Sick Ag

Dirk Strohmeier

Romain Müller

Florian Schneider

Christoph Anselment

Pascal Schüler

Richard Nopper

Sascha Steinkogler

Denise Bertz

Helmut Weber

Marcel Hampf

Johannes Aschenbrenner

Christofer Roser

Norbert Schnurr

Mirco Steiert

Tijl Schwartzkopff

Andreas Reichert

Daniel Hahn

A camera () for detecting objects () moving relative to the camera () in a direction of movement (), comprising an image sensor () for recording image data of the objects () in a camera field of view (), an optoelectronic distance sensor () using a time-of-flight method having a plurality of measurement zones () for measuring a plurality of distance values to the objects () in a distance measurement field of view (), and a control and evaluation unit () configured to find, by measuring distance values over a configuration time and evaluating the distance values and/or their change, a region where objects () move, and to automatically set a region of interest () for the distance sensor () within the distance measurement field of view () by determining an object region as the region where objects () move.

Detection of moving objects

A camera () is provided for the detection of objects () moved through a detection zone that has an image sensor () for recording image data, a reception optics () having an adjustable diaphragm (), and a control and evaluation unit () to read the image data and to set the diaphragm (), In this respect, the control and evaluation unit () is furthermore configured to set the diaphragm () per object () such that the object () is recorded in a depth of field range.

Camera and method for detecting objects moved through a detection zone

A code reader for the reading of optical codes is provided that has an image sensor for the detection of image data with the code and that has a control and evaluation unit that is configured to read the code with at least one decoding method, wherein the control and evaluation unit is connected to a distance sensor that determines a distance value for the distance of the code. The control and evaluation unit is further configured for the purpose of setting at least one parameter and/or including at least one additional algorithm of the decoding method for the decoding method in dependence on the distance value.

Code reader and method for reading of optical codes

An optoelectronic apparatus () for the detection of object information from a monitored zone (), comprising a light receiver (), a receiving optics () associated with the light receiver (), the receiving optics having an adaptive lens () with variable tilt, and an evaluation unit () for the generation of object information from a received signal of the light receiver () is provided. In this respect the evaluation unit () is configured to bring the adaptive lens () into a plurality of different tilt positions and to thereby obtain additional object information from an enlarged monitored zone ().

Optoelectronic apparatus and method for the detection of object information

An optoelectronic apparatus () having a light transmitter () and/or a light receiver () and an optics () arranged in front of the light transmitter () and/or the light receiver () is provided that has an adaptive lens () with variable tilt. In this respect an alignment unit () is provided which is configured to tilt the adaptive lens () in such a way that manufacturing tolerances and/or assembly tolerances are compensated.

Optoelectronic apparatus and method for alignment

An apparatus () for deflecting and for widening a visible range of a camera () is provided, wherein the apparatus () has a first mirror element () which is tilted with respect to the optical axis of the camera () in a longitudinal direction in order to supply light to the camera () from a visible range lying laterally with respect to the optical axis. In this connection the first mirror element () is additionally tilted in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the apparatus has a second mirror element () besides the first mirror element () which is tilted in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction with respect to the first mirror element ().

Apparatus for deflecting and for widening a visible range

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Waldkirch, Germany

Dirk Strohmeier