A method for the safe operation of a movable machine comprises: that the movable machine is controlled by a control unit; that a sensor apparatus determines a 3D representation of an environment of the movable machine; that an initial protective field is predefined that is a defined spatial region within the environment of the movable machine; that a first adaptation apparatus and a second adaptation apparatus receive state data about the movable machine from the control unit, wherein the first adaptation apparatus, starting from the initial protective field, determines a first adapted protective field in dependence on the state data and the second adaptation apparatus, starting from the initial protective field, determines a second adapted protective field in dependence on the state data; that a relevant protective field is determined on the basis of both the first adapted protective field and the second adapted protective field; that an evaluation apparatus evaluates the determined 3D representation with respect to whether an object engages into the relevant protective field, and outputs a result signal in dependence on the result of the evaluation; and that the control unit triggers a safety-related reaction if the result signal corresponds to an engagement of an object into the relevant protective field.
A navigation sensor determines a coordinate data set including a spatial position and/or a location and/or a movement of the navigation sensor or of a movable object connected to the navigation sensor in space. The navigation sensor includes an object detection sensor configured to periodically scan a monitored zone, a base unit, and a scanning unit rotatably supported at the base unit. The scanning unit has a transmission device configured to transmit transmission signals into a monitored zone and a reception device that is configured for receiving reception signals, which are generated by objects present in the monitored zone by a remission of incident transmission signals, and for converting the reception light signals into electrical reception signals. An evaluation unit is connected to the object detection sensor and is configured to determine the coordinate data set at least on the basis of the electrical reception signals.
An optical sensor includes a transmission unit for emitting an optical transmission signal, a reception unit for detecting a reflected portion of the transmission signal, and a control and evaluation unit configured to receive and store a calibration data set before an operating phase. The calibration data set includes a plurality of signal threshold values that are associated with a respective background level that corresponds to a respective predetermined light intensity. The control and evaluation unit is further configured to receive operating measurement signals from the reception unit when the transmission unit is activated, to determine a current background level and to select one of the signal threshold values of the calibration data set based on the current background level, thereby being able to identify output signals derived from the operating measurement signals as invalid signals if the respective output signal is smaller than the selected signal threshold value.
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SAFETY SYSTEM ASSEMBLY FOR MONITORING A ZONE AND A METHOD OF MONITORING SUCH A ZONE
A safety system assembly (1) serves to monitor a zone (5), such as a warehouse or a factory, in which objects (8), such as autonomously driving vehicles (4) and persons (8a), move together. The safety system assembly (1) comprises a central processing device (3) that is configured to receive sensor data (6) from a plurality of monitoring units (2), in which sensor data (6) the objects (8) detected in the monitored zone (5) by the monitoring units (2) are included. The central processing device (3) is configured to consolidate the received sensor data (6). The central processing device (3) is configured to create object lists (7) from the consolidated sensor data, with the object lists (7) including the detected objects (8) together with the respective object information, and to transmit these object lists (7) to the autonomously driving vehicles (4).
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A method of measuring the flow rate of a fluid includes a first ultrasonic signal being transmitted and received with the flow and a second ultrasonic signal being transmitted and received against the flow on a measurement path obliquely to a direction of flow of the fluid. A first time of flight of the first ultrasonic signal and a second time of flight of the second ultrasonic signal are determined and the flow rate is determined from a time of flight difference. The ultrasonic signals have a plurality of periods of a carrier frequency having an amplitude modulated in accordance with an envelope and a respective reception point in time of an ultrasonic signal is fixed from a selected oscillation of the ultrasonic signal that is selected with reference to the progression of the envelope for the determination of the times of flight.
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Distance measurement of an object using a time of flight method
An optoelectronic sensor for the distance measurement of an object in a detection zone using a time of flight method has a light transmitter for transmitting a light signal into the detection zone, a light receiver having a first plurality of Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes for detecting received light from the detection zone, a second plurality of time of flight measurement units for determining individual times of flight between a transmission of a light signal and a triggering of a detection event in an avalanche photodiode, and a control and evaluation unit configured to collect individual times of flight in a histogram, to localize a useful light signal in the histogram with reference to a threshold, and to determine a distance value from the object from the useful light signal. An extraneous light level is first estimated from the histogram and then the threshold is fixed using the extraneous light level.
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The invention relates to an imaging system comprising at least one camera module and one evaluation module, wherein the camera module comprises a time-of-flight-based 3D image sensor for generating 3D image data and a 2D camera for generating 2D image data, wherein the camera module and the evaluation module are connected to one another via only one connection cable, wherein an energy supply of the camera module takes place via the connection cable and the camera module is configured to transmit the 3D image data and the 2D image data to the evaluation module via the connection cable, wherein the evaluation module is configured to process the 3D image data and the 2D image data.
A method of reading an optical code (20); is provided, the method comprising the steps of recording image data having the optical code (20); determining defects (30), and evaluating the image data by reading the code words. In this respect, the defects (30) are determined using an edge criterion and/or a binarization criterion, wherein the edge criterion evaluates whether there is a code module in an edge-free region of the image data that is larger than a specified multiple of the module size, and wherein the binarization criterion evaluates whether a code module having gray scale values close to a binarization threshold has been recorded.
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A mobile machine includes: a travelable base; a movable machine part arranged at the travelable base and having a hazardous section; and a securing apparatus having one or more sensors and arranged at the movable machine part. A method for the safe operation of a mobile machine includes that the mobile machine is selectively operated in a work mode, in which the movable machine part performs working movements while the travelable base is stationary, or in a travel mode in which the travelable base performs travel movements while the movable machine part assumes a defined travel position. The securing apparatus monitors a respective protective volume that corresponds to a defined environment of the hazardous section in the work mode and corresponds to a defined environment of the travelable base in the travel mode. In the event of an object engaging into the respective protective volume, a safety-related reaction is triggered.
The invention relates to a device for testing protective equipment of a vehicle, in particular of an automated driverless vehicle, wherein the protective equipment has at least one sensor for monitoring a path of the vehicle. The device comprises a base and a test body that is movably arranged at the base and that is movable from a first position into a second position, wherein the device is positionable in the path of the vehicle and is dimensioned such that the device is not detectable by the sensor in the path of the vehicle or no safety related action is triggered by the protective equipment on a detection of the test body when the test body is in the first position and the test body is detectable by the sensor and a safety related action is triggered by the protective equipment on a detection of the test body if the test body is in the second position.
An image capturing device (10) for associating a target class with an object (14) is provided, wherein the image capturing device (10) has an image sensor (20) for recording image data having the object (14) and a control and evaluation unit (22) that is configured to evaluate and classify the image data using a method of machine learning, in particular a neural network, and to associate a target class with the image data. In this respect, the control and evaluation unit (22) is further configured to use as a method of machine learning a multiclass classifier for the classification into a plurality of intermediate classes that determines respective confidence values for the association of the image data with a respective intermediate class and subsequently to determine the target class by applying a map of confidence values in target classes.
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Recognizing defects on a homogeneous surface of a moving object
A method for recognizing defects on a homogeneous surface of an object during a movement of the object is provided, wherein an image of the homogeneous surface is recorded and the image is evaluated as to whether it has defects. In this respect, the image is recorded by an event-based image sensor that detects events of a changing intensity with a plurality of pixel elements; the recording takes place over a time interval within which the homogeneous surface moves on over at least some pixel elements of the image sensor; the events are corrected in accordance with a time that has elapsed since a reference point in time and the movement that has taken place during the elapsed time; and the corrected events are collected in an image that is then evaluated with respect to the defects.
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Lighting assembly for an optoelectronic sensor for the detection of objects in a monitored zone and optoelectonic sensor
An optoelectronic sensor arranged for the detection of objects in a monitored zone has a light transmitter arrangement configured for transmission of transmitted light into the monitored zone and includes at least one light source, a transmission optical arrangement having at least one transmission optical element and is configured for the focusing of transmitted light, and a diffusor arrangement having at least one linear diffusor and is arranged to scatter the focused transmitted light in one first spatial direction and to at least substantially leave the focused transmitted light unscattered in a second spatial direction, with the second spatial direction being orthogonal to the first spatial direction. The light transmitter arrangement, the transmission optical arrangement and the diffusor arrangement are configured to generate a strip-like transmitted light pattern of a plurality of lines of light on an object present in the monitored zone.
An autonomously moving transport system comprising a control apparatus, an obstacle recognition device and a drive unit, wherein the drive unit is configured to move the autonomously moving transport system along a travel route with a specific travel parameter. The obstacle recognition device is configured to detect an object in a monitored zone and to transmit corresponding object information to the control apparatus. The control apparatus is configured to divide the monitored zone into a travel corridor and at least one first secondary corridor. The control apparatus is configured to determine, based on the object information, whether the detected object is located in the travel corridor or in the at least one first secondary corridor. The control apparatus is configured to adapt a travel parameter differently when the object is in the first secondary corridor than when the object is located in the travel corridor.
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An environment monitoring apparatus for vehicles comprises a stereo camera that has two fisheye lenses, an image sensor apparatus having at least two sensor regions for detecting optical signals of the fisheye lenses in a respective one of the sensor regions and for generating and outputting image data signals based on the respective optical signals, wherein the sensor regions each have at least a first part region, which corresponds to a first aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, and a second part region that corresponds to a second aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, a processing unit for processing the image data signals output by the image sensor apparatus and for providing the processed image data signals, wherein the processing unit can be set in order, in particular at a respective point in time, to selectively process the image data signals corresponding to only one of the part regions, and a control unit for setting the processing unit.
