Autonomous vehicles encounter a significant problem while in compromising weather conditions. Toyota Research Institute (TRI), is a research division of Toyota presently developing a fully autonomous vehicle. Their current solution is temporary, but their goal is to find a more permanent solution that requires minimal to no maintenance and a longer lifespan. This project focuses on creating a testing apparatus to help determine if future prototypes for keeping sensors clean are successful. Since research shows the best current solution is to create a cross sectional airflow across the lens, the testing apparatus conducted several tests using an air gun. The conclusion of this project tested both rainfall and road spray on a lidar and GoPro.

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Creator

• Abbott, Thomas K.
• Rockafellow, Alexander J.
• Denbow, Zachary P.
• Stahl, Jordan M.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050621-145502
• 23091

Advisor

• Daniello, Robert

Year

• 2021

Sponsor

• Toyota Research Institute

Date created

• 2021-05-06

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved