Vehicle Sensor Calibration System

A system for calibrating autonomous vehicle sensors comprising:

• a moveable surface on which a sensor system is positioned;
• a plurality of fiducial targets positioned around the moveable surface to enable calibration of the sensor system;
• a control mechanism to automatically move the moveable surface when the sensor system is positioned on the moveable surface;
• and
• one or more computing systems that include one or more processors and one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• communicate, with the sensor system, to facilitate calibration of the sensor system based at least in part on sensor data recorded by the sensor system as the sensor system moves on the moveable surface and one or more calibration parameters.

An autonomous vehicle comprising:

• a sensor system;
• and
• one or more computing systems that include one or more processors and one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving sensor data recorded by the sensor system,
• the autonomous vehicle being located on a rotatable surface configured to automatically rotate,
• a plurality of targets being positioned around the rotatable surface,
• wherein the sensor data is associated with one or more of the plurality of targets;
• and
• determining one or more calibration parameters to calibrate the sensor system based at least in part on the sensor data.

A method for sensor system calibration, comprising:

• detecting, by a computing system, a sensor system on a moveable service,
• wherein the moveable surface is movable to provide the sensor system with a sensor view of a plurality of fiducial targets,
• wherein the plurality of fiducial targets are positioned at different locations;
• and
• communicating, by the computing system with the sensor system, to facilitate calibration of the sensor system based at least in part on sensor data recorded by the sensor system as the sensor system moves via the moveable surface and one or more calibration parameters.