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A method of reading an optical code encodes a message that has a character chain having a plurality of characters. The method includes recording image data having the optical code; segmenting the image data to locate a region of interest having the optical code; evaluating the image data within the region of interest to read the message; and comparing the read characters of the message with at least one scheme that contains an expectation for at least one position of the message of a character at this position of the optical code to be read and thereby determining a scheme that matches the message and agrees with the read message in a minimum portion of the characters In this respect, a size of a region of interest in which an optical code fits is determined from the scheme and a new region of interest of this size is produced.
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A method of reading an optical code is provided that encodes a message that has a character chain having a plurality of characters, said method comprising the steps: of recording image data having the optical code; evaluating the image data by reading the message, including a first check code read from the optical code; comparing the read characters of the message with at least one scheme that, for a plurality of positions of the message, contains a character that is expected at this position in optical codes to be read; and, when a minimum portion of the characters of the scheme is relocated in the message on the comparison, taking over characters of the scheme into the message. In this respect, a second check code of the message is determined after a taking over of characters from a scheme into the message; and the first check code is compared with the second check code to validate the message changed by taking over characters from the scheme.
An optical scanning sensor comprises a transmission unit, a reception unit and an evaluation unit. The transmission unit is configured to emit a transmission signal into a predetermined scanning zone of the sensor. The reception unit is configured to detect a reflected or remitted portion of the transmission signal and to output a corresponding reception signal. Furthermore, the evaluation unit is configured to detect at least one object in the scanning zone of the sensor based on the reception signal. The scanning zone comprises a partial zone that differs from the remaining scanning zone by at least one characteristic with respect to the transmission signal, the reception signal and/or the evaluation of the reception signal. The evaluation unit is configured to detect interference influences, which hinder the detection of the object, based on a portion of the reception signal that is associated with the partial zone.
An optoelectronic code reader for reading optical codes that has at least one light reception element for generating image data from received light and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to segment the image data to locate regions of interest having assumed optical codes and to process the regions of interest by a decoding process to read the code content of an optical code in the region of interest,
characterized in that
the control and evaluation unit is further configured to recognize a label in the image data and to process a region of interest differently by the decoding process when the region of interest is part of a label 22) than when the region of interest is not part of a label.
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A method of safeguarding a machine is provided in which a sensor monitors the machine and generates data thereon that are evaluated so that a hazardous situation is recognized and the machine is safeguarded in the event of a hazardous situation, wherein a check is made in a detection capability check whether an estimation of a hazardous situation is possible and the machine is otherwise safeguarded. In this respect, the sensor data are evaluated in a process of machine learning having at least one figure of quality in the detection capability check and an estimation of a hazardous situation is only considered possible with a sufficient figure of quality.
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37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Conveyors being machines; conveyor belts; baggage conveyors; Conveyors being machines in the fields of airports, logistics, parcel and luggage transport; Machines and apparatus for controlling, improving and regulating the operation of conveyors, in particular the transportability, dimensioning, classification, segmenting and identification of goods and luggage with and without artificial intelligence Industrial sensors, namely, optoelectronic and photoelectric sensors; Laser scanners; Security laser scanners; Optical scanners, not including document scanners; Optoelectronic, photoelectric and RFID apparatus and systems consisting thereof and reading tunnels; Cameras for photography, 2D cameras, 3D cameras, Multicamera systems for monitoring baggage handling systems; downloadable and recorded software, namely, artificial intelligence software, machine learning software and neuronal networks, for automatic identification, control, improvement and regulation, in particular of the transportability, dimensioning, classification, segmentation and identification of goods and luggage, prevention of congestion and accidents through pieces of luggage, collection of statistical information, avoidance of loss of and/or damage to goods and luggage, evaluation of goods and luggage, identification of luggage classes, in particular IATA classes, in particular for automation in the fields of airports, logistics, baggage handling, manufacture, quality assurance, warehousing, goods flow, transport, automobiles, transport; Optoelectronic volume-measuring and dimensioning systems, in particular based on cameras or distance-measuring laser scanners; Apparatus and instruments for weighing; downloadable and recorded computer programs for predictive maintenance and controlling of baggage handling systems; Control systems for baggage handling systems, consisting of a single or multiple programmable controllers (PLC) with input and output features for digital devices, with capability of being connected to external supervisory computers Providing assembly, installation, inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair of electronic, optical, opto-electronic, acoustoelectric, magnetic, inductive and capacitive systems, apparatus and sensors, all the foregoing including the aforesaid services within the framework of customer services Development and calibration of electronic, optical, opto-electronic, acoustoelectric, magnetic, inductive and capacitive systems, apparatus and sensors; Planning of technical systems; Software development, programming and implementation; Programming of electronic control systems; Parametrization, calibration, programming of industrial sensors and control elements and for the transmission of sensor data to external apparatus; Control technology consulting services; Engineering services; Design and development of computer hardware and software; Software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) featuring software for designing, testing, improving, controlling, and predictive maintenance of baggage handling systems and rental of software for designing, testing, improving, controlling, and predictive maintenance of baggage handling systems
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Surveying, optical, magnetic, inductive, capacitive, ultrasonic, measuring, signalling, controlling, regulating, checking and teaching apparatus and instruments, not for medical purposes; Industrial sensors, namely, optical, electronic, optoelectronic, photoelectric, acousto-electric, magnetic, inductive, and capacitive sensors; Light barriers, Light sensors, Fibre-optic systems, Light grids, Positioners, Distance measuring apparatus, color sensors; Optical, electronic, optoelectronic, photoelectric, acousto-electric, magnetic, inductive, capacitive devices and systems consisting thereof, in particular for automation technology, in particular for the automatic inspection of flat and web-shaped materials for the purpose of checking the properties of such materials or for the purpose of detecting defects, for the detection of colour, shape, position, contour, volume, distance, texture or surface quality of objects, for automatic identification, quality control, positioning, handling and control, for automation in the areas of manufacturing, quality assurance, warehousing, goods flow, sales, transport, laboratory, industrial plants, automotive, traffic and public buildings; Electronic position and length measuring instruments, electronic positioners, rotation angle sensors; Electronic interface modules for connecting sensors with other sensors and data lines or data buses; Linear actuators; Code readers, namely, barcode readers, Readers for two-dimensional codes and colour code readers; Electronic, optical and opto-electronic image processing apparatus for automation technology and safety technology; Optical, electronic, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, magnetic, inductive, capacitive devices and systems for securing and monitoring spatial areas, danger points and hazard areas; Light curtains; Cabinets and key buttons with an electronic base for use in the field of infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation, and in the field of ultrasound; LIDAR, namely, light detection and ranging apparatus; LIDAR, namely, optical distance measurement apparatus; Optical scanners, not including document scanners; Laser scanners; Security laser scanners; Scanning apparatus, namely laser scanners, spectrometers and sensors with a radius vector, for scanning defined surface and room areas; Emission measurement, process analysis, process control, identification and data transmission devices operating on an electronic, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, hydrostatic, magnetic, inductive, and capacitive basis; gas velocity meters; apparatus for measuring gas flow; Devices for displaying sensor applications, human-machine interfaces for sensors; Controls, especially for production monitoring; Computer hardware; Network interfaces, Interfaces for computer; Gateways; Routers; Connectors; Repeaters; all the aforesaid goods in particular for recording, reviewing, selecting, storing and transmitting digital data and being a link between the sender in an OT network and the receiver in an IT network; Internet of Things [IoT] gateways and Internet of Things [IoT] sensors; Systems for the transport, positioning and handling of goods and workpieces in industrial processes; Computer programs for measuring, controlling and regulating technology in production and logistics facilities; Software for monitoring, analysing, controlling and executing logistics, transport and production processes, namely, parcel sorting systems, monitoring of fill levels, compressed air and vibrations, for the navigation of autonomous robots; downloadable and recorded computer software for industrial sensors and controls, especially for maintenance, parametrization, calibration, programming of industrial sensors and controls and for transfer of sensor data to external devices; downloadable and recorded computer software for remote access and control of industrial sensors and controls through the internet; downloadable and recorded Communication and networking software for connecting sensors with computers and networks; Interfaces for computers; downloadable and recorded operational data acquisition software for acquiring sensor data from sensors in production and logistics facilities; downloadable and recorded maintenance software for maintenance of sensors and machines with sensors; downloadable and recorded computer software for data collection, evaluation, processing and storage; downloadable and recorded parameterisation and operating software for parameterization and operation of sensors; Downloadable software applications for use on sensors, gateways, displays, safety controllers and industrial controllers; downloadable and recorded computer programs for making individual settings on sensors, gateways, displays, safety controllers and industrial controllers Providing assembly, installation, acceptance, servicing, maintenance and repair of electronic, optical, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, magnetic, inductive and capacitive devices and sensors, all the foregoing including the aforesaid services within the framework of customer services Educational services, namely, conducting classes, trainings, seminars, conferences, and workshops in the field of industrial sensors, sensor technology, sensor applications, sensor software, industrial safety, and sensors for logistics and robotics provided to industry Development and calibration of electronic, optical, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, magnetic, inductive and capacitive devices and sensors; Planning of technical systems; Software development, programming and implementation; Platform as a service (PaaS) and platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for parameterization, operating, and maintenance of sensors and sensor networks and for monitoring, analyzing, controlling and evaluating sensor data; Programming of electronic control systems; Computer services for the analysis of data; Providing artificial intelligence computer programs on data networks; Computer aided industrial analysis services in the field of industrial sensors and controls, industrial safety and logistics; providing temporary use of software and Software as a service (SaaS), namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software, in the field of industrial sensors and controls; providing data of and for industrial sensors and controls through cloud services; leasing of software in the field of industrial sensor data providing; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of industrial sensors and controls through cloud services; programming and providing of software, especially software for industrial sensors and controls, especially for maintenance, parametrization, calibration, programming of the sensors and for transfer of sensor data to external devices; programming of computer software for remote access and control of industrial sensors and controls through the internet; providing computer servers and electronic platforms for maintenance, parametrization, calibration, programming of industrial sensors and for transfer of sensor data and for remote access and control of industrial sensors and controls through the internet; Control technology consulting services; Engineering services
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Antenna arrangement for receiving and transmitting electromagnetic waves of different polarization
An antenna arrangement for receiving and transmitting electromagnetic waves of different polarization includes an antenna that has at least two feed points arranged spaced apart. The antenna arrangement includes a signal input for a high-frequency input signal and a coupler circuit coupled to the signal input. The coupler circuit includes a first coupler input connected to a first node; a second coupler input connected to a second node; a first coupler output connected to a third node; and a second coupler output connected to a fourth node. The first and third node are electrically coupled to one another via a first line, the second and fourth node are electrically coupled to one another via a third line, a first switching apparatus can electrically couple the first and second node via a second line and a second switching apparatus can electrically couple the third and fourth node via a fourth line.
