Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Valeo Auto-electric Wischer Und Motoren Gmbh

Espros Photonics Ag

Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Audi Ag

Agc Glass Europe

Elmos Semiconductor Ag

Thomas Schuler

Beat De Coi

Joël Leleve

Peter Horvath

Nicolas Jecker

Lin Lin

Jan Simon

Thomas Jung

Heiner Bayha

Heiko Hofmann

Jürgen Hartmann

Martin Popp

Jochen Schenk

Timo Maise

Oliver Grimm

Joachim Mathes

Ho Hoai Duc Nguyen

Ho-Hoai-Duc Nguyen

Stefan Jacobi

Jürgen Nies

Marian Roeger

Bernd Schmid

Sorin Popescu

Natalie Weber

Wolfgang Hamm

Daniel Stricker-Shaver

Ulf Warschat

Felix Mueller

Natalie Barthel

Felix Müller

Felix Haering

Bernhard Schmiedel

Yves Delatte

Bernd Bertschinger

Christoph Parl

Wensi Zheng

Simon Jan

Mehmet Korkut

A light signal redirection device () for an optical measurement system () for capturing objects () in a monitoring region (), a measurement system (), and a method for operating a light signal redirection device () are described. The light signal redirection device () comprises at least one redirection body () having at least one redirection region () for redirecting light signals (I,II). Furthermore, the light signal redirection device () comprises at least one drive device () with which the at least one redirection body () can be driven in such a way that the at least one redirection region () can be moved relative to respective propagation axes (I,II) of light signals (I,II) which are incident on the at least one redirection region (). At least one redirection region () is displaceable along at least one at least partially curved displacement path ().

Light signal deflecting device for an optical measuring system for detecting objects, measuring system, and method for operating a light signal deflecting device

The invention relates to a position capturing device () for a light signal redirection device () of an optical measurement apparatus () for capturing objects () in a monitoring region (), to a light signal redirection device (), to an optical measurement apparatus () and to a method for operating a position capturing device (). The position capturing device () is designed for providing at least one position signal () corresponding to a deflection () of at least one redirection region () of the light signal redirection device (). The at least one redirection region () is used to redirect at least one light signal () and is rotatable at least in a partially circumferential manner with respect to at least one pivot () in at least one direction of rotation (). The position capturing device () has at least one position region (), which is mechanically coupled to the at least one redirection region () of the light signal redirection device () in a manner such that the at least one position region () can rotate jointly with the at least one redirection region (). The at least one position region () is designed to provide at least one position signal () corresponding to a deflection () of the at least one redirection region (). The at least one position region () has at least one diffractive structure (), which is designed such that light signals () can be shaped to form position light signals () depending on their incidence () on the at least one position region ().

Position capturing device for a light signal redirection device of an optical measurement apparatus for capturing objects, light signal redirection device, measurement apparatus and method for operating a position capturing device

A receiving device for an optical detection appliance for receiving optical reception signals, in particular of a transmitting device of the detection appliance, that are reflected at an object (), a detection appliance and a driver assistance system are described. The receiving device comprises at least one optical sensor () comprising at least one detection surface () with at least one row () with a number of optical detection regions () extending along a first extension direction () of the at least one detection surface (). At least two of the detection regions () can be analysed separately from each other for positional resolution of a received signal. The respective extents of at least two detection regions () are different, at least when viewed along the first extension direction ().

Receiving device for an optical detection appliance, detection appliance and driver assistance system

The invention concerns a lidar unit (), in particular a laser scanner, for laser-based distance measurement for a vehicle, with a transmitter module () that is designed to emit a laser beam, and a receiver module () that is designed to receive a reflection of the emitted laser beam, wherein the lidar unit () has a mounting element () for attaching the transmitter module () and the receiver module (), the mounting element () and the transmitter module () comprise corresponding first stop surfaces () for aligning the transmitter module () on the mounting element (), the mounting element () and the receiver module () comprise corresponding second stop surfaces () for aligning the receiver module () on the mounting element (), the transmitter module () is pre-calibrated in relation to its first stop surface () and the receiver module () is pre-calibrated in relation its second stop surface (). The invention also concerns a method for the assembly of a lidar unit (), in particular a laser scanner, for laser-based distance measurement for a vehicle.

