Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for a repeated detection of objects at different object distances, having a light receiver for generating a received signal from received light, having an evaluation unit for generating object information from the received signal, and having a distance sensor for determining the object distance from a respective object. The evaluation unit is here configured to acquire a measurement variable from the received signal with respect to an object, to associate the measurement variable with the object distance measured for the object, and to form a first distribution of the measurement variable via the object distance after detecting a plurality of objects.

Abstract: A method is described for checking a configuration parameter value set at an electronically configurable apparatus. The apparatus has a user interface having a display device, wherein the user interface is configured to display a set configuration parameter value using a computer program, in particular a browser, for presenting data at the display device. The method comprises: displaying at least one first version of the configuration parameter value using a first presentation form of the computer program; generating a second version of the set configuration parameter value on the basis of the first version; and checking the set configuration parameter value on the basis of the first version and at least of the second version.

Abstract: A distance-measuring optoelectronic sensor (10) uses two sampling memories for detection of objects in a monitoring zone (20). The sensor (10) has a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a transmission light pulse (16) into the monitoring area (20), a light receiver (26) for generating a reception signal from the light pulse (22) remitted by objects in the monitoring area (20), a control and evaluation unit (32) configured to determine a reception point in time from the reception signal and the distance of the object by means of a light time of flight method, and a first and second sampling memory (34a, 34b) having a plurality of memory cells each for storing a section of the reception signal. Partially overlapping recording regions are used, with each alternately recording a reception signal for a longer duration than a time interval between two successive transmission light pulses (16).

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle, in particular an automated guided vehicle, comprises a control device and a sensor for detecting a continuous lane marking. The control device is adapted to control the vehicle along the lane marking in dependence on the detected lane marking, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a code marking arranged adjacent to the lane marking and to determine a distance between the detected code marking and the lane marking, and wherein the control device is further adapted to control the vehicle in dependence on the determined distance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system (1) having at least one first and one second transceiver (18, 38) for the wireless bidirectional transmission of signals between the transceivers (18, 38), wherein each transceiver (18, 38) has a transmission device (3) and a reception device (5). It is proposed that each transmission device (3) comprises an RFID transponder (18) that is configured to transmit the signals as transponder signals and that each reception device (5) comprises an RFID reading device (9) that is configured for receiving transmitted transponder signals. The invention further relates to a machine arrangement having at least one moving machine element and having such a communication system (1), wherein the second transceiver (38) is arranged at the moving machine element.

Abstract: A method of configuring at least one hazard zone to be monitored by at least one three-dimensional (3D) sensor includes fixing outer surfaces, where the at least one hazard zone is a volume defined by the outer surfaces, and is a zone in which a machine to be secured is located. Additionally, a check is made during the configuration or after the configuration whether the outer surfaces are visible to the at least one 3D sensor.

Abstract: A capacitive level sensor (10) for measuring the level of a medium (14) in a container (12) is provided having a probe (16) for immersion into the medium (14) that has at least one measurement electrode (26) for a capacitance measurement and having a measurement and evaluation unit (20) that is configured to determine a capacitance at the measurement electrode (26) and to calculate a level from it. In this respect, the probe (16) has at least one reference electrode (28) for a capacitance measurement independent of the level to thus compensate environmental influences on the capacitance measurement at the measurement electrode (26).

Abstract: A method of mounting an electrical component on a base part having an inclined support surface is provided, in which method a first wedge surface of a wedge element is arranged on the support surface and a lateral force is exerted on the wedge element so that the first wedge surface moves on the support surface until a second wedge surface of the wedge element remote from the support surface reaches a desired position, and wherein the electrical component is arranged on the second wedge surface. In this respect, a first fastening element of the wedge element is fixed to the base part and the lateral force is afterward no longer exerted.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for measuring the distance from an object in a monitored zone that has a light transmitter for transmitting light signals into the monitored zone; a light receiver having at least one avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger mode for receiving the light signals reflected or remitted by the object; an individual time of flight measurement unit for determining an individual time of flight of a light signal from the sensor to the object; and an evaluation unit that is configured to generate a common measured value for the distance from a plurality of individual times of flight.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting an object in a monitored zone (20) that has at least one light transmitter (22) for transmitting a plurality of mutually separated transmitted light beams (26a-d); a plurality of light receivers (34a-d) that are each associated with one of the transmitted light beams (26a-d) for generating a received signal from the associated light beam (26, 30) remitted at the object; and an evaluation unit (46) that is configured to acquire information on the object at the respective point of incidence of the transmitted light beam (26a-d) from the received signal of the light receiver (34a-d) that is associated with the transmitted light beam (26a-d) and to additionally consider at least one received signal of a light receiver (34a-b) that is not associated with the transmitted light beam (26a-d) on the acquiring of information on the object at the point of incidence of at least one transmitted light beam (26a-d).

