Robert Boschgmbh

Taylor Hobson Limited

Gerald Franz

Ulrich Seger

Pawel Drabarek

Uwe Apel

Roland Schmid

Andreas Reppich

Peter Riegger

An optical measuring probe for measuring inner and/or outer diameters of objects, uses a first optical element for focusing or collimating an optical beam onto a surface of an object. A second optical element for splitting the optical beam into a first measuring beam and a second measuring beam is provided in the optical measuring probe in such a way that the second measuring beam is guided out of the measuring probe in a direction opposite the direction of the first measuring beam and that the first measuring beam forms a first scan point and the second measuring beam forms a second scan point. Also described is a corresponding method for measuring diameters using the optical measuring probe. The optical measuring probe and the associated method make it possible to optically measure inner and outer diameters of measuring probes objects in a simple manner.

Optical measuring probe and method for optically measuring inner diameters

An image acquisition system, in particular for automotive applications, includes: a substrate; an image sensor mounted on the substrate and contacted via contact points; an optically transparent sealing compound that covers the image sensor, the contact points, and a portion of the upper substrate side; an optical device being arranged or secured in or on the sealing compound. The optical device can be placed into the sealing compound after shaping of the sealing compound or directly. Furthermore, the optical device can also be arranged directly by shaping the sealing compound. Manufacture of the image acquisition system can be incorporated into a board populating process.

Image acquisition system and method for the manufacture thereof

A camera system for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle through a vehicle window pane (), having a camera () having an image sensor (), a first optical radiation () generated by the vehicle surroundings detectable by a sensor surface () of the image sensor (), and a radiation source () for emitting a second optical radiation (). At least a portion of the emitted second optical radiation () is detectable by the sensor surface () of the image sensor (), and the portion of the second optical radiation () detected by the sensor surface () is a function of a state of window pane (). The first and second optical radiation () are jointly detectable via at least one partial area () of the sensor surface (). A method is also provided for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle employing the camera system.

Camera system and method for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle

An image sensor and a method for manufacturing an image sensor are described in which the image sensor includes at least one substrate having a plurality of light-sensitive elements forming a sensor field and first microfilter elements for wavelength-selective filtering of incident light. The first microfilter elements are attached to a transparent carrier made of glass or a transparent film, for example. A first microfilter element is situated in front of a portion of the light-sensitive elements for wavelength-selective filtering of light striking the light-sensitive element. No microfilter element is situated in front of a further portion of the light-sensitive elements.

Image sensor and method for manufacturing an image sensor

A fiber optic sensor head for detecting the shape or the distance of a test object has an optical fiber, in particular a glass fiber, for conducting and returning partial beams to and from the test object, and an injection/extraction lens on the test object side. For conducting partial beams, injected on the sensor head side and having an optical path length difference, to the test object and returning partial beams injected on the test object side without an optical path length difference, a Fizeau interferometer having a nondiscrete design is associated with the optical fiber and compensates for the optical path length difference between the partial beams.

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