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A laser scanner and an electronic circuit for generating laser pulses for a laser scanner, having an input contact for an input voltage,
A laser scanner and an electronic circuit for generating laser pulses for a laser scanner, having an input contact for an input voltage,
having a serial connection connected to the input contact, comprising at least one coil and at least one first diode, wherein the first diode is connected in the forward direction for the input voltage, wherein at least one switch element connected to the serial connection is arranged, wherein a switch path is formed by means of the switch element can be applied to the gate of the switch element, wherein at least one anti-parallel circuit of a laser diode and a second diode is connected to the cathode of the first diode and to the switch element at one end, wherein the anti-parallel circuit of the laser diode and the second diode is connected to at least one first capacitor at the other end and the first capacitor is connected to ground at the other end, and wherein an optical laser pulse can be generated at the laser diode by the laser trigger signal at the switch element.
A method of safeguarding at least one machine (12) that is monitored by at least one sensor (14) that generates sensor data with respect to the machine (12) is provided, wherein movements of a machine model of the machine (12) are carried out in a simulation and synthetic sensor data of a sensor model of the sensor (14) are generated, and wherein a plurality of safety functions (72) are performed in the simulation in which an evaluation is made by safety related evaluation of the simulation whether a hazardous situation is present to output a safety signal to the machine (12) to trigger a safety response in the case of a hazardous situation, The safety functions (72) are here each individually implemented per se in a container.
A method of generating an environmental model of an environment (24) in an industrial plant or logistics plant is provided, wherein a plurality of sensors (18) distributed over the environment (24) detect a respective local partial zone of the environment (24) and the environmental model is assembled therefrom, In this respect, a plurality of autonomous mobile reconnaissance units (12), in particular autonomous mobile robots; move in the environment (24) and at least some of the sensors (18) are part of a mobile reconnaissance unit (12) and thus the environment (24) at changing locations.
The present invention relates to an optical sensor for the detection of at least one height profile of an object surface in accordance with the principle of light sectioning method. The optical sensor comprises a light transmitter which is configured to project at least one light line onto the object surface, a receiving unit comprising a light receiver having an array of receiving elements and a receiving optics arranged upstream of the light receiver for generating an image of the at least one projected light onto the light receiver, and an evaluation unit connected to the light receiver and configured for determining the height profile from an image of the at least one projected light line recorded by the light receiver. The receiving unit further comprises a tuneable aperture associated with the receiving optics and configured for varying the size and/or the shape of the aperture of the receiving optics, wherein the evaluation unit is configured for controlling the tuneable aperture in dependence from at least one image parameter of the image of the at least one projected light line.
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Camera device and method for reading optical codes
A camera device for reading optical codes is provided that has at least one first camera unit having a first camera controller and a first image sensor for recording image data from a first detection zone, that has second camera unit having a second camera controller and that has a second image sensor for recording image data from a second detection zone that overlaps at least partially with the first detection zone, and that has a common control unit, wherein the respective camera controller is configured to locate regions of interest having optical codes in the image data and to transmit the image data of the regions of interest to the common controller. In this respect, the common controller is configured to combine the image data in regions of interest recorded by more than one camera unit and to read an optical code in the region of interest therefrom.
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A sensor for monitoring a zone with regard to the presence of at least one object includes a transmission device, a reception device and an evaluation device. The transmission device emits transmission signals into the zone to be monitored. The reception device receives detection signals that include those transmission signals that are reflected or remitted in the zone to be monitored. The evaluation device is configured to determine at least one measurement variable based on the detection signals related to at least one dimension of an object in the zone to be monitored, to determine and output an occupied state of the zone to be monitored if the at least one measurement variable is greater than an entry threshold value, and to determine and output a free state of the zone to be monitored if the at least one measurement variable is smaller than an exit threshold value.
A computer implemented method for determining a level of a medium in a container comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: sending a plurality of pulses through a probe in the container; sensing responses caused by reflections of the pulses; determining a statistical model related to the medium in the container based on the responses; and determining the level of the medium in the container based on the statistical model.
A safety system for localizing at least one mobile object that has variable locations, having at least one control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, and having at least one safety controller, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the mobile object, wherein position data of the radio transponder and thus position data of the mobile object can be determined by means of the radio location system, wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to cyclically detect the position data of the radio transponder, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the position data of the radio location system, and the radio transponder has respective safe primary signal outputs and the radio transponder has respective at least one safe secondary signal output, and wherein the safe primary signal outputs are electronically connected to the safety controller and the safe secondary signal output is connected to the safety controller.
A safety system and a method for the localization of at least two vehicles have at least one control and evaluation unit and at least one radio location system. The radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations. At least one device has at least one radio transponder arranged at the vehicles. The radio location system is configured to determine position data of the radio transponder and thus to determine position data of the vehicles. The position data can be transmitted from the radio station of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit and/or the position data can be transmitted from the radio transponder to the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to cyclically detect the position data of the radio transponder. The radio transponder has an identification and the control and evaluation unit is configured to distinguish the vehicles.
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H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
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CONTACTLESS SAFEGUARDING AT A COOPERATION ZONE OF A MACHINE
A method for a contactless safeguarding at a cooperation zone of a machine is provided wherein an access zone for a worker is arranged at a first side of the cooperation zone and a working zone of the machine is arranged at a second side, wherein a plurality of protected fields configured in the environment of the cooperation zone are monitored for protected field intrusions by at least one optoelectronic sensor and at least two of the protected fields 38) are arranged in a first sequence starting from the first side such that a worker sequentially intrudes into these protected fields when approaching the cooperation zone, and wherein the protected field intrusions are evaluated to safeguard the machine in the case of an unpermitted combination of protected field intrusions. In this respect, at least two of the protected fields are arranged in a second sequence starting from the second side such that the machine sequentially intrudes in these protected fields when approaching the cooperation zone.
A camera for recording 3D image data using a light sectioning process is provided that has an illumination unit to project a light pattern in a focal plane, an image sensor having a plurality of light reception elements in an image plane, a reception optics upstream of the image sensor and having an objective plane, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to generate the 3D image data by evaluating the light pattern in a recording of the image sensor, wherein the image plane is tilted with respect to the focal plane. In this respect, the reception optics has at least one metaelement here that compensates an oblique light incidence on the light reception elements.
A method for configuring a PLC device includes a first application being executed with a first graphical user interface. Furthermore, at least one user input is detected on the first graphical user interface. Subsequently, configuration information is generated with at least one configuration parameter for the at least one PLC device based on the detected user input. Furthermore, a second application is executed with a second graphical user interface. Subsequently, a transmission of the configuration information from the first application to the second graphical user interface of the second application takes place. Then, PLC configuration information is generated based on the configuration information by means of the second application. A transmission of the PLC configuration information to the at least one PLC device by the PLC central unit then takes place. Finally, the PLC device loads the received PLC configuration information.
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G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes
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POSITION SENSOR FOR THE SPATIALLY RESOLVED DETECTION OF OBJECTS IN A MONITORED ZONE
The present invention relates to a position sensor for the spatially resolved detection of objects in a monitored zone, comprising a measurement device for determining respective position signals for detected objects that are located in the monitored zone, an RFID reading device that is arranged adjacent to the measurement device and that is configured to transmit RFID control commands into the monitored zone by generating modulated RFID transmission signals and to receive RFID response signals, which are generated by an RFID transponder arranged at an object in response to received RFID control commands, and to determine a phase shift between the RFID transmission signals and the RFID response signals, and an evaluation unit that is connected to the measurement device and the RFID reading device and that is configured to assign at least one respective, temporally corresponding RFID response signal to a respective position signal determined by the measurement device, considering the determined phase shift of this RFID response signal.
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G01S 13/86 - Combinaisons de systèmes radar avec des systèmes autres que radar, p. ex. sonar, chercheur de direction
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DOOR HANDLE SYSTEM FOR A SAFETY DOOR, ESPECIALLY FOR A SLIDING DOOR OR A SWING DOOR
A door handle system mountable to a safety door that opens to the left as well as to a safety door that opens to the right without changing the internal structure of the door handle system. This eases the installation of the door handle system. For doing so, the handle is attached to a gear especially in form of a sector gear. Upon pressing the handle, the gear rolls along a respective one out of two gear racks arranged on opposite second and third sides of a frame structure. A bolt is attached to the frame structure. Depending on the orientation of the door handle system and therefore whether it is installed on left or right opening doors, the gear engages with one of the two gear racks during rotation.
