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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Sick Ag, Waldkirch, DE;
Martin Marra, Waldkirch, DE;
Reinhard Heizmann, Waldkirch, DE;
Sick AG, Waldkirch, DE;
Abstract
A sensor () for determining a distance of an object (), the sensor () transmitting a plurality of transmission pulses via a transmitter (), accumulating reflected reception pulses () in a histogram (), and determining therefrom a time of flight to the object (). The sensor () has a control () for processing and outputting measurement values. Measuring unit () and control () are mutually connected to pass measurement values and to set a timing for the control () via a clocked synchronizing signal in that the control () executes a control cycle each time when receiving the synchronizing signal. An output rate of measurement values is programmable by the measuring unit () setting a smallest base clock and passing an updated measurement value to the control () after a multiple of the base clock corresponding to the programmed output rate.