Patent ID: 11899140
Assignee: PONY AI INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a sensor; and
one or more processors configured to:
determine a probability of whether the sensor is uncalibrated based on one or more sensor parameters or a comparison of a proportion of features from data captured by the sensor and historical data at a same location, wherein the sensor parameters comprising any of a skew, a depth of field, an angle of view, a beam angle, an aspect ratio, and a pixel number;
in response to determining that the probability of whether the sensor is uncalibrated satisfying a threshold probability, select a first error handling mechanism based on a previous rate of success of recalibration relative to a specific location, a specific landmark, or a type of landmark, wherein the selecting of the first error handling mechanism comprises:
selecting a recalibration mechanism in response to the previous rate of success satisfying a threshold; and
selecting a different error handling mechanism in response to the previous rate of success failing to satisfy the threshold;

perform the first error handling mechanism in accordance with the selection of the error handling mechanism;
determine whether the sensor is validated following the first error handling mechanism;
in response to determining that the sensor is not validated following the first error handling mechanism, perform a second error handling mechanism and a second validation;
upon determining that the sensor is validated after the first error handling mechanism or the second error handling mechanism, capture sensor data using the sensor after the first error handling mechanism or the second error handling mechanism; and
navigate a vehicle using the sensor data.