Detector for determining a longitudinal coordinate of an object via an intensity distribution of illuminated pixels

US9989623B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Robert Send · Karlsruhe, DE
• Ingmar Bruder · Neuleiningen, DE
• Stephan Irle · Siegen, DE
• Erwin Thiel · Siegen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N25/50
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one optical sensor configured to detect a light beam traveling from the object towards the detector, the optical sensor including at least one matrix of pixels; and at least one evaluation device configured to determine an intensity distribution of pixels of the optical sensor that are illuminated by the light beam, the evaluation device further configured to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object by using the intensity distribution.