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An optoelectronic sensor for the detection of objects in a monitored zone has a light transmitter for transmitting a transmitted light beam, a scanning unit rotatable about an axis of rotation for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone by the transmitted light beam, a light receiver for generating a received signal from light beams remitted by objects in the monitored zone, an angle measurement unit for determining the angular position of the scanning unit relative to the sensor, and an evaluation unit that is configured to generate measured values with reference to the received signal that indicate whether and in which direction an object has been detected. A device is configured to determine an angular speed of the scanning unit about the axis of rotation and a correction unit is configured to determine a self-rotation of the sensor with respect to the axis of rotation of the scanning unit.
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A radar sensor has at least one first radar transceiver semiconductor chip and at least one second radar transceiver semiconductor chip. The first radar transceiver semiconductor chip and the second radar transceiver semiconductor chip each have at least two transmission antennas and at least two receiver antennas and a carrier frequency. The first radar transceiver semiconductor chip and the second radar transceiver semiconductor chip have a common control and evaluation unit, with the control and evaluation unit being configured to control and evaluate the respective transmission antennas and receiver antennas of the first and second radar transceiver semiconductor chips, with the carrier frequencies between the radar transceiver semiconductor chips not being synchronized. The first radar transceiver semiconductor chip and the second radar transceiver semiconductor chip do not have any common radio frequency basis.
The invention relates to an apparatus for a logistics center, in particular an industrial goods warehouse, said apparatus comprising a camera arrangement for detecting a plurality of articles placed on a placement surface within the entire field of view of the camera arrangement, a projection device for projecting information relating to the detection, and an electronic control device that is in signal connection with the camera arrangement and the projection device and that is configured to detect the articles individually by means of image analysis, and to display the detection of a picking up of a respective article from the placement surface and/or a placing of a respective article onto the placement surface in a visually recognizable manner by a projection.
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Reading an RFID transponder on an object in an apparatus
A system is provided of an apparatus (10) for recording at least one object (12a-b) and of an object (12a-b) arranged in the apparatus (10), wherein an RFID transponder (14) having an antenna (15) is arranged at the object (12a-b), and wherein the apparatus has at least one wall (18) and at least one resonant structure (20) spaced apart from the object (12a-b). The resonant structure (20) is here introduced into the wall (18) as a slot structure.
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44.
Multiplane scanner and method for detecting objects
A multiplane scanner includes a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam into a monitored zone, a light receiver for receiving the light beam reflected by objects in the monitored zone, an evaluation unit for evaluating a received signal of the light receiver, and a polygonal mirror wheel that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation for a periodic deflection of the light beam. The polygonal mirror wheel has a plurality of mirror facets arranged in ring form and tilted at least partly with respect to one another with respect to the first axis of rotation to scan an angular section of the monitored zone multiple times at different heights per revolution of the polygonal mirror wheel. A beam deflection unit sets an angle of incidence of the light beam on the mirror facets and is arranged between the light transmitter and the polygonal mirror wheel.
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45.
Detection Apparatus for Identifying an Object Transported by a Conveying Device
The invention relates to a detection apparatus, in particular a code reader, comprising an identification unit for identifying an object transported by a conveying device, in particular a continuous conveyor, further in particular a roller conveyor, characterized in that the detection apparatus has at least a first microphone and is configured to detect the object acoustically, in particular during transport, by means of at least the first microphone, and to initiate an identification process of the object by means of the identification unit only when the object is detected.
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A method for the safe operation of a machine, which has a movable machine part comprising a hazardous section, comprises: the movable machine part moving according to a predefined sequence program; and an environment of the hazardous section being monitored, wherein, in the event of an engagement of an object into a defined protective volume, which is dependent on the current position of the hazardous section, within the monitored environment, a safety-related reaction is triggered that comprises the movement of the movable machine part being stopped if the engagement exceeds a defined engagement threshold of the protective volume. For a teaching-in of the protective volume, it is provided: that an initial protective volume is first predefined; that the machine is controlled so that the movable machine part moves according to the predefined sequence program while the environment of the hazardous section is monitored; that, if the movement of the movable machine part is stopped as a result of an object engaging into initial protective volume, a teach-in mode can be started by means of a first user input, in which teach-in mode the movement is continued and position data of objects in the environment of the hazardous section are acquired in so doing; that the teach-in mode can be terminated by means of a second user input; and that the protective volume is defined based on the acquired position data.
A coaxial connector for installation in a device housing comprises a base body that has a flange for placing the coaxial connector against a wall of the device housing, wherein at least two coaxial connection contacts and at least two circuit board contacts electrically connected thereto for connecting the coaxial connector to a circuit board arranged in the device housing are arranged at the base body. The circuit board contacts have axially movable contact pins that are spring-loaded in an extension direction facing away from the base body.
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OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONTAMINATION OF A FRONT SCREEN
An optoelectronic sensor is provided that has a front screen, a measuring unit, a movable deflection unit, and a contamination test unit moved along with the deflection unit for generating a received contamination test signal from contamination test light reflected at the front screen. In this respect, the contamination light unit has at least two contamination test light transmitters and/or at least two contamination test light receivers to form a plurality of contamination test channels and a control and evaluation unit is configured to detect the object by evaluating a received measurement signal of the measuring unit and to evaluate the contamination of the front screen by evaluating the plurality of received contamination test signals of the plurality of contamination test channels.
A heatable cover for an optical sensor comprises a transparent cover element, a transparent and electrically conductive coating that is arranged at the cover element, and at least two electrodes that are spaced apart from one another and that are each in contact with the conductive coating. A respective distance between a respective two of the electrodes is defined along a respective distance line across the coating. Each of the at least two electrodes further has at least one contacting position at which the respective electrode is connected to a voltage source. The contacting positions of a respective two electrodes are spaced apart from one another in a direction that extends at a right angle to the distance line.
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A method of testing and adjusting an RFID reading device is provided that has an internal antenna and/or an external antenna connected via a connection line, wherein at least one RFID signal is transmitted between the RFID reading device and at least one RFID transponder over the antenna, and wherein the RFID reading device recognizes which antenna is connected, In this respect, the RFID reading device compares the connected antenna and/or the connection line with antennas connectable to the RFID reading device and/or with connection lines of an antenna list to identify an antenna and/or connection line that improves the transmission of the RFID signal and the identified antenna and/or connection line is/are displayed to a user of the RFID reading device.
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09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Conveyors and conveyors belts; baggage conveyors; Conveyors in the fields of airports, logistics, parcel and luggage transport, in particular featuring devices for controlling, improving and regulating the process, in particular the transportability, dimensioning, classification, segmenting and identification of goods and luggage [with and without artificial intelligence]. Industrial sensors, in particular optoelectronic or photoelectric sensors; Laser scanners; Security laser scanners; Optical scanners (not including document scanners); Optoelectronic, photoelectric and RFID apparatus and systems consisting thereof or reading tunnels, in particular hybrid systems with optoelectronic sensors and RFID apparatus; Cameras [photography], 2D cameras, 3D cameras, Multicamera systems; Software, in particular artificial intelligence software, machine learning software and neuronal networks, in particular for automatic identification, control, improvement and regulation, in particular of the transportability, dimensioning, classification, segmentation and identification of goods and luggage, prevention of congestion and accidents through pieces of luggage, collection of statistical information, avoidance of loss of and/or damage to goods and luggage, evaluation of goods and luggage, identification of luggage classes, in particular IATA classes, in particular for automation in the fields of airports, logistics, baggage handling, manufacture, quality assurance, warehousing, goods flow, transport, automobiles, transport; Predictive maintenance software, in particular based on artificial intelligence; Optoelectronic volume-measuring and dimensioning systems, in particular based on cameras or distance-measuring laser scanners; Weighing systems; Computer programs (included in class 9). Assembly, installation, inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair of the aforesaid electronic, optical, opto-electronic, acoustoelectric, magnetic, inductive and capacitive systems, apparatus and sensors; Including the aforesaid services within the framework of customer services. Development and calibration of electronic, optical, opto-electronic, acoustoelectric, magnetic, inductive and capacitive systems, apparatus and sensors; Planning of technical systems; Software development, programming and implementation; Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]; Programming of electronic control systems; Parametrisation, calibration, programming of industrial sensors and control elements and for the transmission of sensor data to external apparatus; Control technology consulting services; Engineering services; IT services; Design and development of computer hardware and software; Software as a service (SaaS) and rental of software; Platform as a service (PaaS).
A device for the positioning of an aircraft in a monitored zone of an apron of an airport has at least one optoelectronic sensor for transmitting transmitted light beams into the monitored zone, for scanning a plurality of measurement points, and for generation measurement data from transmitted light remitted or reflected by the measurement points. A control and evaluation unit is configured to segment the measurement points, to at least partially combine them into segments of the aircraft, to extract features of the segments, to associate the segments with an aircraft from a plurality of aircraft types with reference to the extracted features, and to output positioning information for the aircraft based on the associated aircraft type. The at least one optoelectronic sensor is designed as an FMCW LIDAR sensor and the measurement data comprise radial speeds of the measurement points.
An antenna for an RFID reading device is provided, wherein the antenna has an antenna element having four feed points and has a feed network that is configured to selectively connect an input signal to the feed points such that the antenna is operated with a circular polarization or a linear polarization. In this respect, the feed network has a switch arrangement in which different switch states are settable, with the feed network feeding the feed points with different phases and/or power portions of the input signal in a respective switch state; and has switch states for at least three of the four polarizations horizontal-linear polarization, vertical-linear polarization, clockwise circular polarization, and counterclockwise circular polarization are settable in the switch arrangement.
