Real-Time Adjustment Of Vehicle Sensor Field Of View Volume

A vehicle comprising:

• a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors and having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• operating the LIDAR system using one or more parameters associated with a clear weather condition;
• detecting a foggy weather condition, wherein detecting the foggy weather condition comprises detecting, using the LIDAR system, backscattered light from fog droplets;
• and
• in response to detecting the foggy weather condition, operating the LIDAR system using one or more parameters associated with the foggy weather condition, wherein the one or more parameters associated with the foggy weather condition differ from the one or more parameters associated with the clear weather condition.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• operating a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system using one or more parameters associated with a clear weather condition;
• detecting a foggy weather condition, wherein detecting the foggy weather condition comprises detecting, using the LIDAR system, backscattered light from fog droplets;
• and
• in response to detecting the foggy weather condition, operating the LIDAR system using one or more parameters associated with the foggy weather condition, wherein the one or more parameters associated with the foggy weather condition differ from the one or more parameters associated with the clear weather condition.