FIG. 1P illustrates an example of a sensor system 180 in a vehicle such as an autonomous vehicle (e.g., vehicle 100) without an enclosure, for illustrative purposes. The sensor system 180 may include a LiDAR system 182, a camera system 184, a frame 186, a ring 188, a temperature sensor 190, a fan 192, an air conditioning (AC) vent 194, and a controller 196. For example, the LiDAR system 182 may be supported on the frame 186. The camera 184 may also be attached (e.g., indirectly or directly) to the frame 186 or a lower base plate of the frame 186 at or near a bottom surface of the sensor system 180. The ring 188 may be disposed underneath the frame 186 or a lower base plate of the frame 186, and may be utilized to anchor an enclosure for the sensor system 180. The frame 186 may also include struts, a stand or tripod. The ring 188 may be metallic, as an example. The temperature sensor 190 may be a thermostat or a thermometer, and may be attached directly or indirectly to the frame 186. The fan 192 may be a DC fan, and may be attached directly or indirectly to the frame 186. The AC vent 194 may selectively pass cool air to the LiDAR system 182, the camera system 184, the bottom surface 186, the temperature sensor 190, the fan 192, and/or the controller 196.
The controller 196 may control the operations of one or more of, or all of, the LiDAR system 182, the camera system 184, the temperature sensor 190, the fan 192, the AC vent 194, and a deflector (e.g., any of deflectors 116, 126, 136, 146, 156, 166, 176).
