Abstract:
A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) with regard to at least one optical sensor (120) is proposed, wherein the optical sensor (120) has an image plane (122). The detector (110) comprises: at least one illumination source (134), wherein the illumination source (134) emits at least one light beam (136), wherein the light beam (136) comprises a component which is parallel to the image plane (122) of the optical sensor (120); the optical sensor (120), wherein the optical sensor (120) has a sensor region (126) in the image plane (122), wherein the optical sensor (120) is adapted to determine a transversal component of the position of the object (112) in an event where the object (112) approaches the optical sensor (120) in a manner that light is scattered from the component of the light beam (136) conducted parallel to the image plane (122) of the optical sensor (120), the transversal component of the position being a position in the image plane (122) of the optical sensor (120), the optical sensor (120) being adapted to generate at least one transversal sensor signal from the light scattered from the component of the light beam (136) conducted parallel to the image plane (122) of the optical sensor (120) in the sensor region (126), wherein the optical sensor (120) is further designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (126) by light which is scattered from the component of the light beam (136) conducted parallel to the image plane (122) of the optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal is dependent on a variation of an intensity of the light is scattered from the component of the light beam (136) conducted parallel to the image plane (122) of the optical sensor (120) in the sensor region (126); and an evaluation device (132), wherein the evaluation device (132) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a transversal component of a position of the object (112) by evaluating the transversal sensor signal and wherein the evaluation device (132) is further designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal component of a position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.
Abstract:
A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (1 18) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and - at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted to determine a number N of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the number
Abstract:
A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110) comprises: - at least one transversal optical sensor (130), the transversal optical sensor (130) being adapted to determine a transversal position of at least one light beam (138) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (110), the transversal position being a position in at least one dimension perpendicular to an optical axis (116) of the detector (110), the transversal optical sensor (130) being adapted to generate at least one transversal sensor signal; - at least one longitudinal optical sensor (132), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (132) has at least one sensor region (136), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (132) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (136) by the light beam (138), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (138) in the sensor region (136); - at least one evaluation device (142), wherein the evaluation device (142) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object (112) by evaluating the transversal sensor signal and to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.
Abstract:
A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110) comprises: - at least one transversal optical sensor (130), the transversal optical sensor (130) being adapted to determine a transversal position of at least one light beam (138) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (110), the transversal position being a position in at least one dimension perpendicular to an optical axis (116) of the detector (110), the transversal optical sensor (130) being adapted to generate at least one transversal sensor signal; - at least one longitudinal optical sensor (132), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (132) has at least one sensor region (136), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (132) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (136) by the light beam (138), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (138) in the sensor region (136); - at least one evaluation device (142), wherein the evaluation device (142) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object (112) by evaluating the transversal sensor signal and to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.
Abstract:
An optical detector (1 10) is disclosed, the optical detector (1 10) comprising: - at least one spatial light modulator (1 14) being adapted to modify at least one property of a light beam (136) in a spatially resolved fashion, having a matrix (132) of pixels (134), each pixel (134) being controllable to individually modify the at least one optical property of a portion of the light beam (136) passing the pixel (134); - at least one optical sensor (1 16) adapted to detect the light beam (136) after passing the matrix (132) of pixels (134) of the spatial light modulator (1 14) and to generate at least one sensor signal; - at least one modulator device (1 18) adapted for periodically controlling at least two of the pixels (134) with different modulation frequencies; and - at least one evaluation device (120) adapted for performing a frequency analysis in order to determine signal components of the sensor signal for the modulation frequencies.
Abstract:
A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (1 18) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted for determining an intensity distribution of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the intensity distribution.
Abstract:
- 107 Abstract A detector for optically detecting at least one object, the detector comprising: at least one optical sensor, wherein the optical sensor has at least one sensor region 5 comprising at least one sensor area; and at least one evaluation device. The optical sensor is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region; the sensor signal, for a given total power of illumination, is dependent on a geometry of the illumination on the sensor area, such as a beam cross section; and the evaluation device is designed to generate at least 10 one item of geometrical information from the sensor signal, such as geometrical information about the illumination and/or the object. Figure 1 6625648_1 (GHMatters) P94583.AU.1 AJM 144 p 138,140 134 130,132 142 118 116 110 124 126 128
Abstract:
A detector (110) for optically detecting at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110) comprises at least one optical sensor (114). The optical sensor (114) has at least one sensor region (116). The optical sensor (114) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (116). The sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a geometry of the illumination, in particular on a beam cross section of the illumination on the sensor area (118). The detector (110) furthermore has at least one evaluation device (122). The evaluation device (122) is designed to generate at least one item of geometrical information from the sensor signal, in particular at least one item of geometrical information about the illumination and/or the object (112).
Abstract:
A detector device (111) for determining an orientation of at least one object (112) is disclosed. The detector device comprises: at least two beacon devices (204), the beacon devices (204) being adapted to be at least one of attached to the object (112), held by the object (112) and integrated into the object (112), the beacon devices (204) each being adapted to direct light beams (138) towards a detector (110), the beacon devices (204) having predetermined coordinates in a coordinate system of the object (112); at least one detector (110) adapted to detect the light beams (138) traveling from the beacon devices (204) towards the detector (110); at least one evaluation device (142), the evaluation device (142) being adapted to determine longitudinal coordinates of each of the beacon devices (204) in a coordinate system of the detector (110), the evaluation device (142) being further adapted to determine an orientation of the object (112) in the coordinate system of the detector (110) by using the longitudinal coordinates of the beacon devices (204).
Abstract:
An optical detector (110) is disclosed. The optical detector (110) comprises: - an optical sensor (112), having a substrate (116) and at least one photosensitive layer setup (118) disposed thereon, the photosensitive layer setup (118) having at least one first electrode (120), at least one second electrode (130) and at least one photovoltaic material (140) sandwiched in between the first electrode (120) and the second electrode (130), wherein the photovoltaic material (140) comprises at least one organic material, wherein the first electrode (120) comprises a plurality of first electrode stripes (124) and wherein the second electrode (130) comprises a plurality of second electrode stripes (134), wherein the first electrode stripes (124) and the second electrode stripes (134) intersect such that a matrix (142) of pixels (144) is formed at intersections of the first electrode stripes (124) and the second electrode stripes (134); and - at least one readout device (114), the readout device (114) comprising a plurality of electrical measurement devices (154) being connected to the second electrode stripes (134) and a switching device (160) for subsequently connecting the first electrode stripes (124) to the electrical measurement devices (154).