H01Q 1/22 - SupportsMoyens de montage par association structurale avec d'autres équipements ou objets
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09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Scientific apparatus and instruments being laboratory equipment; Surveying, optical, magnetic, inductive, capacitive, ultrasonic, measuring, signalling, controlling, regulating, checking and teaching apparatus and instruments, not for medical purposes; Industrial sensors, more specifically Optical, electronic, optoelectronic, photoelectric, acousto-electric, magnetic, inductive, capacitive sensors; Light barriers, Light sensors, Fibre-optic systems, Light grids, Positioners, Distance measuring apparatus, color sensors; Optical, electronic, optoelectronic, photoelectric, acousto-electric, magnetic, inductive, capacitive devices and systems consisting thereof, in particular for automation technology, in particular for the automatic inspection of flat and web-shaped materials for the purpose of checking the properties of such materials or for the purpose of detecting defects, for the detection of colour, shape, position, contour, volume, distance, texture or surface quality of objects, for automatic identification, quality control, positioning, handling and control, for automation in the areas of manufacturing, quality assurance, warehousing, goods flow, sales, transport, laboratory, industrial plants, automotive, traffic and public buildings; Electronic position and length measuring instruments, electronic positioners, rotation angle sensors; Electronic interface modules; Linear actuators; Code readers, In particular barcode readers, Readers for two-dimensional codes and colour code readers; Electronic, optical and opto-electronic image processing apparatus, in particular for automation technology and safety technology; Optical, electronic, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, magnetic, inductive, capacitive devices and systems for securing and monitoring spatial areas, danger points and hazard areas; Light curtains; Cabinets and key buttons with an electronic base, or for use in the field of infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation or in the field of ultrasound; Light Detection and Ranging [LIDAR] apparatus; Apparatus for optical distance measurement [LIDA]; Optical scanners (not including document scanners); Laser scanners; Security laser scanners; Scanning apparatus (scanners, in particular laser scanners), spectrometers and sensors with a radius vector, for scanning defined surface and/or room areas; Emission measurement, process analysis, process control, identification and data transmission devices operating on an electronic and/or optoelectronic and/or acousto-electrical and/or hydrostatic and/or magnetic and/or inductive and/or capacitive basis; gas velocity meters; apparatus for measuring gas flow; Devices for displaying sensor applications, human-machine interfaces for sensors; Controls, especially for production monitoring; Computer hardware; Network interfaces, Interfaces for computer; Gateways; Routers; Connectors; Repeaters; All the aforesaid goods in particular for recording, reviewing, selecting, storing and transmitting digital data and being a link between the sender in an OT network and the receiver in an IT network; Internet of Things [IoT] gateways and Internet of Things [IoT] sensors; Systems for the transport, positioning and handling of goods and workpieces in industrial processes; Computer programs (included in class 9), In particular for measuring, controlling and regulating technology; Software for monitoring, analysing, controlling and executing logistics, transport and production processes, in particular parcel sorting systems, monitoring of fill levels, compressed air and vibrations, for the navigation of autonomous robots; computer software for industrial sensors and controls, especially for maintenance, parametrization, calibration, programming of industrial sensors and controls and for transfer of sensor data to external devices; computer software for remote access and control of industrial sensors and controls through the internet; Communication and networking software; Interfaces for computers; Operational data acquisition software; Maintenance software; Computer software for data collection, evaluation, processing and storage; Parameterisation and operating software; Downloadable software applications for use on sensors, gateways, displays, safety controllers and industrial controllers; Computer programme for making individual settings on sensors, gateways, displays, safety controllers and industrial controllers. Assembly, installation, acceptance, servicing, maintenance and repair of electronic, optical, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, magnetic, inductive and capacitive devices and sensors; Including the aforesaid services within the framework of customer services. Educational services provided to industry; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses. Development and calibration of electronic, optical, optoelectronic, acousto-electrical, magnetic, inductive and capacitive devices and sensors; Planning of technical systems; Software development, programming and implementation; Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]; Programming of electronic control systems; Computer services for the analysis of data; Providing artificial intelligence computer programs on data networks; Computer aided industrial analysis services; IT consultancy, advisory and information services; Design and development of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; providing temporary use of software in the field of industrial sensors and controls; providing data of and for industrial sensors and controls through cloud services; leasing of software in the field of industrial sensor data providing; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of industrial sensors and controls through cloud services; programming and providing of software, especially software for industrial sensors and controls, especially for maintenance, parametrization, calibration, programming of the sensors and for transfer of sensor data to external devices; programming of computer software for remote access and control of industrial sensors and controls through the internet; providing computer servers and electronic platforms for maintenance, parametrization, calibration, programming of industrial sensors and for transfer of sensor data and for remote access and control of industrial sensors and controls through the internet; Control technology consulting services; Engineering services; IT services; Design and development of computer hardware and software; Software as a service (SaaS) and rental of software; Platform as a service (PaaS).
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the operation of a robot, in particular an articulated arm robot having, for example, 6 axes, in a protective field, wherein the protective field has an outer boundary, wherein
a respective space occupied by the robot is determined for different robot positions,
the space occupied by the robot in the respective robot position is removed from the protective field, wherein an inner boundary of the protective field is created and/or changed by removing the occupied space.
A method of loading and/or unloading a loading space is provided having a loading vehicle that drives into the loading space at least once to place down and/or to collect at least one load object, wherein an access zone of the loading space is safeguarded by at least one first sensor and the loading vehicle is safeguarded by at least one second sensor, In this respect, on driving into the loading space, the loading vehicle first drives to a first position that is so close to the safeguarded access zone that no person fits between the loading vehicle and the safeguarded access zone and the safeguarding of the access zone is then adapted by the first sensor such that a drive-through corridor for the loading vehicle is created.
A method for modifying an electronic device (10) using authenticated data from a data host (12) comprises the steps of the a signing service (13) digitally signing the data with a digital signature using a signature private key of a signature key pair and providing the signed data to the data host (12), the electronic device (10) retrieving the signed data from the data host (12), the electronic device (10) confirming a signature public key of the signature key pair using a certificate of a certificate authority (14), the electronic device (10) checking whether the certificate is valid, and the electronic device (10) confirming the digital signature and thus authenticity of the data using the signature public key. The certificate includes an iteration number, and the electronic device (10) checks whether the certificate is valid based on the iteration number.
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
The present invention relates to an automated guided vehicle for transporting and placing a load, comprising a primary environmental sensor and at least one secondary environmental sensor, wherein the transport vehicle is configured, first, using the primary environmental sensor, to detect a drop-off location for the load and the region between the drop-off location and the transport vehicle and to check said drop-off location and said region for obstacles; if no obstacle is recognized, to travel to the drop-off location; during the journey to the drop-off location, to check the route and the drop-off location for obstacles using the secondary environmental sensor.
B66F 9/06 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement se déplaçant, avec leurs charges, sur des roues ou sur un dispositif analogue, p. ex. chariots élévateurs à fourche
G05D 1/242 - Moyens basés sur la réflexion des ondes générées par le véhicule
G05D 1/243 - Moyens de capture de signaux provenant naturellement de l’environnement, p. ex. signaux optiques, acoustiques, gravitationnels ou magnétiques ambiants
G05D 1/656 - Interaction avec des charges utiles ou des entités externes
G05D 107/70 - Sites industriels, p. ex. entrepôts ou usines
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Optoelectronic sensor for detecting an object in a monitored zone
An optoelectronic sensor for detecting an object in a monitored zone is provided that comprises a light transmitter for transmitting transmitted light, a light receiver having a plurality of light reception elements operable in Geiger mode for receiving transmitted light remitted in the monitored zone, a reception optics arranged upstream of the light receiver and having a diaphragm, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine a distance from the object with reference to a received signal of the light receiver from a time of flight between the transmission of the transmitted light and the reception of the remitted received light, wherein the diaphragm comprises a diaphragm substrate having at least one metallic layer and one diaphragm aperture. In this respect, a contact region of the metallic layer for potential equalization is electrically conductively connected to another component of the sensor.
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p. ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
60.
INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR THE DETECTION OF AN OBJECT AND METHOD OF DETECTING AN OBJECT
An inductive proximity sensor and a method for the detection of an object having at least one coil, wherein at least one transmitted current pulse can be applied to the coil by a control and evaluation unit and the control and evaluation unit is configured to output an object determination signal, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to scan at least one induced voltage pulse that has been generated by the transmitted current pulse at the coil in a plurality of sections from or after the time of the application of the transmitted current pulse and to form scan values, whereby the voltage pulse is digitized, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the scan values for an object detection of a metallic object, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to scan the transmitted current pulse that has been generated at the coil in at least two sections from or after the time of the application of the transmitted current pulse and to form transmitted current scan values, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to determine a rise in the current increase of the transmitted current pulse from the transmitted current scan values, and the control and evaluation unit is configured to end the transmitted current pulse in dependence on the detected increase of the transmitted current pulse.
G01D 5/22 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensibleMoyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminéTransducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens électriques ou magnétiques influençant la valeur d'un courant ou d'une tension en faisant varier l'inductance, p. ex. une armature mobile influençant deux bobines par une action différentielle
G01B 7/02 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur
A system for monitoring a hazard zone of a robot having at least one sensor having at least one spatial monitored zone for monitoring the hazard zone, and a control and evaluation unit, and a robot controller for controlling the movements of at least one hazardous part of the robot, wherein the robot controller and the control and evaluation unit are electronically connected to one another by means of at least one interface, wherein the sensor is configured to cyclically transmit 3D data of the monitored zone to the control and evaluation unit, wherein the sensor and the control and evaluation unit are further configured to generate at least one spatial protected zone in the monitored zone, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to localize persons in the monitored zone of the sensor with reference to the 3D data and to determine their distance from the hazardous part of the robot, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to arrange the spatial protected zone such that the spatial protected zone completely surrounds and includes the hazardous part of the robot and a surface of the protected zone forms an outer safety boundary, wherein the location of the safety boundary is fixable in dependence on a distance, on a direction of movement and/or a movement speed of the person with respect to the hazardous part of the robot, and wherein the robot controller is configured to freely move the hazardous part of the robot within the protected zone.
