Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 3D-camera device including a dirt detection unit
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Application No.: US16489137Application Date: 2018-02-22
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Publication No.: US11061121B2Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- Inventor: Rickard Astrom , Evelina Eriksson , Jonas Wihlbeck , Hallstig Emil
- Applicant: VEONEER SWEDEN AB
- Applicant Address: SE Vargarda
- Assignee: VEONEER SWEDEN AB
- Current Assignee: VEONEER SWEDEN AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Vargarda
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Priority: EP17158100 20170227
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/054413 WO 20180222
- International Announcement: WO2018/154000 WO 20180830
- Main IPC: G01S7/497
- IPC: G01S7/497 ; H04N13/254 ; H04N13/296 ; H04N17/00 ; G08B21/18

Abstract:
A 3D-camera device (1) comprising a Time-Of-Flight sensor (5) and a light guide (4) with a light transparent cover (3). A light source (6) is arranged to emit light (7) into the transparent cover (3), whereby at least a portion (10) of the emitted light (7) is reflected out through a second portion (3.1) of the transparent cover (3) by dirt (100) present on the outer surface (3.20) of the transparent cover (3). The Time-Of-Flight sensor (5) is arranged to receive light (10) reflected by dirt (100) on the outer surface (3.20) of the transparent cover (3) and to output a signal (L) relative the amount of received reflected light (10). A control unit (20) configured to determine the presence of dirt (100) on the outer surface (3.20) of the transparent cover (3) from the magnitude of the signal (L) from the Time-Of-Flight sensor (5).
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