Lidar unit with mounting element for attaching transmitter module and receiver module

The invention relates to an emitter device () for an optical detection apparatus () of a motor vehicle (), which is configured in order to scan a surrounding region () of the motor vehicle () by means of a light beam (), and which comprises a light source () for emitting the light beam () and a guiding unit (), the guiding unit () being configured in order to guide the light beam () emitted onto the guiding unit () by the light source () at different scanning angles (α). The light source () for emitting the light beam () comprises at least two separately driveable emitter elements (), which are configured in order to emit the light beam () onto the guiding unit () at angles of incidence (γ) corresponding to predetermined setpoint values (−α) of the scanning angle (α) in order to generate a predetermined setpoint field of view () of the emitter device (). The invention furthermore relates to an optical detection apparatus (), to a motor vehicle () having at least one optical detection apparatus () and to a method for generating a setpoint field of view () for an emitter device () of an optical detection apparatus () of a motor vehicle ().

Emitter device for an optical detection apparatus, optical detection apparatus, motor vehicle and method

Described are a mechanical scanning unit () of an optical transmission and receiving device of an optical detection apparatus of a vehicle, an optical transmission and receiving device, an optical detection apparatus, a driver assistance device and a vehicle. The scanning unit () comprises at least one first beam influencing device () for deflecting at least one light beam (), which has been radiated into the scanning unit (), in a first direction (y) and at least one second beam influencing device () for changing a beam propagation of the at least one light beam () in a second direction (z). The at least one second beam influencing device () is arranged in the beam path of the at least one light beam () downstream of the at least one first beam influencing device (). The first direction (y) and the second direction (z) extend perpendicularly or at an angle with respect to one another. The at least one second beam influencing device () has at least one optical lens for expanding the at least one light beam () in the second direction (z).

Scanning unit of an optical transmission and receiving device of an optical detection apparatus of a vehicle

An emitting device () for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle for monitoring at least one monitoring region () for objects is described, having at least one light source () for generating at least one optical emission signal () and having at least one diffraction unit (), which has a diffractive effect on the at least one emission signal (), for controlling at least one beam direction () of the at least one emission signal (). At least one diffraction unit () which is settable to set the beam directions () associated with the respective signal paths (), is arranged in at least two different signal paths () of one emission signal or various emission signals (). At least one beam alignment unit () is arranged in the respective signal paths () after the at least one diffraction unit () to align the set beam directions () in the at least one monitoring region () while maintaining at least one angle offset between the set beam directions () generated before the at least one beam alignment unit () or to generate at least one angle offset between the set beam directions.

Emitting device for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle, detection system, driver assistance system, and method for optically scanning a monitoring region

The invention relates to a emitter device () for an optical detection apparatus () of a motor vehicle (), which is designed to scan a surrounding region () of the motor vehicle () by means of a light beam (), and which comprises a light source () for emitting the light beam () and a deflection unit (), wherein the deflection unit () is designed to deflect the light beam () emitted onto the deflection unit () by the light source () at different scanning angles (&#x3b1;), wherein the deflection unit () comprises a freeform mirror (). The freeform mirror () comprises at least two surface elements () having different angles of inclination () and is designed to reflect the light beam () in order to generate a predetermined setpoint field of view () of the emitter device () at predetermined setpoint values (&#x2212;&#x3b1;3, &#x2212;&#x3b1;2, &#x2212;&#x3b1;1, &#x3b1;0, +&#x3b1;1, +&#x3b1;2, +&#x3b1;3) for the scanning angle (&#x3b1;), said setpoint values corresponding to the angles of inclination (). The invention additionally relates to an optical detection apparatus (), a motor vehicle () comprising at least one optical detection apparatus (), and to a method for generating a setpoint field of view () for an emitter device () of an optical detection apparatus () of a motor vehicle ().

The invention relates to an optical detection device () for arranging on an attached part () of a motor vehicle () and for monitoring a region () adjacent to the attached part (), with a transmitting apparatus () comprising a light source () and with a receiving apparatus () comprising a sensor (). The transmitting apparatus () is designed to transmit light beams () along predetermined scanning directions (A, A, A, A) into the region (), and the receiving apparatus () is designed to receive the fractions () of the light beams () reflected in the region ().

