公开(公告)号：US11651951B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17756623

申请日：2020-12-02

Applicant: TRINAMIX GMBH

Inventor： Sebastian Valouch ,  Robert Send

IPC: H01K1/58 ,  H01K1/20 ,  H01K7/00

CPC classification number: H01K1/58 ,  H01K1/20 ,  H01K7/00

Abstract: Described herein is a device and a method for generating radiation, in particular pulsed radiation, specifically within the infrared spectral range. Also described herein is a computer program product which includes executable instructions for performing the method. The device for generating radiation includes at least one radiation emitting element, where the radiation emitting element is designated for generating radiation upon being heated by an electrical current; a mount, where the mount carries the at least one radiation emitting element, and where the mount or a portion thereof is movable; and a heat sink, where the heat sink is designated for cooling the mount and the at least one radiation emitting element being carried by the mount upon being touched by the mount. The device, the method, and the computer program product can be used in a spectroscopic application.

公开(公告)号：US11635486B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16461654

申请日：2017-11-17

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Christian Schildknecht ,  Christoph Lungenschmied ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Michael Eberspach ,  Peter Fejes ,  Robert Send ,  Sebastian Valouch ,  Thomas Ohmer ,  Wilfried Hermes ,  Stefan Hengen ,  Christian Lennartz

IPC: G01S5/16 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/36 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/493 ,  G01S17/32 ,  G01S17/50 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/89

Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is proposed. The detector (110) comprises: —at least two optical sensors (118, 120, 176), each optical sensor (118, 120, 176) having a light-sensitive area (122, 124), wherein each light-sensitive area (122, 124) has a geometrical center (182, 184), wherein the geometrical centers (182, 184) of the optical sensors (118, 120, 176) are spaced apart from an optical axis (126) of the detector (110) by different spatial offsets, wherein each optical sensor (118, 120, 176) is configured to generate a sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area (122, 124) by a light beam (116) propagating from the object (112) to the detector (110); and—at least one evaluation device (132) being configured for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate z of the object (112) by combining the at least two sensor signals.

公开(公告)号：US11428787B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16344511

申请日：2017-10-24

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Sebastian Valouch ,  Wilfried Hermes ,  Stefan Hengen ,  Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder

IPC: G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/46

Abstract: A detector (110) for an optical detection of at least one object (112) is proposed. Further, the invention relates to a method for optical detection of at least one object (112) and to various uses of the detector (110). The detector (110) comprises: —at least one optical sensor (114), the optical sensor (114) having at least one sensor region (132), the sensor region (132) comprising at least one curved substrate (142) and at least one film (134) having a photoconductive material (136), wherein the film (134) is placed on at least one surface (140, 172) of the curved substrate (142), wherein the optical sensor (114) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (132) by a light beam (124); —at least one transfer device (120), the transfer device (120) being adapted to transfer the light beam (124) from the object (112) to the optical sensor (114), thereby being adapted to guide the light beam (124) to the film (134) located on the curved substrate (142); and—at least one evaluation device (154), wherein the evaluation device (154) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a position of the object (112) by evaluating the sensor signal of the optical sensor (114). Thereby, a simple, cost-efficient and, still, reliable detector (110) for an accurate determining of a position of at least one object (112) in space is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20220268635A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17628005

申请日：2020-07-17

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Stefan Hoos ,  Celal Mohan Oeguen ,  Robert Send

IPC: G01J5/60 ,  G01J5/80

Abstract: Described herein is a method and a device for monitoring radiation emitted by a radiation emitting element of a thermal radiation source within the visible and the infrared spectral ranges, specifically for determining an emission spectrum of the thermal radiation source. The method includes the following steps: a) providing a thermal radiation source including a radiation emitting element; b) providing at least one radiation sensitive element; c) measuring a spectral radiance of the radiation emitted by the radiation emitting element at at least two individual wavelengths; and d) determining an emission temperature of the radiation emitting element by providing a ratio of the measured values of the spectral radiance of the radiation at the at least two individual wavelengths.

公开(公告)号：US20220113127A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17264416

申请日：2019-07-31

Applicant: TrinamiX Gmbh

Inventor： Celal Mohan Oeguen ,  Bernd Bcherwath ,  Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder

IPC: G01B11/14 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G06T7/50

Abstract: Described herein is a detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one dichroic filter; at least one optical sensor; and at least one evaluation device. Also described herein are a method for determining a position of the at least one object and a method of using the detector.

公开(公告)号：US11143736B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16760618

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Patrick Schindler ,  Peter Schillen ,  Michael Eberspach ,  Christian Lennartz ,  Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Heiko Hengen ,  Lars Diesselberg

IPC: G06T7/70 ,  G01S3/784 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/46

Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object is disclosed and includes at least one sensor element having a matrix of optical sensors, the optical sensors each having a light-sensitive area. Each optical sensor is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area by a light beam propagating from the object to the detector. The sensor element is adapted to determine at least one reflection image. The detector also includes at least one evaluation device adapted to select at least one reflection feature of the reflection image at least one first image position in the reflection image. The evaluation device is adapted to determine at least one reference feature in at least one reference image and at least one second image position in the reference image corresponding to the at least one reflection feature.

