In some embodiments, the frame 334 may have two base plates held in place by struts 340. An upper base plate of the frame 334 may provide a mounting surface for the LiDAR sensor 330 while a lower base plate of the frame 334 may provide a mounting surface for the plurality of cameras 332. In general, any number of LiDAR sensors 330 and cameras 332 may be mounted to the frame 334. The frame 334 is not limited to having one LiDAR sensor and six cameras as shown in FIG. 3. For example, in an embodiment, the frame 334 can have more than two base plates held in place by the struts 340. In this example, the frame 334 may have three base plates with upper two base plates reserved for two LiDAR sensors 330 and a lower base plate for six cameras 332. In another embodiment, the lower base plate can have more than six cameras 332. For instance, there can be three cameras pointed in a forward direction of an autonomous vehicle, two cameras pointed to in a right and a left direction of the autonomous vehicle, and two cameras pointed in a reverse direction of the autonomous vehicle. Many variations are possible.
