The plurality of the anchoring posts 238 can provide mechanical couplings to secure or mount the enclosure 200 to an autonomous vehicle. In general, any number of anchoring posts 238 may be used. In the example of FIG. 2, the enclosure 200 is shown with eight anchoring posts: four anchoring posts to secure the frame 234 to the autonomous vehicle and four anchoring posts to secure the ring 236 to the autonomous vehicle. Similar to the frame 234 and the ring 236, the plurality of the anchoring posts 238 can be made from any suitable materials and fabricated using metal alloys (e.g., carbon steel, alloy steel, etc.) or three dimensional printed with thermoplastics (e.g., polylactic acid, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyamide, high impact polystyrene, thermoplastic elastomer, etc.).
A controller 252 may be disposed on the frame 234, the upper base plate of the frame 234, or the lower base plate of the frame 234. The controller 252 may control the operations of one of more of the LiDAR sensor 230, the cameras 232, the temperature sensor 242, the fan 244, and/or the AC vent or cabin vent 246. As discussed above, with reference to FIG. 1P, the controller 252 may regulate a height of deflector(s) outside the enclosure 200 based on a speed of the vehicle, a temperature measured by the temperature sensor 242, an external temperature, a difference between the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 242 and the external temperature, or a wind speed.
