Abstract: An optoelectronic scanner for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided that has a light transmitter for transmitting at least one light beam, a movable deflection unit for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone by the at least one light beam, a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the objects, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone from the received signal and to recognize dazzling of the light receiver and to switch into a dazzle state in the case of dazzle preventing safe detection. In this respect, first phases with dazzling and second phases without dazzle are recognized and a decision is made with reference to the distribution of the first phases and second phases whether dazzle prevents the safe detection.

Abstract: A method of reading optical codes is provided comprising the steps of recording an image, locating code zones in the image, and decoding the optical codes in the code zones, wherein the locating of code zones has a first segmentation process with machine learning by which first candidates for code zones are found. In this respect, the first candidates are evaluated to determine parameters for the locating of code zones and/or the decoding of the optical codes.

Abstract: A sensor is provided for the detection of objects in a monitored zone that has at least one light transmitter for transmitting a plurality of mutually separated light beams, at least one light receiver for generating a respective received signal from the light beams remitted in the monitored zone, a movable deflection unit with whose aid the transmitted light beams are periodically guided through the monitored zone to respectively scan a scanning layer in the course of the movement of the scanning unit by the separated light beams, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone from the respective received signal. The presence of a safety-relevant object is determined per scanning layer and a decision whether a safety-directed response is triggered is made by a common evaluation of the presence of a safety-relevant object determined per scanning layer.

Abstract: The method for position calibration serves to fuse images of a camera and a LIDAR sensor. The camera records an image of a calibration board, wherein the pose of the calibration board relative to the camera can be determined based on known patterns. The LIDAR sensor records an image of the calibration board, wherein a pose of the calibration board relative to the LIDAR sensor can be determined based on additional reflection regions on the calibration board. Based on both poses, images that are recorded by the camera and/or the LIDAR sensor can respectively be converted into a common coordinate system or into the coordinate system of the other image in the following. Objects that are detected in one image can thereby be verified in another image.

Abstract: A coaxial connector for installation in a device housing comprises a base body that has a flange for placing the coaxial connector against a wall of the device housing, wherein at least two coaxial connection contacts and at least two circuit board contacts electrically connected thereto for connecting the coaxial connector to a circuit board arranged in the device housing are arranged at the base body. The circuit board contacts have axially movable contact pins that are spring-loaded in an extension direction facing away from the base body.

Abstract: A camera device for reading optical codes is provided that has at least one first camera unit having a first camera controller and a first image sensor for recording image data from a first detection zone, that has second camera unit having a second camera controller and that has a second image sensor for recording image data from a second detection zone that overlaps at least partially with the first detection zone, and that has a common control unit, wherein the respective camera controller is configured to locate regions of interest having optical codes in the image data and to transmit the image data of the regions of interest to the common controller. In this respect, the common controller is configured to combine the image data in regions of interest recorded by more than one camera unit and to read an optical code in the region of interest therefrom.

Abstract: An antenna for an RFID reading device is provided, wherein the antenna has an antenna element having four feed points and has a feed network that is configured to selectively connect an input signal to the feed points such that the antenna is operated with a circular polarization or a linear polarization. In this respect, the feed network has a switch arrangement in which different switch states are settable, with the feed network feeding the feed points with different phases and/or power portions of the input signal in a respective switch state; and has switch states for at least three of the four polarizations horizontal-linear polarization, vertical-linear polarization, clockwise circular polarization, and counterclockwise circular polarization are settable in the switch arrangement.

Abstract: A method of reading an optical code (20); is provided, the method comprising the steps of recording image data having the optical code (20); determining defects (30), and evaluating the image data by reading the code words. In this respect, the defects (30) are determined using an edge criterion and/or a binarization criterion, wherein the edge criterion evaluates whether there is a code module in an edge-free region of the image data that is larger than a specified multiple of the module size, and wherein the binarization criterion evaluates whether a code module having gray scale values close to a binarization threshold has been recorded.

Abstract: An optoelectronic code reader for reading optical codes has at least one light reception element for generating image data from received light and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to segment the image data to locate regions of interest having assumed optical codes, and to further process the regions of interest by a decoding process to read the code content of an optical code in the region of interest. The control and evaluation unit is further configured to recognize a label in the image data and to process a region of interest differently by the decoding process when the region of interest is part of a label than when the region of interest is not part of a label.