A system and a method for monitoring a hazardous zone of a machine comprising at least one sensor having a spatial monitored zone for monitoring the hazardous zone and a control and evaluation unit, wherein the sensor is configured to cyclically transmit 3D data of the monitored zone to the control and evaluation unit, wherein the sensor is further configured to generate at least one protected zone in the monitored zone, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the received 3D data of the monitored zone with known position data of the machine and to check them for agreement, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to localize objects in the monitored zone of the sensor with reference to the 3D data and to determine their distance from a dangerous part of the machine, and wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to bridge the sensor having the protected zone as long as there is an agreement of the position data and not to bridge the sensor having the protected zone if there is no agreement of the position data and not to bridge the sensor having the protected zone if the distance of objects from at least one dangerous part of the machine falls below predefined first distance values.
A method of a contactless safeguarding of a machine is provided in which a plurality of protected fields configured in the environment of the machine are monitored for protected field intrusions by at least one optoelectronic sensor and, on a protected field intrusion, a safe output signal is generated at a safe output associated with the protected field. The protected fields are configured such that a vehicle approaching the machine results in a different sequence of protected field intrusions than a person approaching the machine and the sequence of protected field intrusions is evaluated to distinguish the vehicle and the person from one another. Three-dimensional protected fields are monitored that have at least two layers, having a lower layer and an upper layer arranged thereabove; and in that the configuration of the protected fields in the lower layer differs from the configuration of the protected fields in the upper layer.
G01S 17/894 - Imagerie 3D avec mesure simultanée du temps de vol sur une matrice 2D de pixels récepteurs, p. ex. caméras à temps de vol ou lidar flash
F16P 3/14 - Dispositifs de sécurité agissant en conjonction avec la commande ou le fonctionnement d'une machineCommandes exigeant l'emploi simultané de plusieurs parties du corps humain avec dispositifs, p. ex. des éléments sensibles, qui agissent sur la commande ou le fonctionnement de la machine lorsqu'une partie du corps humain se trouve dans ou près de la zone de danger les dispositifs étant des cellules photo-électriques ou d'autres dispositifs sensibles sans contact mécanique
G01S 7/48 - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 17/58 - Systèmes de détermination de la vitesse ou de la trajectoireSystèmes de détermination du sens d'un mouvement
65.
SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING A MULTI-CHAMBER CUVETTE FOR FLUID OR GAS ANALYSIS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
A spectroscopic analysis apparatus comprises a multi-chamber cuvette for fluid or gas analysis, wherein the multi-chamber cuvette comprises at least two measurement chambers into which fluid or gas can be introduced for analysis, wherein the at least two measurement chambers are optically separated from one another, wherein an illumination device is provided to generate light and to couple the light into the at least one first and second measurement chamber, and wherein a detection device is provided to measure an intensity of the light radiated by the fluid or gas in the first measurement chamber for a first wavelength and to generate a first measurement result and to measure an intensity of the light radiated by the fluid or gas in the second measurement chamber for a second wavelength and to generate a second measurement result, wherein the first wavelength and the second wavelength are different.
G01N 21/31 - CouleurPropriétés spectrales, c.-à-d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p. ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique
A monitoring device for a safe object tracking of an object in a monitored zone having at least a first safe optoelectronic sensor and a safety controller connected to the first optoelectronic sensor, wherein the first optoelectronic sensor monitors a first protected field and a second protected field for object intrusions and outputs a corresponding safe signal at a first or second safe output and the safety controller evaluates the safe output signals. In this respect, the first protected field has a plurality of first partial protected fields and the second protected field has a plurality of second partial protected fields and the first partial protected fields and the second partial protected fields are arranged alternatingly following one another are along a line.
G01S 17/66 - Systèmes de poursuite utilisant d'autres ondes électromagnétiques que les ondes radio
G01S 17/894 - Imagerie 3D avec mesure simultanée du temps de vol sur une matrice 2D de pixels récepteurs, p. ex. caméras à temps de vol ou lidar flash
G05B 19/406 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par le contrôle ou la sécurité
A sensor module for a sensor is provided that has a sensor unit having a detection direction and a detection height as well as a module housing having at least a first outer wall for arranging at a planar base surface, whereby then an orientation and a height position of the module housing and thus the detection direction and detection height of the sensor unit are fixed. In this respect, the first outer wall has a three-dimensional contour here that is adapted to the individual detection direction and/or detection height of the sensor unit and tolerances of the sensor unit in the detection direction and/or detection height is/are compensated by the three-dimensional contour on an arrangement of the first outer wall at a planar base surface.
An optoelectronic sensor for the detection of objects in a monitored zone having a light transmitter for transmitting transmitted light, having a measurement light receiver for generating a received signal from transmitted light reflected by objects in the monitored zone, having a control and evaluation unit for determining information on objects in the monitored zone using the received signal, and having one or more optical elements that are arranged in the optical path of the transmitted light of the light transmitter such that some of the transmitted light moves into the monitored zone as detection light, wherein the optical element conducts some of the transmitted light to a reference light receiver, wherein the measurement light receiver and the reference light receiver are arranged on a semiconductor component, with the semiconductor component being arranged on a circuit board, and with the measurement light receiver only being illuminated by the portion of the transmitted light through the side of the semiconductor component facing the circuit board.
A code reader device for reading an optical code that allows easy access to functions and a secure modification of the functions of the code reading device includes an illumination unit to illuminate a reading area of the code reading device, a receiver unit to capture the code from the reading area, an evaluation unit to determine information from the code, and an audio unit to capture acoustic signals from a voice of a user. The evaluation unit is trained to carry out a voice learning process in order to teach and store a recorded voice as an individual voice of an authorized user, so that the voice is stored as a personalized voice of the authorized user. The evaluation unit is further trained to carry out a voice recognition process in which the personalized voice is recognized as the voice of the authorized user.
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G10L 15/06 - Création de gabarits de référenceEntraînement des systèmes de reconnaissance de la parole, p. ex. adaptation aux caractéristiques de la voix du locuteur
A camera based code reader for reading an optical code on an object in a relative movement to the code reader has a linear image sensor to record a respective image line and a control and evaluation unit having at least one first pre-processing unit and a further processing unit. The first pre-processing unit is connected to the image sensor and is configured to read image line by image line in the course of the relative movement, to rescale a respective image line with a zoom factor z in a pre-processing, and then to forward it to the further processing unit. The further processing unit is configured to read the optical code from the image lines. The image sensor has a plurality of linear arrangements of light reception elements. Some of the light reception elements are sensitive to white light and some are respectively sensitive to only one color.
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G06T 7/194 - DécoupageDétection de bords impliquant une segmentation premier plan-arrière-plan
71.
METHOD AND CONTACTLESS DISTANCE SENSOR FOR SAFEGUARDING A MACHINE
A method of safeguarding a machine is provided in which objects are recognized in a work zone of the machine in which a contactless distance sensor that is moved along measures an actual measured value for a distance with at least one distance measurement beam, a first virtual distance measurement beam that simulates the distance measurement beam is formed, and the actual measured value is compared with its first virtual measured value. In this respect, at least one further virtual distance measurement beam having an offset from the first virtual distance measurement beam is formed and a further virtual measured value is calculated with it and a comparison is made whether the actual measured value is compatible with the virtual measured values.
A method of reading an optical code is provided in which an image having the code is recorded, a first brightness adaptation of the image is carried out, a region of interest having the optical code is localized in the image, and the optical code in the region of interest is read. In this respect, the first brightness adaptation is a local brightness adaptation that is carried out in partial regions of the image still while further sections of the image are read; and the localization of the region of interest is based on image information of the image already processed by the first brightness adaptation.
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73.
Code reading device and method for the parallel reading of a plurality of codes
A code reading unit for the parallel reading of a plurality of codes on a plurality of objects in a conveying unit is provided, wherein the code reading device has a camera unit having at least one camera head for recording an image of the objects with the codes and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to localize code regions of the codes in the image and to read the code information of the codes and to determine the position of a respective code in the image and to associate the position of a code in the image with a position in the conveying unit.
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G06K 7/10 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire
G06T 3/4038 - Création de mosaïques d’images, p. ex. composition d’images planes à partir de sous-images planes
An adapter device for measuring the signal power in a coaxial connection from an RFID reading device to a second device is provided, wherein the adapter device has a first coaxial connector and a second coaxial connector for deploying the adapter device in the coaxial connection and a measuring unit that is configured to determine the signal power of a signal propagating from the first coaxial connector to the second coaxial connector and/or vice versa, In this respect, the first coaxial connector and the second coaxial connector are releasable so that the adapter device can selectively be deployed in the coaxial connection or can be removed therefrom.
H01R 13/66 - Association structurelle avec des composants électriques incorporés
G01R 31/28 - Test de circuits électroniques, p. ex. à l'aide d'un traceur de signaux
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H01Q 1/22 - SupportsMoyens de montage par association structurale avec d'autres équipements ou objets
H01R 24/54 - Pièces intermédiaires, p. ex. adaptateurs, répartiteurs ou coudes
75.
Configuration of a 3D sensor for safe object tracking
A method for the automatic configuration of a 3D sensor for safe object tracking in which at least one 3D image is recorded by the 3D sensor, a detection region in which safety related objects can move is fixed within a detection zone of the 3D sensor using the at least one 3D image, and the object tracking is restricted to the detection region. In this respect, picture elements corresponding to a reference area, in particular a floor level, are identified in the at least one 3D image and the detection region is fixed with respect to these picture elements.