Abstract: An antenna (10) for an RFID reader, the antenna (10) comprising at least two linearly polarized individual antennas (24a-b) and a feed circuit (26) which is connected to the individual antennas (24a-b), wherein the individual antennas (24a-b) are arranged relative to one another with a tilt of an internal angle and together form a circularly polarized antenna, and wherein the antenna (10) has a free space (30) in a region of the internal angle.

Abstract: A method of carrying out modifications to a software application having an application code that has a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. The method includes the steps of: injecting a dynamic library into the software application to allow control of the software application; reading at least one portion of the application code, with the portion relating to the GUI; modifying a section of the GUI; and saving the amended section of the GUI.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided for detecting transparent objects (30) in a monitored zone (22) that has a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light signal (14), a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the received light signal, an evaluation unit (28) that is configured to evaluate the received signal and to generate an object determination signal that indicates whether a transparent object (30) has been detected in the monitored zone (22), and an output (32) for outputting the object determination signal. The evaluation unit (28) is further configured to recognize with respect to the received signal and to a piece of reference information whether a detected transparent object (30) has an additional feature (34) and to output a corresponding piece of additional feature information.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for detecting objects in a monitored zone that has a light receiver having a reception optics arranged in front of it for generating a received signal from received light that is incident on the sensor in a direction of incidence of light from the monitored zone, wherein the reception optics comprises a flat light guide plate having a first main surface and a lateral edge bounding the first main surface at a side; and wherein the first main surface of the light guide plate is arranged transversely to the direction of incidence of light and deflects the incident received light to the lateral edge. The light guide plate here has a diffractive structure for deflection to the lateral edge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of operating a scanner for monitoring an least two-dimensional protected field that is divided into a plurality of cyclically scannable monitored fields, wherein the scanner comprises at least one light transmitter and at least one light receiver. The invention further relates to a scanner for monitoring an at least two-dimensional protected field.

Abstract: An augmented reality device includes a processing unit adapted to process data, and a display unit with a field of view, which is adapted to display a control, control components and first connections between the control components as an extended real image, The control receives sensor data from at least one sensor and transmits actuator signals to at least one actuator of an industrial plant. The processing unit processes from the data a model of the industrial plant with the control, the sensor, the actuator and second connections as plant components, and processes position data of the plant components into the model. The position data of the display unit can be transmitted to the processing unit as GPS data by means of satellites or local position data by means of local sensors, and the processing unit processes the position data of the display unit into the model.

Abstract: A camera is provided that comprises an image sensor for detecting image data from a detection zone, an illumination unit having at least one light source for illuminating the detection zone, and a front screen. In this respect, a lateral deflection element is provided that is associated with the light source, that is arranged in the camera protected by the front screen, and that has a diffusely scattering surface or a reflective surface to generate a diffuse illumination or a dark field illumination in the detection zone.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor is provided for measuring the distance from an object in a monitored zone that has a light transmitter for transmitting individual light signals into the monitored zone; a light receiver having at least one avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger mode for receiving the individual light pulses reflected or remitted by the object; an individual time of flight measurement unit for determining an individual time of flight of an individual light pulse as a duration between a transmitted point in time of the respective individual light pulse and its received point in time at the avalanche photodiode; and an evaluation unit that is configured to determine a common measured value for the distance from a plurality of individual times of flight and to estimate how many individual times of flight are to be expected in a time interval on the basis of background events.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided that has a reception unit (22) having a reception optics (24), a light receiver (28), and a diaphragm (26) therebetween, wherein the diaphragm (26) is arranged in a focal plane of the reception optics (24) so that a received light beam (20) generated by the reception optics is incident through the diaphragm aperture (42) of the diaphragm (26) at the point of smallest constriction. The diaphragm (26) is manufactured as an individual diaphragm using the reception optics (24).

Abstract: An optoelectronic code reading apparatus is provided that has at least one camera-based code reader having an image sensor for recording image data from a reading zone, that has a control and evaluation unit that comprises a decoding unit for locating code zones in the image data and for reading their code content, and that has a filter unit to determine whether a multiple reading has taken place in which a plurality of codes were read. In this respect, the filter unit is furthermore configured to check the geometry of the code zones in the case of a multiple reading to identify a valid code.