Surface cleaning system to clean lidar sensor of an autonomous vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12099147
APP PUB NO 20230366997A1
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17742886

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A vehicle having a Lidar system includes a cleaning apparatus that performs a method of cleaning the Lidar system. The cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle for spraying a gas onto a window of the Lidar, a pump for controlling a flow of the gas through the nozzle, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the pump to control the flow of the gas through the nozzle at a variable flow rate.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC300 RENAISSANCE CENTER MAIL CODE 482-C24-A68 P O BOX 300 DETROIT MI 48265

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Liu, Yuchuan Troy, US 12 46
Mourou, Julien P Bloomfield Hills, US 67 189
Raju, Kothamasi Sumithra Bangalore, IN 3 6
Ray, Sudipto Bangalore, IN 5 7

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