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/22 - Prétraitement de l’image par la sélection d’une région spécifique contenant ou référençant une formeLocalisation ou traitement de régions spécifiques visant à guider la détection ou la reconnaissance
An optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a detection zone is provided that comprises a light reception element for generating a received signal from light that is incident on the light reception element from the detection zone, a display device for highlighting the location of the detection zone for the human eye by a light pattern projected into the detection zone, and a control and evaluation unit for evaluating the received signal, In this respect, the light pattern has at least two partial patterns that are projected from different sources and that together mark a center of the detection zone independently of a distance into which the light pattern is projected into the detection zone.
H04N 23/56 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniquesLeur commande munis de moyens d'éclairage
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H04N 23/74 - Circuits de compensation de la variation de luminosité dans la scène en influençant la luminosité de la scène à l'aide de moyens d'éclairage
A camera device is provided that has an image sensor having a plurality of pixel elements for recording image data of an object stream of objects moving in a direction of movement relative to the camera device and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to read and further process the image data from the image sensor, wherein the image sensor is configured as a high frequency binary image sensor that generates individual images of low bit depth at a high frame rate, In this respect, the control and evaluation unit is configured to trigger a plurality of repeated shots of individual images of the image sensor and to combine the individual images while compensating the movement of the object stream between the shots to form a common image.
G06T 5/50 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image utilisant plusieurs images, p. ex. moyenne ou soustraction
G06K 7/10 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire
G06K 7/14 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire utilisant la lumière sans sélection des longueurs d'onde, p. ex. lecture de la lumière blanche réfléchie
A safety device for monitoring at least one machine is provided that has at least one sensor for generating sensor data on the machine and a processing unit for the sensor data that is connected at least indirectly to the sensor and to the machine, that is configured as a performance environment having at least one computing node that is configured to allow a plurality of logic units to run on the at least one computing node, wherein at least one logic unit is configured as a safety function unit for a safety directed evaluation of the sensor data and at least one logic unit is configured as a diagnostic unit for monitoring the at least one safety function unit, In this respect the at least one safety function unit is configured to transmit status reports and performance reports to the diagnostic unit and the diagnostic unit is configured to recognize a safety related malfunction of the safety device in a status monitoring using statuses from the status reports and in a performance monitoring using the performance routine from the performance reports.
G05B 19/406 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par le contrôle ou la sécurité
79.
System having a sensor and a method for monitoring a plurality of protected zones
A method and a system have at least one sensor for monitoring a plurality of protected zones for infringement by at least one object. A controller controls a plant to be safeguarded having a mechanically movable part, having the sensor for the at least planar monitoring of the protected zones by a control and evaluation unit for evaluating. The received signals of the sensor determine which of the protected zones has been infringed by the object and which protected zone the object has left. The controller generates and outputs a switch signal that is a release signal for the release of the plant operation. The mechanically movable part is either in a first working zone or in a second working zone, with the first working zone and the second working zone each being associated with a first protected zone and a second protected zone, respectively.
A method of validating a pose of a robot and/or of sensor data of a sensor moved along with the robot is provided, wherein a robot controller determines the real pose of the robot and the sensor measures real sensor data, In this respect, a robot simulation determines a simulated pose of the robot by a simulated movement of the robot and a sensor simulation determines simulated sensor data of the sensor by a simulated sensor measurement and the validation takes place by at least one comparison of the real pose and the simulated pose of the robot, of real sensor data and simulated sensor data, and/or of simulated sensor data among one another.
A method of self-localization in a navigation environment is provided in which a respective optical marker is attached to a plurality of positions, wherein a marker is detected and read by an optical code reader and the position of the marker is determined from the code content. In this respect, the markers are attached in groups of at least three respective markers; a value range of the code content of the markers is smaller than the number of positions having an optical marker; and the code content of the at least three markers of a group together uniquely describe the position of the group.
G05D 1/244 - Dispositions pour déterminer la position ou l’orientation utilisant des aides à la navigation passive extérieures au véhicule, p. ex. marqueurs, réflecteurs ou moyens magnétiques
G06F 16/955 - Recherche dans le Web utilisant des identifiants d’information, p. ex. des localisateurs uniformisés de ressources [uniform resource locators - URL]
G06K 7/14 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire utilisant la lumière sans sélection des longueurs d'onde, p. ex. lecture de la lumière blanche réfléchie
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
82.
Optoelectronic sensor and method for the detection and distance determination of objects
An optoelectronic sensor for the detection and distance determination of objects in a monitored zone has a light transmitter for transmitting a transmitted pulse, a deflection unit for transmitting the transmitted pulses in different angular positions, a light receiver for generating a received signal, and a control and evaluation unit configured to recognize a received pulse that the transmitted pulse remitted or reflected in the monitored zone generates in the received signal, and to measure a distance between the transmission of the transmitted pulse and the reception of the received pulse with reference to a time of flight, as well as to recognize the presence of fog by evaluating the received signal. The control and evaluation unit is furthermore configured to recognize the presence of fog by checking a time portion of the received signal with a fog signature corresponding to the received pulse.
The method for position calibration serves to fuse images of a camera and a LIDAR sensor. The camera records an image of a calibration board, wherein the pose of the calibration board relative to the camera can be determined based on known patterns. The LIDAR sensor records an image of the calibration board, wherein a pose of the calibration board relative to the LIDAR sensor can be determined based on additional reflection regions on the calibration board. Based on both poses, images that are recorded by the camera and/or the LIDAR sensor can respectively be converted into a common coordinate system or into the coordinate system of the other image in the following. Objects that are detected in one image can thereby be verified in another image.
A method for modeling a sensor\ for measuring a distance in a virtual test environment include: defining a simulation model, wherein the simulation model includes a virtual sensor and the virtual test environment, and a virtual transmission signal sent by the virtual sensor is simulated in the virtual test environment; it is determined whether the virtual transmission signal impacts a virtual object at a point of impact in the virtual test environment; in the event of a positive determination, a distance of the virtual transmission signal covered by the virtual sensor up to the point of impact is calculated in the virtual test environment; and at least one output value of the virtual sensor is determined, wherein the determination of the output value takes place based on at least one parameter of the simulation model, wherein the parameter and/or the output value is/are modeled by a probabilistic distribution.
G06F 30/20 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu
G01S 17/32 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes continues, soit modulées en amplitude, en fréquence ou en phase, soit non modulées
A method and a system having a sensor for detecting legs of a person in a monitored zone having protected fields and for releasing a function of a vehicle, having a control and evaluation unit for evaluating the protected fields, wherein the sensor is configured to generate at least two protected fields, wherein a first protected field detects at least a part of a first leg of the person, wherein a second protected field detects at least a part of a second leg of the person, the control and evaluation unit is configured to determine whether at least a part of a first leg of the person was detected in the first protected field and at least a part of a second leg of the person was detected in the second protected field, and to transmit at least a release signal to the vehicle and thus to release the function when at least a part of a first leg of the person was detected in the first protected field and at least a part of a second leg of the person was detected in the second protected field, wherein the sensor is a time of flight sensor wherein at least one light transmitter transmits a light signal and at least one light receiver receives a signal reflected or remitted by the person, and the control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the received signal on the basis of the time of flight and to form object determination signals.
A method using a safety system for localizing a person and/or object in a monitored zone having a control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system for the position determination of the person and/or object in the monitored zone, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate position data of the radio location system and status information of a spatially resolving sensor and, if a person and/or object is/are determined in the monitored zone by the radio location system, the control and evaluation unit is configured to set the spatially resolving sensor into operation at a non-reduced safety level and, if no person and/or no object is/are determined in the monitored zone by the radio location system, the control and evaluation unit is configured to set the spatially resolving sensor into operation at a reduced safety level.
F16P 3/14 - Dispositifs de sécurité agissant en conjonction avec la commande ou le fonctionnement d'une machineCommandes exigeant l'emploi simultané de plusieurs parties du corps humain avec dispositifs, p. ex. des éléments sensibles, qui agissent sur la commande ou le fonctionnement de la machine lorsqu'une partie du corps humain se trouve dans ou près de la zone de danger les dispositifs étant des cellules photo-électriques ou d'autres dispositifs sensibles sans contact mécanique
G01S 13/02 - Systèmes utilisant la réflexion d'ondes radio, p. ex. systèmes du type radar primaireSystèmes analogues
G01S 13/04 - Systèmes déterminant la présence d'une cible
G01S 13/10 - Systèmes pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission de trains discontinus d'ondes modulées par impulsions
G01S 13/86 - Combinaisons de systèmes radar avec des systèmes autres que radar, p. ex. sonar, chercheur de direction
G05B 19/406 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par le contrôle ou la sécurité
A method is provided using a safety system. The safety system has an electronic access system for a safety zone for objects, at least one radio transponder and at least one radio station to recognize the radio transponder, at least one control and evaluation unit that is connected to the radio station for evaluating the read radio transponder information, and at least one spatially bounded access zone having an access station. The safety zone is only accessible via the access zone so that the access zone can be passed through by the object before reaching the safety zone and after leaving the safety zone, with the access station being actuated when an object passes through the access zone. Permitted objects have the radio transponder, with the radio transponder having an identification whereby the object can be identified. The permitted objects having the radio transponder can pass through the access zone.
