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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Zircon Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Gerd Reime, Bühl, DE;
ZIRCON CORPORATION, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a measuring arrangement for detecting an object () hidden behind an article (). The method comprises the following steps: applying a first alternating voltage () to a first sensor (); applying a second alternating voltage () to a second sensor () arranged adjacent to the first sensor (); determining an effect () of the article () on at least one of the alternating voltages () depending on a distance () of the sensor () to the article (); determining a change () in the dependent effect () occurring during a movement () of the sensor () along the article (); and detecting the object () in accordance with the change () of the dependent effect (). In this way, a detection of an object hidden behind an article is improved such that the object can be recognized as independently as possible from a relative position of the device to the article, in particular, an angular position, in particular also if the device for detecting the object is manually moved beyond the article.