Abstract: An example time-of-flight sensor, a method for determining a physical property of a target using a time-of-flight sensor, and a mobile autonomous electronic system including a time-of-flight sensor are provided. The example time-of-flight sensor, includes a first and a second optical transmitter, a first and a second optical receiver, and a controller. The first and second optical transmitter transmitting a first and second optical signal having a first and second wavelength, respectively. The first optical receiver generating a first feedback signal from reflections of the first optical signal. The second optical receiver generating a second feedback signal from reflections of the second optical signal. The controller generating a first histogram based on the first feedback signal and a second histogram based on the second feedback signal to determine a physical property of a target based on a comparison of the first histogram and the second histogram.

Abstract: An example optical ranging sensor system, and a method for detecting the presence of a target object are provided. The example optical ranging sensor system include an optical transmitter, and optical receiver, and a convex reflective surface. The optical transmitter is configured to transmit an optical signal in a transmission field-of-view. The optical receiver is configured to receive a returning optical signal reflected off a target object in a return field-of-view. The convex reflective surface being positioned within the transmission field-of-view and the return field-of-view, such that the transmitted optical signal is reflected off the convex reflective surface toward the target object in a detection field-of-view.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method of measuring the distance between a device and an object comprising the steps of determination of a first estimated distance based on the time of flight of first light pulses having a first period; determination of a second estimated distance based on the time of flight of second light pulses having a second period different from the first period; determination based on the interval between the first and second estimated distances of whether the device is in a wraparound area among wraparound areas; and if the device is in a wraparound area among wraparound areas, adding to the first estimated distance a compensation having its value depending on the wraparound area.

Abstract: A measurement of the rotation speed of an object is made using a time-of-flight sensor configured to detect a passing of one or more of elements of the object through a given position. The time-of-flight sensor is further mounted on a one-person vehicle configured to protect the one-person vehicle against collisions through the making a time-of-flight measurement of a relative speed between the one-person vehicle and an obstacle.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a direct time-of-flight (dToF) sensor to compensate for crosstalk includes emitting N photonic pulses from an emitter of the dToF sensor where N is the number of photonic pulses, receiving N crosstalk signals including a first crosstalk signal and N?1 remaining crosstalk signals at a receiver of the dToF sensor, averaging the N?1 remaining crosstalk signals to generate an averaged crosstalk signal, subtracting the first crosstalk signal from the averaged crosstalk signal to generate an estimated wraparound signal, subtracting the estimated wraparound signal from each of the N?1 remaining crosstalk signals to obtain corrected crosstalk signals, and calibrating the dToF sensor using the corrected crosstalk signals.

Abstract: A proximity sensing device includes a proximity sensor including a light source, a light detector including a first photodiode adapted to generate a first signal, and a second photodiode adapted to generate a second signal, the second photodiode and the light source being separated from the first photodiode with a separator. The proximity sensing device further includes a selecting circuit adapted to compare the first signal to the second signal, and to select a signal from the first and second signals according to the executed comparison.

Abstract: In an embodiment a method for detecting a presence of at least one object in a field of view of a time of flight sensor includes successively generating, by the time of flight sensor, histograms, each histogram comprising several classes associating a number of photons detected at a given acquisition period, adding several successively generated histograms so as to obtain a summed histogram and analyzing the summed histogram to detect the presence of at least one object in the field of view of the time of flight sensor.

Abstract: A measurement of the rotation speed of an object is made using a time-of-flight sensor configured to detect a passing of one or more of elements of the object through a given position. The time-of-flight sensor is further mounted on a one-person vehicle configured to protect the one-person vehicle against collisions through the making a time-of-flight measurement of a relative speed between the one-person vehicle and an obstacle.

Abstract: A measurement of the rotation speed of an object is made using a time-of-flight sensor configured to detect a passing of one or more of elements of the object through a given position. The time-of-flight sensor is further mounted on a one-person vehicle configured to protect the one-person vehicle against collisions through the making a time-of-flight measurement of a relative speed between the one-person vehicle and an obstacle.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method of measuring the distance between a device and an object comprising the steps of determination of a first estimated distance based on the time of flight of first light pulses having a first period; determination of a second estimated distance based on the time of flight of second light pulses having a second period different from the first period; determination based on the interval between the first and second estimated distances of whether the device is in a wraparound area among wraparound areas; and if the device is in a wraparound area among wraparound areas, adding to the first estimated distance a compensation having its value depending on the wraparound area.

Abstract: In an embodiment a method for detecting a presence of at least one object in a field of view of a time of flight sensor includes successively generating, by the time of flight sensor, histograms, each histogram comprising several classes associating a number of photons detected at a given acquisition period, adding several successively generated histograms so as to obtain a summed histogram and analyzing the summed histogram to detect the presence of at least one object in the field of view of the time of flight sensor.

Abstract: A measurement of the rotation speed of an object is made using a time-of-flight sensor configured to detect a passing of one or more of elements of the object through a given position. The time-of-flight sensor is further mounted on a one-person vehicle configured to protect the one-person vehicle against collisions through the making a time-of-flight measurement of a relative speed between the one-person vehicle and an obstacle.