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G06K 19/07 - Supports d'enregistrement avec des marques conductrices, des circuits imprimés ou des éléments de circuit à semi-conducteurs, p. ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit avec des puces à circuit intégré
G07C 9/27 - Enregistrement de l’entrée ou de la sortie d'une entité isolée comportant l’utilisation d’un laissez-passer une station centrale gérant l’enregistrement
A sensor system for monitoring a motor that drives a machine arrangement via a rotating motor shaft, wherein a machine cycle is given by a periodic movement pattern of the machine arrangement and/or of the motor shaft, comprises an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration of the motor; and an electronic control unit that is in signal connection with the acceleration sensor and that is configured to carry out a comparison of the detected acceleration with at least one predefined threshold value for a wear recognition and to consider the machine cycle in the comparison. The electronic control unit is configured to automatically recognize the machine cycle based on a periodically occurring pattern in the time development of the detected acceleration of the motor.
H02K 11/35 - Dispositifs pour enregistrer ou transmettre la valeur des paramètres d’une machine, p. ex. puces de mémoire ou émetteurs radio pour le diagnostic
H02K 11/21 - Dispositifs pour détecter la vitesse ou la position, ou actionnés par des valeurs de ces variables
89.
Process connection, sensor assembly and process plant
A process connection, in particular for a sensor unit in a process plant, includes an external threaded adapter that has a screw-in passage and that is provided with an internal thread; an internal threaded adapter having a cylindrical through passage and an external thread; and an annular molded seal. The external threaded adapter has a radially peripheral inwardly projecting hollow cylindrical projection at one end of the screw-in passage. The annular molded seal contacts the hollow cylindrical projection in the axial and radial direction within the screw-in passage. The external thread of the internal threaded adapter is in screw engagement with the internal thread of the external threaded adapter. The internal threaded adapter is configured to press the molded seal axially onto the hollow cylindrical projection of the external threaded adapter. The disclosure also relates to a sensor assembly having such a process connection and to a corresponding process plant.
The invention relates to a method for operating a position measurement apparatus, wherein the method comprises: a measurement signal being received from the position measurement apparatus; a measurement noise signal being estimated based on the measurement signal; a first variance estimation and a second variance estimation different from the first variance estimation being performed based on the measurement noise signal, wherein the first variance estimation yields a first variance estimated value and the second variance estimation yields a second variance estimated value; a final variance estimated value being determined based on a comparison of the first variance estimated value with the second variance estimated value; and a confidence interval being determined based on the final variance estimated value, wherein the confidence interval is output and is preferably used in a safety function.
A camera is provided for recognizing flashes that has an image sensor having a plurality of pixel elements for generating image information and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to read and evaluate image information from the image sensor as to whether a flash has been detected with the image information. In this respect, the image sensor is an event-based image sensor and the control and evaluation unit is configured to read and evaluate events as image information.
H04N 23/61 - Commande des caméras ou des modules de caméras en fonction des objets reconnus
H04N 23/12 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniquesLeur commande pour générer des signaux d'image à partir de différentes longueurs d'onde avec un seul capteur
H04N 23/66 - Commande à distance de caméras ou de parties de caméra, p. ex. par des dispositifs de commande à distance
H04N 25/40 - Extraction de données de pixels provenant d'un capteur d'images en agissant sur les circuits de balayage, p. ex. en modifiant le nombre de pixels ayant été échantillonnés ou à échantillonner
H04N 25/47 - Capteurs d'images avec sortie d'adresse de pixelCapteurs d'images commandés par événementSélection des pixels à lire en fonction des données d'image
92.
METHOD FOR MEASURING A CONCENTRATION OF A GAS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
The invention relates to a method for measuring a concentration of a gas in a gas mixture, said method comprising that: a light beam modulated in a ramp shape and/or in a step shape in its wavelength and additionally periodically modulated, in particular in its wavelength, is transmitted from a light source, in particular a laser, into a measurement zone; the modulated light beam passes through a gas mixture in the measurement zone and is detected as reception light by a detector, wherein the reception light is converted by the detector into a detector signal; a derivative signal is determined based on the detector signal by performing a transformation of the detector signal into the frequency range, in particular by a Fourier transform of the detector signal, wherein an evaluation of the detector signal transformed into the frequency range is performed, in particular only, for an n-fold of the frequency of the modulated light beam in order to obtain the derivative signal; and at least two measurement values of a phase of the derivative signal are determined and a correction function is calculated based on the determined measurement values of the phase of the derivative signal in order to correct the derivative signal with the correction function.
G01N 21/39 - CouleurPropriétés spectrales, c.-à-d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p. ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant des lasers à longueur d'onde réglable
G01J 3/433 - Spectrométrie par modulationSpectrométrie par dérivation
A camera device for localizing an optical marker is provided that has at least one image sensor and a control and evaluation unit. A first camera channel for recording first image data having the optical marker is formed from the image sensor and the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to locate the optical marker in the first image data and to determine a first pose of the optical marker relative to the camera device. A second camera channel for recording second image data having the optical marker is formed from the image sensor and the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to locate the optical marker in the second image data, to determine a second pose of the optical marker relative to the camera device, and to compare the first pose and the second pose with one another.
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c.-à-d. étalonnage de caméra
H04N 13/239 - Générateurs de signaux d’images utilisant des caméras à images stéréoscopiques utilisant deux capteurs d’images 2D dont la position relative est égale ou en correspondance à l’intervalle oculaire
A method using a system and a system having at least one autonomous vehicle, with the autonomous vehicle having at least one drive, at least one brake, and at least one steering, with the vehicle having a navigation system, with the navigation system having a first radio receiver for a global navigation satellite system and a second radio receiver for a global navigation satellite system, with the first radio receiver and the second radio receiver being arranged at a predefined spacing on the vehicle, with the navigation system having a control and evaluation unit to which the first radio receiver and the second radio receiver are connected, with the control and evaluation unit having two independent processor units, with the control and evaluation unit being configured to evaluate the position data of the first radio receiver and the position data of the second radio receiver using both processor units and to compare them with one another, and with the control and evaluation unit being configured to generate checked position data on a valid agreement of the position data.
A device and a method for detecting objects in a monitored zone are provided. At least one FMCW LiDAR sensor scans a plurality of measurement points in the monitored zone and generates measurement data from transmitted light remitted or reflected by the measurement points, with the measurement data comprising radial speeds of the measurement points. A control and evaluation unit is configured to segment the measurement points and to combine them into objects and/or object segments and to determine a movement pattern of at least one object segment using the radial speeds of the measurement points associated with the object segment.
verifying the final position, i.e. verifying that the image comprises the finder pattern in the final position, using a known property of the finder pattern.
G06K 7/14 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire utilisant la lumière sans sélection des longueurs d'onde, p. ex. lecture de la lumière blanche réfléchie
G06V 30/224 - Reconnaissance de caractères caractérisés par le type d’écriture de caractères imprimés pourvus de marques de codage additionnelles ou de marques de codage
97.
Optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a monitored area
To achieve improved heat transfer of an optoelectronic sensor to its environment, the optoelectronic sensor comprises a rotating optical unit with at least one light transmitter for emitting light beams, at least one light receiver for receiving light remitted by objects in the monitored area, and associated electronics for controlling the optical unit, a drive unit for rotating the optical unit, a housing for enclosing at least the optical unit, the housing having at least one window region which transmits transmitted light beams and received light, and heat exchange elements provided on the outside of the optical unit and arranged in such a way that the heat exchange elements rotate with the optical unit and flat sides of the heat exchange elements lie at a defined distance from an inner side of the housing in order to provide convective heat exchange with the housing.
A method using a safety system having at least one sensor system having at least one sensor in a first housing and at least one programmable controller in a second housing, wherein the sensor system has a first control and evaluation unit, with the first control and evaluation unit being configured to evaluate sensor data from the sensor of the sensor system and to form first result signals, wherein the programmable controller has a second control and evaluation unit, with the sensor system being configured to transfer sensor data to the second control and evaluation unit, with the second control and evaluation unit being configured to evaluate sensor data from the sensor of the sensor system and to form second result signals, and wherein a comparator unit is provided, with the comparator unit
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Light switch, light scanner, triangulation light scanner,
light grid, light curtain for safe protection and
surveilling of spaces; distance meters; safety light
switches; safety light curtains; multi beam safety light
switches; safety controls for safety protection of machines;
safety relays, electric; safety switches; safety systems
consisting of a safety control and optical, electronic,
optoelectronic, acoustoelectric, magnetic, inductive or
capacitive sensors for safety protection and surveillance of
spaces and hazardous areas, especially for movable machines;
safety software in relation to functional safety but not in
relation to cybersecurity, encryption, IT security, computer
security, network security, endpoint security, and data
security.
A safety system (1) and a method using a safety system (1) for localizing at least one spatially variable object (2) having at least one first real time control and evaluation unit (3), having at least one radio location system (4), wherein the radio location system (4 has at least three arranged radio stations (5); wherein at least one radio transponder (6) is arranged at the object (2); wherein the radio transponder (6) has a check unit (8); wherein the radio transponder (6) has safe switch outputs (9); wherein position data of the radio transponder and thus position data of the object (2) are determined by means of the radio location system (4); wherein the position data are transmitted to the first real time control and evaluation unit (3) by the radio stations (5) of the radio location system (4); wherein the first real time control and evaluation unit (3) is configured to cyclically detect the position data of the radio transponder (6); wherein a second real time control and evaluation unit (7) is provided; wherein the second real time control and evaluation unit (7) is connected to the first real time control and evaluation unit (3); wherein the first real time control and evaluation unit (3) is checked by the second real time control and evaluation unit (7); wherein the second real time control and evaluation unit (7) is configured with two channels; and wherein there is a radio communication connection between the radio transponder and the second real time control and evaluation unit (7) via the first real time control and evaluation unit (3).
