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Optoelectronic sensor and method of detecting objects

US12105202B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SICK AG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Russ · Waldkirch, DE
Sebastian TSCHUCH · Waldkirch, DE
Romain MÜLLER · Waldkirch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2020
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B29/188
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided, wherein the sensor comprises a laser scanner having a deflection unit rotatable about an axis of rotation for scanning the monitored zone with at least one scanning beam; a first distance measurement unit for determining 3D measurement points of the respective objects impacted by the scanning beam using a time-of-flight method; a panorama camera having a panorama optics and having an image sensor with a plurality of light reception elements for detecting picture elements; and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to fuse the 3D measurement points and the picture elements. In this respect, the optical axis of the panorama camera and the rotation axis coincide.

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