is used for calibrating a sensor of the sensor suite, and the sensor suite supporting device comprises: a stand; the rotary driving piece is arranged on the rack; and the first support is connected with the rotation driving piece, the rotation driving piece can drive the first support to rotate, the first support comprises a first supporting surface, and the first supporting surface is of a non-planar structure matched with the mounting surface. The sensor suite supporting device can fix and control the sensor suites with different sizes to rotate, so that the sensor suite supporting device is suitable for calibrating sensors of vehicles with different models.

Description

Sensor external member strutting arrangement

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of calibration of automobile sensors, in particular to a supporting device for a sensor suite.

Background

With the advancement of automobile autopilot technology, unmanned automobiles are also becoming increasingly used, and various sensors, such as lidar, thermal imaging cameras, etc., are required to be disposed on the automobile in order to realize unmanned functions. Typically, the sensors are disposed around the vehicle, which results in the need to use multiple sensor packages, each of which is relatively small in size, and even a single sensor may be calibrated using one sensor package, which is difficult to meet the integration requirements for calibrating the sensor packages when the sensors of various vehicles are required to be calibrated. There is therefore a need for a sensor package support device that adapts to the sensor package and enables calibration of the sensor package.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model provides a sensor suite supporting device which can fix and control the sensor suites with different sizes to rotate, thereby being suitable for calibrating sensors of vehicles with different models.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a sensor set supporting device, where the sensor set includes a bearing base and at least one sensor integrated on the bearing base, the bearing base has a non-planar mounting surface, the sensor set supporting device is used for calibrating a sensor of the sensor set, and the sensor set supporting device includes: a stand; the rotary driving piece is arranged on the rack; and the first support is connected with the rotation driving piece, the rotation driving piece can drive the first support to rotate, the first support comprises a first supporting surface, and the first supporting surface is of a non-planar structure matched with the mounting surface.

Optionally, the sensor suite is calibrated through the calibration plate, and the rotation driving piece can drive the first bracket to rotate, so that the target sensor of the sensor suite is opposite to the calibration plate.

Optionally, at least part of the first support surface is curved.

Optionally, the sensor set supporting device further includes a second bracket, the second bracket includes a connecting piece, one side of the connecting piece, which is close to the rack, is connected with the rotation driving piece, and one side of the connecting piece, which is far away from the rack, is connected with the first bracket.

Optionally, the connecting piece includes linking bridge and a plurality of connecting rod, and linking bridge is located linking bridge and is kept away from rack one side, and linking bridge passes through a plurality of connecting rods and first leg joint.

Optionally, the connecting piece further includes a wire harness structure, the wire harness structure is disposed at an edge portion of the connecting bracket, and the wire harness structure includes a wire harness port.

Optionally, the first support further comprises a second supporting surface, the second support further comprises a fixing piece, the fixing piece comprises a fixing platform and a plurality of supporting rods, one side, close to the rack, of the fixing platform is connected with the plurality of connecting rods, the plurality of supporting rods are arranged on one side, close to the first support, of the fixing platform, and the plurality of supporting rods are connected with the second supporting surface to support the first support.

Optionally, the first bracket comprises at least two sub-brackets separated from each other, each sub-bracket being connected to the rotation driving member.

Optionally, the mounting surface is provided with a first clamping structure which is concave and/or convex relative to the mounting surface, and the first supporting surface is provided with a second clamping structure which is complementary to the first clamping structure in shape.

Optionally, the rack comprises a base and a supporting frame, wherein the supporting frame is vertically arranged on the base, and the rotation driving piece is arranged on one side, far away from the base, of the supporting frame.

