Self-cleaning sensor system of a motor vehicle

A self-cleaning sensor system of a motor vehicle, the self-cleaning sensor system comprising:

• a plurality of object sensors, with each of the object sensors having a lens surface facing an associated one of a plurality of regions that are different from one another and located external to the motor vehicle, with each of the object sensors generating an object signal associated with at least one of an image and a video of the associated regions;
• a plurality of lens treatment devices for applying an associated one of a plurality of remedies to the lens surface to remove an obscurity formed on the lens surface of the associated object sensor, where the remedies are different from one another and each of the remedies is configured to remove an associated classification of the obscurity from the lens surface, and the lens treatment devices include a primary lens treatment device for applying a primary remedy to the lens surface;
• a computer including at least one processor electrically communicating with each of the object sensors and the lens treatment devices, and the computer further including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, such that the at least one processor is programmed to utilize a multi-task neural network to:
• determine a primary classification of the obscurity in response to the at least one processor receiving the object signal from the associated object sensor;
• generate a primary actuation signal based on the primary classification of the obscurity;
• and
• transmit the primary actuation signal to the associated lens treatment device;
• wherein the primary lens treatment device applies the primary remedy to the lens surface in response to the primary lens treatment device receiving the primary actuation signal from the at least one processor.

A method of operating a self-cleaning sensor system for a motor vehicle, the self-cleaning sensor system having a plurality of object sensors, with each of the object sensors having a lens surface facing an associated one of a plurality of regions located external to the motor vehicle, the self-cleaning sensor system further having a plurality of lens treatment devices including a primary lens treatment device, a secondary lens treatment device, and a tertiary lens treatment device, the self-cleaning sensor system further having at least one supplemental sensor, the self-cleaning sensor system further having a computer including at least one processor electrically communicating with each of the object sensors and the lens treatment devices, and the computer further including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, the method comprising:

• generating, using each of the object sensors, an object signal associated with at least one of an image and a video of the associated region;
• determining, using the at least one processor, a primary classification of the obscurity in response to the at least one processor receiving the object signal from the associated object sensor;
• generating, using the at least one processor, a primary actuation signal based on the primary classification of the obscurity;
• transmitting, using the at least one processor, the primary actuation signal to the primary lens treatment device;
• and
• applying, using the primary lens treatment device, a primary remedy to the lens surface in response to the primary lens treatment device receiving the primary actuation signal from the at least one processor.