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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Armin Josef Schoenlieb, Seiersberg-Pirka, AT;
Hannes Plank, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
ifm group services gmbh, Tettnang, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 7/4866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensing of a scene is provided. The method includes performing, by a ToF sensor, a plurality of first ToF measurements using a first modulation frequency to obtain first measurement values. A respective correlation function of each of the plurality of first ToF measurements is periodic and exhibits an increasing amplitude over distance within a measurement range of the ToF sensor. The method additionally includes determining a distance to an object in the scene based on the first measurement values.