Robert Boschgmbh

Robert Rosch Gmbh

Christoph Wieland

Reiner Krapf

Ulli Hoffmann

Michael Mahler

Heiko Braun

Uwe Skultety-Betz

Bjoern Haase

Ewald Schmidt

Tobias Zibold

Andrej Albrecht

Markus Hahl

Stefan Noe

Felix Wewers

Hartmut Dunger

A locating device includes an LCR antenna apparatus which has an antenna unit having a first polarization direction and is configured to transmit and/or receive a measurement signal having the first polarization direction. The antenna unit has at least one second polarization direction for transmitting and/or receiving the measurement signal.

Electric device

A measuring apparatus for sensing metal articles, comprises a transmission coil for producing a magnetic field, two reception coils, which are oriented relative to one another, and electrically connected to one another, in the region of the magnetic field such that a resulting received voltage on the reception coils is zero when the magnetic field acts on both reception coils in the same way, a control device configured to supply the transmission coil with an alternating transmission voltage, and a determination device configured to determine the metal article on the basis of the received voltage. In this arrangement, the control device is further configured to control RMS value for the transmission voltage such that the received voltage remains below a predetermined threshold value.

Measuring apparatus, particularly measuring apparatus for sensing metal articles

The invention relates to a measuring device, especially for a machine tool and/or a manual measuring device, comprising a measuring unit (-) that is adapted to measure and an external signal recognition unit (-). The invention is characterized in that the external signal recognition unit (-) is adapted to recognize an external signal during and/or prior to a measurement of the measuring unit (-).

UWB measuring device capable of reducing disturbance in external signals

The invention relates to a locating device, in particular a hand-guided locating device, with a locating unit () for detecting the presence of an object () arranged in an examination object () by means of an examination signal (), which has a polarization unit () provided for a procedure with the examination signal (), and with a housing () for taking up the locating unit (), which has a longitudinal axis (). It is proposed that in at least one operating mode the polarization unit () specifies at least one first polarization plane () aligned obliquely to the longitudinal axis ().

Locating device

A measuring device, in particular a handheld measuring device, for the localization of objects enclosed in a medium, including at least one photometric sensor that obtains by way of the at least one photometric sensor a first measurement signal of the object to be examined, so that by evaluation of that measurement signal, information about an object enclosed in the medium is obtained, and at least one further sensor, for generating at least one further second measurement signal for obtaining information about the object enclosed in the medium. A method for the localization, by way of a photometric sensor, of objects enclosed in a medium.

Infrared localization device having a multiple sensor apparatus

The present invention relates to a method for determining the thickness of material by penetrating the material, in particular a method for measuring the thickness of walls, ceilings and floors, with which a measurement signal () in the gigahertz frequency range emitted using a high-frequency transmitter () penetrates the material () to be investigated at least once and is detected by a high-frequency receiver (). According to the present invention, it is provided that the thickness (d) of the material () is measured via at least two transit-time measurements of the measurement signal () performed at various positions () of the high-frequency transmitter () and/or the high-frequency receiver (). The present invention also relates to a device system () for carrying out the method described above.

Method and device for determining the thickness of material using high frequency

The invention relates to a measuring device comprising a signal unit () for emitting a measuring signal () in a measuring frequency range () adapted for measurement and an evaluation unit () for the spectral evaluation of an evaluation signal () induced by the measuring signal () to a measuring result. According to the invention, the measuring device comprises a signal processing unit () adapted to displace a generation signal () for generating a measuring signal () in a generation frequency range () from the generation frequency range () to the measuring frequency range ().

Measuring device

The invention is based on a locating device for locating objects in an item being investigated, said device having a basic body, a sensor unit for detecting a movement parameter when the basic body is moved relative to the item being investigated, an output unit and a control unit which, in conjunction with the output unit, is provided for the purpose of outputting an item of information on the basis of the movement parameter. It is proposed that the output unit has a light signal unit which is provided for the purpose of outputting the information using a light signal.

A mechanical support device () for a sensor plate () of a device for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic high-frequency signals, is designed as a winding core () of at least one coil () in an inductive sensor.

Mechanical support device and a measuring device with a mechanical support device

The invention is based on a locating device for locating objects in an item being investigated, the device having a basic body, a guide unit for guiding along the item being investigated in at least one direction of movement and an output unit. It is proposed that the locating device has a control unit which, in conjunction with the output unit, is provided for the purpose of outputting at least one item of information relating to a distance in the direction of movement with at least one dimensional distance variable.

The invention relates to a measuring device, in particular a hand-held measuring device for locating objects enclosed in a medium, using high-frequency electromagnetic signals. Said device comprises a housing () and at least one high-frequency sensor, which is located in the housing and has a first antenna assembly () containing at least one first antenna element (), the latter preferably emitting and/or receiving signals on a first polarization plane. According to the invention, the antenna assembly () has at least one additional antenna element (), whose polarization plane is rotated in relation to the polarization plane of the first antenna element (). The invention also relates to a method for locating objects enclosed in a medium, using high-frequency electromagnetic signals, in particular a method for operating a hand-held locating device comprising a plurality of antenna elements (), in which the measuring signal can be transmitted and/or received on different polarization planes.

Measuring device and method for locating objects enclosed in a medium, using high-frequency electromagnetic signals

A locating device, in particular a handheld locating device, for detecting objects enclosed in a medium, includes a first device for detecting objects enclosed in a medium, and having a control and evaluation unit for measurement signals of the locating device. The device has a second detection device that makes it possible to detect a predeterminable distance d of the locating device from a surface of a medium. In addition, a method for calibrating a measurement device, in particular for calibrating a handheld locating device for detecting objects enclosed in a medium, a reference measurement for calibrating the measurement device is carried out only after at least one measurement has been carried out of a distance d of the measurement device from a surface of a medium.

Locating device, and method for calibrating a locating device

A radar device is described, in particular a hand-held short-range radar for determining the location of objects enclosed in a medium, including at least one radar sensor, which generates a first, high-frequency detection signal for penetrating a medium to be tested in such a way that information about an object enclosed in the medium can be obtained by measuring and analyzing the reflected detection signal of the radar sensor. At least one additional sensor is provided for generating at least one additional, second detection signal for obtaining information about the object enclosed in the medium. The method on which this radar instrument is based is also described.

Short-range radar having a multiple sensor system for determining the location of objects enclosed in a medium

The invention relates to a measuring device comprising a transmitter () for transmitting () a measuring signal () that lies within a frequency range, a sensor () for receiving () an evaluation signal () that has been induced by the measuring signal () and a control unit () for evaluating () the evaluation signal () to produce a measured result. According to the invention, the function of the control unit () is to check the frequency range before the transmission () of the measuring signal () for the presence of a signal () that is independent of the measuring signal ().

A method for reducing interference signal influences on a high-frequency measurement device, in particular a method for operating a high-frequency position finder, in which an analog measurement signal () detected by a receiver unit () of the high-frequency measurement device is supplied to at least one analog/digital converter () of an evaluation unit for the measurement signal. According to the present invention, the scan rate of the at least one analog/digital converter () is varied as a function of an interference signal measurement value correlated with the interference signals.

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Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany

Christoph Wieland