Patent ID: 11889278
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 9:
10. A sensor module comprising:
one or more sensors;
an elongate extension coupled to the sensor module such that the elongate extension extends out away from a rear of the sensor module; and
a set of microphones comprising:
(i) a first microphone positioned proximate a front of the sensor module, wherein the first microphone extends into a given portion of a bottom surface of the sensor module;
(ii) a second microphone extending into a first side of the sensor module such that the second microphone is configured to detect audio originating from an environment extending from the first side of the sensor module, and
(iii) a third microphone extending into a second side of the sensor module such that the third microphone is configured to detect audio originating from the environment extending from the second side of the sensor module, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side, and
(iv) a fourth microphone positioned proximate an end of the elongate extension opposite of the sensor module such that the fourth microphone is configured to detect audio originating from the environment extending from the rear of the sensor module.