Automated recognition and performance of vehicle to camera calibration

Abstract

A system and method of automated vehicle to sensor calibration includes, during operation of a work vehicle having sensors located thereon, each sensor having a stored location and/or orientation relative to the vehicle, automatically determining via first sensor inputs an orientation of the ground surface relative to vehicle orientation, and automatically mapping via second sensor inputs one or more persistent external references to a vehicle coordinate frame. At least upon determining that the ground surface orientation and the mapped persistent external references satisfy specified conditions, a vehicle to sensor calibration mode is automatically initiated, including receiving actual inputs from a first (e.g., uncalibrated) sensor, which may be one of the sensors having stored locations and/or orientations prior to calibration, and selectively adjusting parameters of the first sensor based at least in part on the mapped persistent external references with respect to the actual inputs from the first sensor.