System and method of verifying user interface device function

A surgical robotic system, comprising:

• a dock;
• a user interface device having one or more proximity sensors;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• determine whether the user interface device is positioned in the dock,
• receive, in response to determining that the user interface device is positioned in the dock, proximity measures between one or more proximity sensors of the user interface device and the dock,
• compare the proximity measures to expected proximity data calculated based on an orientation of the user interface device in the dock, and
• determine, based on the comparison of the proximity measures to the expected proximity data, an accuracy of the one or more proximity sensors.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a surgical robotic system, cause the surgical robotic system to perform a method comprising:

• determining whether a user interface device is positioned in a dock;
• receiving, in response to determining that the user interface device is positioned in the dock, time-of-flight measures between one or more time-of-flight sensors of the user interface device and the dock;
• comparing the time-of-flight measures to expected time-of-flight data calculated based on an orientation of the user interface device in the dock;
• and
• determining, based on the comparison of the time-of-flight measures to the expected time-of-flight data, an accuracy of the one or more time-of-flight sensors.