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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Holger Maris Gilbergs, Sersheim, DE;
Johannes Richter, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Karl Christoph Goedel, Vaihingen an der Enz, DE;
Simon Bell, Sersheim, DE;
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A LIDAR sensor, including a window, at least one first group and one second group of electrical conductors, and a detection circuit. The window is a light exit and entry interface of the LIDAR sensor. Each of the groups includes a first conductor and a second conductor, which are situated on and/or within the window, electrically insulated from one another, form a capacitive sensor, and are electrically connected to the detection circuit. The first and second groups are situated at positions which deviate from one another. The detection circuit generates an electrical field between the respective first conductors and second conductors of the respective groups to detect a change in the electrical field as a result of an object in close range of the window, ascertain a position of the object within the surface of the window, and provide a piece of information about the position of the object.