Detection device for a motor vehicle, attached part and motor vehicle

The invention relates to a detection device () for a motor vehicle () for detecting a distance (x) of an object (O) in a surrounding region () of the motor vehicle () from the motor vehicle (), comprising an emitting unit (), which is designed to emit a light beam () and to scan the surrounding region () by orienting the light beam () along predetermined emission angles (), and comprising a receiving unit () having at least two receiving elements (), which are designed to receive a part () of the light beam () reflected on the object (O), to detect the distance (x) on the basis of a duration between the emission of the light beam () and the reception of the reflected part () of the light beam (), and to detect a reception angle (), at which the reflected part () of the light beam () from the surrounding region () is incident on the receiving unit (), wherein the receiving unit () is designed to detect a deviation () between the emission angle () of the light beam () and the reception angle () of the reflected part () of the light beam () corresponding to the emission angle (). The invention additionally relates to a driver assistance system (), a motor vehicle (), and a method for detecting a distance (x) of an object (O) in a surrounding region () of a motor vehicle ().

Detection device for a motor vehicle, driver assistance system, motor vehicle, and method

The invention relates to an optical emission device () for laser pulses (), in particular for use in a Lidar for use in a vehicle, having a laser unit () designed to emit laser pulses (), and a deflection unit (), which is arranged in the beam path of the laser pulses () emitted by the laser unit () and deflects the laser pulses () emitted by the laser unit () in a deflection region (), wherein the optical emission device () has an optical system () arranged in the beam path of the laser pulses () emitted by the laser unit () downstream of the deflection unit () in the deflection region () thereof; the optical system () has at least one first region () and at least one second region (); and the at least one second region () has a lens shape for refracting the laser pulses (). Laser scanner having an optical emission device () according to any one of the preceding claims and a sensor unit for receiving a reflection of the emitted laser pulse (). The invention also relates to a laser scanner having such an optical emission device () and a sensor unit for receiving a reflection of emitted laser pulses ().

Optical emission device for laser pulses with selective optical system

A flexibly usable optoelectronic sensor device for detecting an object, comprising a receiving device for receiving light backscattered after the scattering of an emitted light beam at the object, wherein the receiving device has an array of at least two receiving elements for detecting radiation and a receiving optical unit for imaging the received radiation on the array; the array is divisible and/or divided into at least two array regions, wherein the at least two array regions correspond in each case to scatterings at objects at different distances from the monitoring region and/or different brightnesses of the received radiation, and the receiving elements respectively arranged in different array regions are settable and/or set to detect with mutually different light sensitivities.

Optoelectronic sensor device and method for controlling same

The invention relates to a laser scanner (') for motor vehicles, having at least two optical transmitters () for emitting in each case one transmitted light beam (), and a rotatably arranged micromirror () for deflecting the transmitted light beams () onto the scene to be measured. The laser scanner additionally comprises an optical deflecting device, which is arranged in the beam path of at least one transmitted light beam () upstream of the micromirror () and is configured and arranged such that the transmitted light beams () are guided onto the micromirror (). In order to direct in a laser scanner a plurality of transmitted light beams onto the micromirror with as little distortion as possible, provision is made according to the invention for the deflecting device () to have at least one deflecting mirror () arranged in the beam path of a transmitted light beam ().

Laser scanner for motor vehicles

In order to measure distances precisely, a receiver device for determining a distance from an object is proposed, comprising: a receiver having a semiconductor structure with a photosensitive region for generating photo-induced charge carriers, which region faces the rear side, and having a transportation region, which faces the front side, wherein the photosensitive region and the transportation region are spatially separated from one another by a separation layer which has a passage between the photosensitive region and the transportation region, wherein the transportation region has an arrangement of at least two gates lying one next to the other, at least one of the gates thereof being located in the overlapping region of the passage.

Receiver device, sensor device and method for determining distances

The invention relates to a sensor assembly for recognizing a state of a roadway, including a sensor device, which is adapted to capture an impact of water on a wheel arch lining of a motor vehicle during a travel of the motor vehicle on the roadway, and including a control device for recognizing the state of the roadway based on the impact of the water captured by means of the sensor device, wherein the sensor device includes an ultrasonic sensor, which is adapted to receive an ultrasonic signal and which is additionally adapted to capture the impact of the water on the wheel arch lining.

Sensor arrangement for detecting a state of a roadway using an ultrasonic sensor, a driver assistance system, a motor vehicle, and an associated method

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Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Thomas Schuler