Surrogate for metal guardrail
First Claim
1. A metal guardrail surrogate comprising:
- a main body, the main body being substantially the same size and shape as a main body of a metal guardrail, the main body including a core and a skin attached to the core, the skin covering at least a portion of the corethe skin including a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including a first layer, a second layer, and an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer being located between the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the plurality of layers includes at least two of;
one of the plurality of layers including polycarbonate;
one of the plurality of layers including zinc; and
one of the plurality of layers including aluminum.
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Abstract
Surrogates for roadside objects, such as metal guardrails, can be used for vehicle testing. A surrogate for a metal guardrail can have substantially the same size and/or shape as the metal guardrail that the surrogate is mimicking. The surrogate can be configured to exhibit substantially the same characteristics as their actual counterpart metal guardrail when sensed by one or more vehicle sensors (e.g., cameras, radar sensors, and/or LIDAR sensors). Such surrogates can be used to test autonomous vehicles, one or more vehicle sensors, a vehicle sensor system, and/or one or more vehicle system (e.g., a road departure mitigation system). The surrogates can be configured to withstand being crashed into by a test vehicle without being damaged and without damaging the test vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A metal guardrail surrogate comprising:
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a main body, the main body being substantially the same size and shape as a main body of a metal guardrail, the main body including a core and a skin attached to the core, the skin covering at least a portion of the core the skin including a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including a first layer, a second layer, and an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer being located between the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the plurality of layers includes at least two of; one of the plurality of layers including polycarbonate; one of the plurality of layers including zinc; and one of the plurality of layers including aluminum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A metal guardrail surrogate comprising:
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a main body, the main body including a core and a skin attached to the core, the skin covering at least a portion of the core, the skin including a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including a first layer, a second layer, and an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer being located between the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the plurality of layers includes at least two of; one of the plurality of layers including polycarbonate; one of the plurality of layers including zinc; and one of the plurality of layers including aluminum; one or more posts operatively connected to the main body, whereby the one or more posts support the main body at an elevational position above a surface; and one or more base elements operatively connected to the posts, whereby the one or more posts stabilize the metal guardrail surrogate on the surface, the main body, the one or more posts, and the one or more base elements being separable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surrogate for a roadside object for use in vehicle testing, the surrogate comprising:
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a body configured to be substantially the same size and shape as a body of a roadside object, the body including a core and a skin attached to the core, the skin covering at least a portion of the core, the core including a foam material, and the skin including at least three layers, wherein at least two of; one of the at least three layers including polycarbonate; one of the at least three layers including zinc; and one of the at least three layers including aluminum. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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