In some embodiments, the frame 434 may have two base plates held in place by struts 440. An upper base plate of the frame 434 may provide a mounting surface for the LiDAR sensor 430 while a lower base plate of the frame 434 may provide a mounting surface for the plurality of cameras 432. In general, any number of LiDAR sensors 430 and cameras 432 may be mounted to the frame 434. The frame 434 is not limited to having one LiDAR sensor and six cameras as shown in FIG. 4. For example, in an embodiment, the frame 434 can have more than two base plates held in place by the struts 440. In this example, the frame 434 may have three base plates with upper two base plates reserved for two LiDAR sensors 430 and a lower base plate for six cameras 432. In another embodiment, the lower base plate can have more than six cameras 432. 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.
