SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING FAILURE THEREOF

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SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING FAILURE THEREOF

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18603362 titled 'SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING FAILURE THEREOF

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A sensor cleaning system includes an air tank connected to a compressor through a first connector and to be filled with high-pressure air by the compressor. The system also has a roof module and a rear bumper module. The system includes an air flow path connected to the air tank and branched by a second connector to a first branched air flow path and a second branched air flow path. The first branched air flow path is connected through a third connector to the roof module and the second branched air flow path is connected through a fourth connector to the rear bumper module. The system also includes a pressure sensor installed on each of the air tank, the roof module, and the rear bumper module to detect pressures thereof. The system also includes a controller configured to determine connection states of the first connector, the second connector, the third connector, and the fourth connector through a difference in pressures.