Sensor system having transparent window contaminant removal using vibration

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, an output signal of a contaminant build-up detection sensor, wherein the output signal is indicative of a contaminant build-up on a transparent window;
• detecting, by the controller, a value of contaminant build-up severity of the contaminant build-up on the transparent window and/or one of a plurality of different contaminant materials built up on the transparent window, responsive to the output signal that is generated by the contaminant build-up detection sensor;
• selecting, by the controller, one of a plurality of different types of motions, responsive to the value of contaminant build-up severity and/or a detected one of the plurality of different contaminant materials;
• and
• controlling, by the controller, a device to produce a first kinetic movement responsive to a selected one of the plurality of different types of motions that is selected by the controller, wherein the transparent window is movably responsive to the first kinetic movement with a second kinetic movement that comprises:
• a piston-like movement, a movement that is in a direction that is substantially normal to a surface of the transparent window, a periodic movement with a frequency that at least substantially corresponds to a resonance of the transparent window, and/or a series of bursts over a period of time.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

• receive an output signal of a contaminant build-up detection sensor, wherein the output signal is indicative of a contaminant build-up on a transparent window;
• detect a value of contaminant build-up severity of the contaminant build-up on the transparent window and/or one of a plurality of different contaminant materials built up on the transparent window, responsive to the output signal that is generated by the contaminant build-up detection sensor;
• select one of a plurality of different types of motions, responsive to the value of contaminant build-up severity and/or a detected one of the plurality of different contaminant materials;
• and
• control a device to produce a first kinetic movement responsive to a selected one of the plurality of different types of motions that is selected by the processor, wherein the transparent window is movably responsive to the first kinetic movement with a second kinetic movement that comprises:
• a piston-like movement, a movement that is in a direction that is substantially normal to a surface of the transparent window, a periodic movement with a frequency that at least substantially corresponds to a resonance of the transparent window, and/or a series of bursts over a period of time.