According to the sensor suite supporting device, the first bracket is driven to rotate through the rotation driving piece, so that the sensor suite installed on the first bracket can perform calibration work.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a sensor package support apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a first bracket of an embodiment of a sensor package support apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first bracket and a sensor set according to an embodiment of the sensor set supporting apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second bracket of an embodiment of a sensor package support apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the connector of one embodiment of the sensor package support apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of a fixing member of an embodiment of the sensor set support device of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a structure of a stage of an embodiment of the sensor package support apparatus of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100-sensor suite; 101-mounting surface; 110-a first scaffold; 111-a first sub-mount; 112-a second sub-mount; 113-a third sub-mount; 120-rotating the driving member; 130-a rack; 131-a base; 132-a support frame; 140-a second bracket; 141-a connector; 1411-connecting brackets; 1412—a connecting rod; 1413-wire harness structure; 142-fixing piece; 1421-a fixed platform; 1422-support bar.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

An embodiment of the present utility model provides a sensor package supporting device, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, where the sensor package supporting device is used for calibrating a sensor of a sensor package 100, the sensor package 100 includes a carrier base and at least one sensor integrated on the carrier base, the carrier base has a non-planar mounting surface 101, and the sensor package supporting device includes: the rack 130, the rotation driving member 120 and the first bracket 110, wherein the rotation driving member 120 is disposed on the rack 130; the first bracket 110 is connected to the rotation driving member 120, and the rotation driving member 120 can drive the first bracket 110 to rotate, where the first bracket 110 includes a first supporting surface, and the first supporting surface is a non-planar structure matched with the mounting surface 101. The first bracket 110 and the sensor package 100 are configured to be mutually matched with each other through the non-planar structure of the first supporting surface and the mounting surface 101, so that the sensor package 100 can be fixedly arranged on the first bracket 110. The side of the sensor assembly 100 close to the first bracket 110 is a mounting surface 101, and the side of the first bracket 110 close to the sensor assembly 100 is a first supporting surface.

Alternatively, the rotary driving member 120 is a gear motor having a larger torque than a general motor, and capable of driving the sensor package 100 of a larger weight to rotate.

Alternatively, the sensor package 100 is calibrated by the calibration plate, and the rotation driving member 120 can drive the first bracket 110 to rotate, so that the target sensor of the sensor package 100 is opposite to the calibration plate.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, at least part of the first supporting surface is curved.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the sensor set supporting device further includes a second bracket 140, where the second bracket 140 includes a connecting member 141, and a side of the connecting member 141 near the stand 130 is connected to the rotation driving member 120, and a side of the connecting member 141 far from the stand 130 is connected to the first bracket 110.

Optionally, the connecting member 141 includes a connecting bracket 1411 and a plurality of connecting rods 1412, the connecting rods 1412 are disposed on a side of the connecting bracket 1411 away from the rack 130, and the connecting bracket 1411 is connected to the first bracket 110 through the plurality of connecting rods 1412.

Further, the connector 141 further includes a wire harness structure 1413, the wire harness structure 1413 is disposed at an edge portion of the connecting bracket 1411, and the wire harness structure 1413 includes a wire harness port. The harness structure 1413 is used to secure the harness and prevent the harness from wrapping around the gantry 130 or other portion of the sensor package support as the sensor package support controls movement of the sensor package 100.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, the first support 110 further includes a second supporting surface, the second support 140 further includes a fixing member 142, the fixing member 142 includes a fixing platform 1421 and a plurality of support rods 1422, one side of the fixing platform 1421 near the rack 130 is connected with the plurality of connecting rods 1412, the plurality of support rods 1422 are disposed on one side of the fixing platform 1421 near the first support 110, and the plurality of support rods 1422 are connected with the second supporting surface to support the first support 110.

Further, the fixed platform 1421 includes a plurality of preset first mounting holes, the first mounting holes are used for mounting the support rods 1422, when the sensor assemblies 100 with different sizes are arranged on the fixed platform 1421, the support rods 1422 are arranged at the positions of the corresponding first mounting holes according to the sizes of the different sensor assemblies 100, and each sensor assembly 100 is connected with the corresponding support rod 1422.

Alternatively, the first bracket 110 includes at least two sub-brackets separated from each other, each sub-bracket being connected to the rotation driving part 120.

