Systems and methods for sensor calibration at an energy supply station

A method, comprising:

• automatically controlling, by one or more processors, an autonomous vehicle to an energy supply station responsive to determining to resupply energy to the autonomous vehicle;
• responsive to a determination of arrival of the autonomous vehicle at the energy supply station, detecting, via a perception sensor of the autonomous vehicle, a calibration target;
• collecting, by the one or more processors, data from the perception sensor corresponding with the calibration target;
• calibrating, by the one or more processors, the perception sensor based on the collected data;
• detecting, based at least in part on the calibrated perception sensor, a predefined object different than the calibration target, wherein the predefined object corresponds to a defined energy resupply location at the energy supply station;
• and
• controlling the autonomous vehicle to (i) move, based on the detected predefined object, to the defined energy resupply location at the energy supply station, (ii) adjust a position of the autonomous vehicle to enable the resupply of energy at the energy supply station, and (iii) at the adjusted position, open an energy input receptacle of the autonomous vehicle to receive energy from the energy supply station.

A controller, comprising:

• one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
• automatically control an autonomous vehicle to an energy supply station responsive to determining to resupply energy to the autonomous vehicle;
• responsive to a determination of arrival of the autonomous vehicle at the energy supply station, detect, via a perception sensor of the autonomous vehicle, a calibration target;
• collect data from the perception sensor corresponding with the calibration target;
• calibrate the perception sensor based on the collected data;
• detect, based at least in part on the calibrated perception sensor, a predefined object different than the calibration target, wherein the predefined object corresponds to a defined energy resupply location at the energy supply station;
• and
• control the autonomous vehicle to (i) move to a defined energy resupply location at the energy supply station, (ii) adjust a position of the autonomous vehicle to enable the resupply of energy at the energy supply station, and (iii) at the adjusted position, open an energy input receptacle of the autonomous vehicle to receive energy from the energy supply station.