Systems and methods for thermal management of vehicle sensor devices

A vehicle sensor system comprising:

• a sensor that is attached to a vehicle;
• a temperature monitor configured to collect temperature data corresponding to the sensor;
• a processor in communication with the temperature monitor;
• a sensor cleaning subsystem that comprises a cleaning fluid reservoir and a port that is positioned to direct cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the sensor for cleaning the sensor and heating the sensor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to:
• receive temperature data corresponding to the sensor from the temperature monitor,
• determine whether a current temperature of the sensor is less than a threshold temperature, and
• in response to determining that the current temperature is less than the first threshold temperature, cause the sensor cleaning subsystem to:
• heat the cleaning fluid, and
• initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the current temperature of the sensor.