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.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for collecting master data. The device comprises: a scale, a camera for recording an image of the object, an evaluation unit with a volume determination unit for determining the volume of the object, a starter unit which automatically determines a start time for recording the master data relating to the object volume when the object is placed on the scale, a memory for storing the recorded master data, an output unit for outputting the master data, the starter unit being designed to determine the start time from the recorded image of the camera, and the starter unit having an image evaluation unit for this purpose, and the image evaluation unit being designed to carry out an object classification by means of which, in addition to the object, extraneous objects are also recognized as permissible or impermissible extraneous objects.

Abstract: A method of safeguarding a machine is provided in which objects are recognized in a work zone of the machine in which a contactless distance sensor that is moved along measures an actual measured value for a distance with at least one distance measurement beam, a first virtual distance measurement beam that simulates the distance measurement beam is formed, and the actual measured value is compared with its first virtual measured value. In this respect, at least one further virtual distance measurement beam having an offset from the first virtual distance measurement beam is formed and a further virtual measured value is calculated with it and a comparison is made whether the actual measured value is compatible with the virtual measured values.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device for distance measurement in a detection zone using a phase based time of light method is provided that has a transmitter device for transmitting a light signal that is modulated by at least one first modulation frequency f1, a reception device having at least one light reception element for generating a received signal from the light signal reflected back in the detection zone, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine a phase offset between the transmitted light signal and the light signal reflected back and to determine a time of flight therefrom, and to evaluate a first amplitude determined from the received signal to determine an erroneous measurement by reflection of the light signal at an object in the detection zone outside an unambiguity range of the phase based time of light method.

Abstract: A system is provided of an apparatus (10) for recording at least one object (12a-b) and of an object (12a-b) arranged in the apparatus (10), wherein an RFID transponder (14) having an antenna (15) is arranged at the object (12a-b), and wherein the apparatus has at least one wall (18) and at least one resonant structure (20) spaced apart from the object (12a-b). The resonant structure (20) is here introduced into the wall (18) as a slot structure.

Abstract: A laser scanner having a plurality of light transmitters, a plurality of light receivers and a control and evaluation unit, wherein a plurality of light transmitters and a plurality of light receivers are respectively arranged in the form of a segment of a circle, in arcuate form, or along a curved line in a common housing, wherein the light beams are transmitted and received in the manner of a fan in different angular directions through a convex front screen at an outer side of the housing, wherein the distances of the transmitted light beams of the light transmitters increase as the distance from the laser scanner increases and/or the distances of the received light beams of the light receivers decrease as the distance from the laser scanner decreases and wherein the light receivers are configured to respectively form a linear reception zone.

Abstract: A method and a system having a sensor for detecting legs of a person in a monitored zone having protected fields and for releasing a function of a vehicle, having a control and evaluation unit for evaluating the protected fields, wherein the sensor is configured to generate at least two protected fields, wherein a first protected field detects at least a part of a first leg of the person, wherein a second protected field detects at least a part of a second leg of the person, the control and evaluation unit is configured to determine whether at least a part of a first leg of the person was detected in the first protected field and at least a part of a second leg of the person was detected in the second protected field, and to transmit at least a release signal to the vehicle and thus to release the function when at least a part of a first leg of the person was detected in the first protected field and at least a part of a second leg of the person was detected in the second protected field, wherein the sensor i

Abstract: A camera device having an image sensor for recording an image and having a control and evaluation unit configured to subdivide the image into first subregions, to find a second subregion in the image with structures of interest, and to carry out a brightness adjustment of the image, wherein the control and evaluation unit is further configured to determine a respective brightness distribution for the first subregions, to determine a selection of those first subregions that correspond to the second subregion, to generate a common brightness distribution of the second subregion from the brightness distributions of the first subregions of the selection, and to use the common brightness distribution to carry out the brightness adjustment for the second subregion.

Abstract: A method using a safety system for localizing a person and/or object in a monitored zone having a control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system for the position determination of the person and/or object in the monitored zone, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate position data of the radio location system and status information of a spatially resolving sensor and, if a person and/or object is/are determined in the monitored zone by the radio location system, the control and evaluation unit is configured to set the spatially resolving sensor into operation at a non-reduced safety level and, if no person and/or no object is/are determined in the monitored zone by the radio location system, the control and evaluation unit is configured to set the spatially resolving sensor into operation at a reduced safety level.

Abstract: A code reading unit for the parallel reading of a plurality of codes on a plurality of objects in a conveying unit is provided, wherein the code reading device has a camera unit having at least one camera head for recording an image of the objects with the codes and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to localize code regions of the codes in the image and to read the code information of the codes and to determine the position of a respective code in the image and to associate the position of a code in the image with a position in the conveying unit.

Abstract: An inductive proximity sensor and a method for the detection of an object having at least one coil, wherein at least one transmitted current pulse can be applied to the coil by a control and evaluation unit and the control and evaluation unit is configured to output an object determination signal, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to scan at least one induced voltage pulse that has been generated by the transmitted current pulse at the coil in a plurality of sections from or after the time of the application of the transmitted current pulse and to form scan values, whereby the voltage pulse is digitized, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the scan values for an object detection of a metallic object, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to scan the transmitted current pulse that has been generated at the coil in at least two sections from or after the time of the application of the transmitted current pulse and to form transmitted current scan

Abstract: A system and a method are provided for monitoring an exhaust gas purification system that is functionally connected to an emission source. An emission sensor acquires an emission signal that indicates emissions of the emission source on the exiting from the exhaust gas purification system. In addition, measurement signals that are each related to the exhaust gas purification system are acquired by a plurality of further sensors. A process state of the exhaust gas purification system is determined based on the measurement signals of the further sensors. Then, the emission signal and the process state are assessed with respect to an anomaly in each case.