Further, the first bracket 110 includes a first sub-bracket 111, a second sub-bracket 112, and a third sub-bracket 113, the first sub-bracket 111 and the third sub-bracket 113 are symmetrically disposed on the fixed platform 1421, and the second sub-bracket 112 is disposed between the first sub-bracket 111 and the third sub-bracket 113.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the mounting surface 101 of the sensor package 100 and the first supporting surface of the second sub-mount 112 are matched with each other, so that the sensor package 100 can be fixedly disposed on the second sub-mount 112.

Optionally, the mounting surface 101 is provided with a first clamping structure that is concave and/or convex relative to the mounting surface 101, and the first supporting surface is provided with a second clamping structure that is complementary to the first clamping structure in shape.

Further, the mounting surface 101 of the sensor package 100 includes a plurality of preset second mounting holes, the first supporting surface of the first bracket 110 includes a plurality of corresponding third mounting holes, when the sensor package 100 is mounted on the first bracket 110, the mounting surface 101 and the first supporting surface are fixed in cooperation through the first clamping structure and the second clamping structure, and after the sensor package 100 is fixed to the first bracket 110, a screw penetrates through the second mounting holes to extend into the corresponding third mounting holes, so that the sensor package 100 is fixed to the first bracket 110.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the stand 130 includes a base 131 and a supporting frame 132, the supporting frame 132 stands on the base 131, and the rotation driving member 120 is disposed on a side of the supporting frame 132 away from the base 131.

According to the sensor suite supporting device, the first bracket 110 is driven to rotate through the rotation driving piece 120, so that the sensor suite 100 mounted on the first bracket 110 can perform calibration work.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

Furthermore, the description of "first," "second," etc. in this disclosure is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the technical solutions should be considered that the combination does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by the present utility model.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A sensor package support device, characterized in that, the sensor package includes bearing base and integrate in at least one sensor on the bearing base, the bearing base has and is the installation face of non-planar form, the sensor package support device is used for the calibration of sensor package, the sensor package support device includes:

a stand;

the rotating driving piece is arranged on the rack; and

the first support, the first support with rotate the driving piece and be connected, rotate the driving piece and can drive first support rotates, the first support includes first holding surface, and first holding surface is the nonplanar structure that matches with the installation face.

2. The sensor package support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor package is calibrated by a calibration plate, and the rotational drive member is capable of driving the first bracket to rotate such that the target sensor of the sensor package is directly opposite the calibration plate.

3. The sensor package support of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first support surface is curved.

4. The sensor package support of claim 1, further comprising a second bracket including a connector connected to the rotational drive member on a side of the connector adjacent the gantry, the connector connected to the first bracket on a side of the connector remote from the gantry.

5. The sensor package support apparatus of claim 4, wherein the connector comprises a connector bracket and a plurality of connector bars, the connector bars being disposed on a side of the connector bracket remote from the rack, the connector bracket being connected to the first bracket by a plurality of the connector bars.

6. The sensor package support apparatus of claim 5, wherein the connector further comprises a wire harness structure disposed at the connection bracket edge, the wire harness structure including a wire harness port.

7. The sensor package support apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first bracket further comprises a second support surface, the second bracket further comprises a fixing member, the fixing member comprises a fixing platform and a plurality of support rods, the fixing platform is connected with the plurality of connecting rods near one side of the rack, the plurality of support rods are arranged on one side of the fixing platform near the first bracket, and the plurality of support rods are connected with the second support surface to support the first bracket.

8. The sensor package support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first bracket includes at least two sub-brackets separate from each other, each of the sub-brackets being coupled to the rotational drive member.

9. The sensor package support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting surface is provided with a first detent structure recessed and/or raised relative to the mounting surface, and the first support surface is provided with a second detent structure complementary in shape to the first detent structure.

10. The sensor package support of claim 1, wherein the stand comprises a base and a support frame, the support frame being disposed upright on the base, the rotational drive being disposed on a side of the support frame remote from the base.