Vehicle sensor configuration based on map data

1. A vehicle perception sensor adjustment system, the system comprising:

a perception-sensor configured to detect an object proximate to a host-vehicle, wherein the perception-sensor is characterized as having a field-of-view that is adjustable;

a digital-map that indicates a contour of a roadway traveled by the host-vehicle; and

a controller-circuit in communication with the perception-sensor and the digital-map, the controller-circuit configured for:

determining a travel path of the host-vehicle,

determining the field-of-view of the perception-sensor in accordance with the contour of the roadway indicated by the digital-map and the travel path of the host-vehicle,

outputting a first control-signal to the perception-sensor, wherein the first control-signal adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude a portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle,

determining that the host-vehicle has traversed the excluded portion of the roadway, and

upon the determination, outputting a second control-signal to the perception-sensor, wherein the second control-signal readjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to a maximum-field-of-view.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle includes an upward-slope-portion of the roadway, and the controller adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude the upward-slope-portion of the roadway.

3. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle includes a lateral-curvature of the roadway, and the controller adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude an outside-area characterized as outside of the lateral-curvature of the roadway.

4. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the controller-circuit further determines a heading of the host-vehicle, and wherein the field-of-view of the perception-sensor is determined further in accordance with the heading of the host-vehicle.

5. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein adjusting the field-of-view of the perception-sensor comprises reconfiguring the perception-sensor to capture perception-data from less than the maximum field-of-view.

6. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the perception-sensor includes one or more of a camera, a radar unit, or a LIDAR unit, and wherein adjusting the field-of-view of the perception-sensor comprises reconfiguring one or more of the camera, the radar unit, or the LIDAR unit to capture perception-data from less than the maximum field-of-view.

7. The system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the perception-data comprises one or more of an image from the camera, a radar map from the radar unit, or a point cloud from the LIDAR unit.

8. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein adjusting the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude a portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle comprises one or more of:

reducing the field-of-view laterally to exclude one or more of a left-portion or a right-portion of the maximum-field-of-view, or

reducing the field-of-view vertically to exclude one or more of an upper-portion, or

a lower-portion of the maximum-field-of-view.

9. A controller for a vehicle perception sensor adjustment system, said controller comprising:

an input that receives perception-data from a perception-sensor configured to detect an object proximate to a host-vehicle, wherein the perception-sensor is characterized as having a field-of-view that is adjustable;

a digital-map that indicates a contour of a roadway traveled by the host-vehicle; and

a processor in communication with the perception-sensor and the digital-map, wherein the processor is configured for:

determining a travel path of the host-vehicle;

determining the field-of-view of the perception-sensor in accordance with the contour of the roadway indicated by the digital-map and the travel path of the host-vehicle,

outputting a first control-signal to the perception-sensor, wherein the first control-signal adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude a portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle,

determining that the host-vehicle has traversed the excluded portion of the roadway, and

upon the determination, outputting a second control-signal to the perception-sensor, wherein the second control-signal readjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to a maximum-field-of-view.

10. The controller in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle includes an upward-slope-portion of the roadway, and the processor adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude the upward-slope-portion of the roadway.

11. The controller in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle includes a lateral-curvature of the roadway, and the processor adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude an outside-area characterized as outside of the lateral-curvature of the roadway.

12. A method of operating a vehicle perception sensor adjustment system, the method comprising:

providing a perception-sensor configured to detect an object proximate to a host-vehicle, wherein the perception-sensor is characterized as having a field-of-view that is adjustable;

receiving, from a digital-map, a contour of a roadway traveled by a host-vehicle;

determining a travel path of the host-vehicle;

determining the field-of-view of a perception-sensor in accordance with the contour of the roadway indicated by the digital-map and the travel path of the host-vehicle;

outputting a first control-signal to the perception-sensor, wherein the first control-signal adjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude a portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle;

determining that the host-vehicle has traversed the excluded portion of the roadway; and

upon the determination, outputting a second control-signal to the perception-sensor, wherein the second control-signal readjusts the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to a maximum-field-of-view.

13. The method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein determining the field-of-view includes excluding an upward-slope-portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle in response to a determination that the contour of the roadway indicates the upward-slope-portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle.

14. The method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein determining the field-of-view includes excluding an outside-area of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle in response to a determination that the contour of the roadway indicates a lateral-curvature of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle.

15. The method in accordance with claim 12 , further comprising:

determining a heading of the host-vehicle, and wherein the field-of-view of the perception-sensor is determined further in accordance with the heading of the host-vehicle.

16. The method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein adjusting the field-of-view of the perception-sensor comprises reconfiguring the perception-sensor to capture perception-data from less than the maximum field-of-view.

17. The method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the perception-sensor includes one or more of a camera, a radar unit, or a LIDAR unit, and wherein adjusting the field-of-view of the perception-sensor comprises reconfiguring one or more of the camera, the radar unit, or the LIDAR unit to capture perception-data from less than the maximum field-of-view.

18. The method in accordance with claim 17 , wherein the perception-data comprises one or more of an image from the camera, a radar map from the radar unit, or a point cloud from the LIDAR unit.

19. The method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein adjusting the field-of-view of the perception-sensor to exclude a portion of the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle comprises one or more of:

reducing the field-of-view laterally to exclude one or more of a left-portion or a right-portion of the maximum-field-of-view, or

reducing the field-of-view vertically to exclude one or more of an upper-portion, or

a lower-portion of the maximum-field-of-view.