Abstract: For the control of a robot operated as part of a human-robot collaboration, a preplanned movement sequence is provided that comprises a defined movement path along which the robot is to move in order to perform a specific task, and a defined speed development according to which each point of the movement path is associated with a speed at which the robot is to move at the respective point.

Abstract: A method of reading an optical code encodes a message that has a character chain having a plurality of characters. The method includes recording image data having the optical code; segmenting the image data to locate a region of interest having the optical code; evaluating the image data within the region of interest to read the message; and comparing the read characters of the message with at least one scheme that contains an expectation for at least one position of the message of a character at this position of the optical code to be read and thereby determining a scheme that matches the message and agrees with the read message in a minimum portion of the characters In this respect, a size of a region of interest in which an optical code fits is determined from the scheme and a new region of interest of this size is produced.

Abstract: A data provision apparatus for providing position data and additional data to a higher-ranking unit comprises a signal preparation unit that is configured to receive position data and to receive additional data, to combine the position data and the additional data with one another for a joint data transmission and to subsequently output them in a combined form. In this respect, the data provision apparatus further comprises a signal processing unit that is configured to receive position data from a position detection apparatus and to receive additional data from an additional data acquisition apparatus, to bring the additional data into a defined relationship, preferably a temporal relationship, with the position data and to subsequently output at least the additional data to the signal preparation unit.

Abstract: An environment monitoring apparatus for vehicles comprises a stereo camera that has two fisheye lenses, an image sensor apparatus having at least two sensor regions for detecting optical signals of the fisheye lenses in a respective one of the sensor regions and for generating and outputting image data signals based on the respective optical signals, wherein the sensor regions each have at least a first part region, which corresponds to a first aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, and a second part region that corresponds to a second aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, a processing unit for processing the image data signals output by the image sensor apparatus and for providing the processed image data signals, wherein the processing unit can be set in order, in particular at a respective point in time, to selectively process the image data signals corresponding to only one of the part regions, and a control unit for sett

Abstract: A system for checking objects is provided. The system includes at least one camera module for capturing an object and an evaluation module. The camera module includes a time-of-flight-based 3D image sensor for generating 3D image data and a 2D camera for generating 2D image data. The camera module is configured to transmit the 3D image data and the 2D image data to the evaluation module, and the evaluation module is configured to classify an object captured by the camera module based on the 3D image data and the 2D image data.

Abstract: A reading apparatus for a contactless readout of information on objects that can be guided past the reading apparatus, wherein the reading apparatus has a data processing unit, a scanner unit, a communication unit, a contact recognition unit, and a housing. The contact recognition unit is configured to recognize contacts with the housing of the reading apparatus.

Abstract: A camera is provided for recognizing flashes that has an image sensor having a plurality of pixel elements for generating image information and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to read and evaluate image information from the image sensor as to whether a flash has been detected with the image information. In this respect, the image sensor is an event-based image sensor and the control and evaluation unit is configured to read and evaluate events as image information.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor includes a plurality of light sources for generating transmission light, including at least a first and a second light source. The optoelectronic sensor includes transmission optics for projecting transmission light into the field of view and at least one detector for detecting transmission light reflected by the object. A photonic network has a plurality of irradiation points to each of which transmission light, in particular in each case of exactly one light source, can be supplied. The transmission light exits into the transmission optics and ultimately exits into the field of view. A plurality of irradiation points that are arranged directly next to one another or that are directly adjacent are in this respect configured to irradiate transmission light into partial fields of view, in particular different partial fields of view and/or a plurality of partial fields of view arranged next to one another or are adjacent.

Abstract: A door handle system mountable to a safety door that opens to the left as well as to a safety door that opens to the right without changing the internal structure of the door handle system. This eases the installation of the door handle system. For doing so, the handle is attached to a gear especially in form of a sector gear. Upon pressing the handle, the gear rolls along a respective one out of two gear racks arranged on opposite second and third sides of a frame structure. A bolt is attached to the frame structure. Depending on the orientation of the door handle system and therefore whether it is installed on left or right opening doors, the gear engages with one of the two gear racks during rotation.

Abstract: A camera device is provided that has an image sensor having a plurality of pixel elements for recording image data of an object stream of objects moving in a direction of movement relative to the camera device and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to read and further process the image data from the image sensor, wherein the image sensor is configured as a high frequency binary image sensor that generates individual images of low bit depth at a high frame rate, In this respect, the control and evaluation unit is configured to trigger a plurality of repeated shots of individual images of the image sensor and to combine the individual images while compensating the movement of the object stream between the shots to form a common image.