Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a sensor arrangement including a first LIDAR and at least a second LIDAR sensor, wherein the first LIDAR sensor and the second LIDAR sensor(s) each repeatedly carry out measurements, wherein the measurements of the first and the second LIDAR sensors are carried out in respective first and second measuring time windows, at the beginning of which respective measurement beams are emitted by the first and the second LIDAR sensors and a check is made as to whether at least one reflected beam portion of the respective measurement beams is detected within the respective measuring first or second time windows.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a method for operating a LIDAR sensor, comprising repeatedly performing measurements in a respective measurement time window (M), at the beginning of which at least one measurement light pulse (A) having at least one predefined wavelength is emitted by the LIDAR sensor, and determining whether a light pulse (A?) having the at least one predefined wavelength is detected by the LIDAR sensor within the measurement time window (M), wherein a time interval (D1, D2, D3) between two consecutive measurement time windows (M) is varied.

Abstract: A method for operating a sensor system may include predefining a spatial region to be detected in the surroundings of a light emission device, scanning the predefined spatial region by light beams emitted by the light emission device in different spatial directions, driving an emitter with a control unit based on a random component, emitting light beams from the emitter in the direction of a scanning unit at random points in time, and deflecting the light beams, using the scanning unit, in the different spatial directions along which the light beams leave the light emission device. The sensor system may include the control unit and the light emission device where the light emission device includes the emitter and the scanning unit.

Abstract: A distance measuring unit for measurement, based on signal time of flight, of a distance to an object, includes: an emitter configured for the emission of electromagnetic pulses, and sequentially into different emitter solid angle segments of the detection field, a receiver having a first face for detecting electromagnetic radiation, and imaging optics which image the detection field onto the first sensor face, and specifically each of the emitter solid angle segments onto a respective region of the first sensor face. The emitter solid angle segments follow one another along a scan axis, and correspondingly the regions of the first sensor face also follow one another along a first scan line. The first sensor face is subdivided into at least two pixels which adjoin one another on a first separating line. The first separating line extends at least in sections obliquely with respect to the first scan line.

Abstract: A method for recognizing an object located in an object space includes emitting a distance measuring pulse into the object space by a signal time-of-flight based distance measuring unit. The object is provided with a marker which, in response to the influence of the distance measuring pulse, emits electromagnetic marker radiation in which object information for the object recognition is stored. The method further includes recording the marker radiation by an electrical radiation detector and the object information for object recognition being assigned to the object.

Abstract: In various embodiments, an arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a light source for a light system; an adaptive mirror arrangement connected downstream of the light source via which adaptive mirror arrangement light that is emittable by the light source is directable, and a radiation source for a sensor system for capturing an environment. The radiation from the radiation source for the sensor system is directable via the adaptive mirror arrangement.

Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one semiconductor light source, at least one incandescent filament configured to emit electromagnetic radiation when energized, and a carrier supporting both the semiconductor light source and the incandescent filament. A screen is defined by the carrier between the semiconductor light source and the incandescent filament, so as to shield the semiconductor light source from the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the incandescent filament. The incandescent filament connected in series with the at least one semiconductor light source.

Abstract: A lighting device (1000; 1; 2) having at least one semiconductor light source (1040) and at least one electrical resistance element (1020) which comprises at least one coiled filament (1021), the at least one resistance element (1020) being connected in series with the at least one semiconductor light source (1040).

Abstract: An illumination device for emitting illumination light, comprising: a light-emitting diode (LED) for emitting LED radiation, a laser for emitting laser radiation, and a luminescent element for at least partial conversion of the LED radiation and the laser radiation into conversion light, which forms at least part of the illumination light. The LED, the laser and the luminescent element are arranged relative to one another in such a way that during operation of the illumination device, on an incidence face of the luminescent element, respectively in a time integral, the LED irradiates an LED irradiation area with the LED radiation and the laser irradiates a laser irradiation area with the laser radiation. The laser irradiation area has at least one intersection with the LED irradiation area.

Abstract: A headlight includes a first LED cluster having a plurality of first LEDs arranged next to one another on a common first substrate, a second LED cluster having a plurality of second LEDs arranged next to one another on a common second substrate, and an output coupling optical unit having a plurality of optical elements, of which an optical element which comes first in a beam path of the LED clusters has, a light incidence surface which is common to the LED clusters. The LED clusters have a lateral distance from one another which is at least as great as an extent of the LED clusters in the same direction. The common light incidence surface has a locally delimited light incidence region directly in front of an associated LED cluster. The locally delimited light incidence region deviates from the basic shape of the light incidence surface.