公开(公告)号：US12298394B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18425144

申请日：2024-01-29

Applicant: trinamix GmbH

Inventor： Friedrich Schick ,  Peter Schillen ,  Patrick Schindler ,  Andre Schmidt ,  Michael Eberspach ,  Christian Lennartz ,  Robert Send ,  Lars Diesselberg ,  Heiko Hengen ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Jakob Unger ,  Christian Bonsignore

IPC: G01S17/46 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V10/60 ,  G06V10/764 ,  H04N23/56 ,  H04N23/74

Abstract: Described herein is a detector for identifying at least one material property m. The detector includes at least one sensor element including a matrix of optical sensors, the optical sensors each having a light-sensitive area. The sensor element is configured for recording at least one reflection image of a light beam originating from at least one object. The detector includes at least one evaluation device configured for determining the material property m by evaluation of at least one beam profile of the reflection image and evaluation of a material feature ϕ2m.

公开(公告)号：US11908156B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17421544

申请日：2020-01-08

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Michael Eberspach ,  Christian Lennartz ,  Robert Send ,  Patrick Schindler ,  Peter Schillen ,  Ingmar Bruder

IPC: G06T7/70 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/14 ,  G06V10/60 ,  G06T7/571 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/50

CPC classification number: G06T7/70 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06V10/14 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/60 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T7/571 ,  G06T7/74

Abstract: Described herein is a detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes at least one sensor element having a matrix of optical sensors, the optical sensors each having a light-sensitive area, wherein the sensor element is configured to determine a reflection image of the object. The detector also includes an evaluation device configured to select a reflection feature of the reflection image, and determine a distance estimate of the selected reflection feature of the reflection image by optimizing at least one blurring function fa, wherein the distance estimate is given by a longitudinal coordinate z and an error interval ±ε. The evaluation device is adapted to determine at least one displacement region in at least one reference image corresponding to the distance estimate, and to match the selected reflection feature with at least one reference feature within the displacement region.

公开(公告)号：US11892279B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17291034

申请日：2019-11-04

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Sebastian Valouch ,  Celal Mohan Oeguen ,  Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder

IPC: G01B11/00 ,  G01N21/25

CPC classification number: G01B11/002 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01N2201/08

Abstract: Described herein is a detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (112). The detector (110) includes:



at least one transfer device (114) with chromatic aberration;
at least one aperture element (118), wherein the aperture element (118) is configured to block edge components of a light beam (120) propagating from the object (112) to the detector (110) and having passed the transfer device (114);
at least one first optical sensor (126) positioned in a direction of propagation of the light beam (120) behind the aperture element (118); and
at least one second optical sensor (128), wherein the second optical sensor (128) is configured to determine at least one second intensity information of the edge components of the light beam (120).

公开(公告)号：US11719818B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US16483231

申请日：2018-03-15

Applicant: trinamiX GmbH

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Celal Mohan Oeguen ,  Christopher Hahne ,  Michael Eberspach ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Bernd Scherwath

IPC: G01S17/46 ,  G01S3/783 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/48

CPC classification number: G01S17/46 ,  G01S3/783 ,  G01S7/4808 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/4818

Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object is proposed. The detector (110) comprises: —at least one angle dependent optical element (130) adapted to generate at least one light beam (131) having at least one beam profile depending on an angle of incidence of an incident light beam (116) propagating from the object (112) towards the detector (110) and illuminating the angle dependent optical element (130), wherein the angle dependent optical element (130) comprises at least one optical element selected from the group consisting of: at least one optical fiber, in particular at least one multifurcated optical fiber, in particular at least one bifurcated optical fiber; at least one diffractive optical element; at least one angle dependent reflective element, at least one diffractive grating element, in particular a blaze grating element; at least one aperture stop; at least one prism; at least one lens; at least one lens array, in particular at least one microlens array; at least one optical filter; at least one polarization filter; at least one bandpass filter; at least one liquid crystal filter, in particular a liquid crystal tunable filter; at least one short-pass filter; at least one long-pass filter; at least one notch filter; at least one interference filter; at least one transmission grating; at least one nonlinear optical element, in particular one birfringent optical element; —at least two optical sensors (113), wherein each optical sensor (113) has at least one light sensitive area (121), wherein each optical sensor (113) is designed to generate at least one sensor signal in response to an illumination of its respective light-sensitive area by the light beam (131) generated by the angle dependent optical element (130); at least one evaluation device (133) being configured for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate z of the object (112) by evaluating a combined signal Q from the sensor signals.