Patent ID: 11905045
Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an outer shell comprising a generally spherical shell structure having a viewport and configured to protect an internal volume against external environmental intrusion;
an impact structure affixed to an interior of the outer shell and continuing the viewport to the internal volume, the impact structure comprising an exoskeletal frame and an impact absorption material surrounding a sensor assembly; and
the sensor assembly positioned within the impact structure and comprising support frames rotatably coupled to the impact structure and having magnetic centering elements configured to rotate a sensor component about axes associated with the support frames to align the sensor component within the impact structure with the viewport provided by the impact structure and the outer shell;
wherein the sensor component is configured to sense properties external to the outer shell through the viewport at least responsive to impact onto a surface after physical deployment from a host vehicle.