Abstract: In various embodiments, an optical unit for a radiation source matrix is provided. The optical unit may include a plurality of coupling surfaces, which are arranged in at least one line, and at least one decoupling surface. At least one coupling surface, which is arranged at a line end of the line formed by the coupling surfaces arranged in at least one line, is widened when viewed in the direction of the at least one line.

Abstract: A composite component and methods for producing a composite component are described herein. In some aspects, a method for producing a composite component may include molding a body from a plastic material, such that the molded body has at least one recess arranged adjacent to at least one respective projection. This method may also include pressing the at least one respective projection such that the plastic material of the molded body is thereby displaced into an opening-side region of the at least one recess adjacent thereto. The method may further include introducing flowable filler material into the at least one recess and solidifying the filler material. The filler material may be an electrically conductive filler material.

Abstract: A TOF camera for determining a distance to an object comprising: a radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation toward the object, radiation-sensitive sensor elements configured and arranged to detect the electromagnetic radiation reflected/scattered by the object, an optical element arranged to influence the emitted electromagnetic radiation in the radiation path of the reflected/scattered electromagnetic radiation between the object and the sensor elements, a computing unit electrically connected to the radiation source and sensor elements configured to determine a time duration required by the electromagnetic radiation from the radiation source to the object; from the object to the sensor elements; and to determine the distance between the TOF camera and the object depending on the time duration determined.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a sensor arrangement including a first LIDAR and at least a second LIDAR sensor, wherein the first LIDAR sensor and the second LIDAR sensor(s) each repeatedly carry out measurements, wherein the measurements of the first and the second LIDAR sensors are carried out in respective first and second measuring time windows, at the beginning of which respective measurement beams are emitted by the first and the second LIDAR sensors and a check is made as to whether at least one reflected beam portion of the respective measurement beams is detected within the respective measuring first or second time windows.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include a distance detection system comprising an emitter unit configured to emit electromagnetic measurement pulses for distance measurements; and a receiver unit configured to capture the electromagnetic measurement pulses, characterized in that at least one of a shape, a temporal distance, and a number of the emitted measurement pulses are varied.

Abstract: A distance measurement performing a signal propagation time-based measurement of a distance from an object located in a sensing field, the unit including an emitter unit having a plurality of emitters for emitting pulses and a receiver unit for receiving echo pulses. The distance measurement unit is configured for measurement such that the echo pulses are associated with the different solid angle segments and at least two of the emitters emit pulses into at least some of the solid angle segments.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a distance measuring unit for signal transition time-based measurement of a distance to an object located in a detection field, with an emitter unit with multiple emitters, each designed to emit pulses in the form of electromagnetic radiation, a receiver unit for receiving the electromagnetic radiation after a distance-dependent transition time, and a tiltable mirror, wherein the distance measuring unit is configured such that a first of the emitters emits multiple pulses sequentially via the mirror, including at a first time in a first solid angle segment in a first angular position of the mirror, and at a second time in a second solid angle segment in a second angular position of the mirror; and a second of the emitters also emits a pulse in at least one of the solid angle segments via the mirror.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a method for operating a LIDAR sensor, comprising repeatedly performing measurements in a respective measurement time window (M), at the beginning of which at least one measurement light pulse (A) having at least one predefined wavelength is emitted by the LIDAR sensor, and determining whether a light pulse (A?) having the at least one predefined wavelength is detected by the LIDAR sensor within the measurement time window (M), wherein a time interval (D1, D2, D3) between two consecutive measurement time windows (M) is varied.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a converter device is provided. The device includes a phosphor element for converting a pump radiation into a conversion radiation and an excitation coil for producing an alternating magnetic field in which the phosphor element is arranged. The phosphor element has a conductor loop forming a coupling coil that is inductively coupled to the excitation coil such that the coupling coil and hence the phosphor element can be monitored by way of the inductive coupling.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, an illumination apparatus includes a pump radiation source for emitting pump radiation, a phosphor element for converting the pump radiation into conversion light and a carrier, on which the phosphor element is mounted, which carrier is made of a carrier material which is transparent at least for the pump radiation and has a refractive index ncarrier. The pump radiation passes through the carrier, exits at an exit surface of the carrier and is then incident on a pump radiation input coupling surface of the phosphor element that is arranged at the exit surface. The pump radiation in the carrier is incident on the exit surface of the carrier with a centroid direction, which centroid direction is inclined with respect to a surface normal on the exit surface by an exit angle ?out?0°, and ?out<?c with ?c=arcsin(1/ncarrier).