OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR FOR DETECTING AND DETERMINING THE DISTANCE OF OBJECTS AND TRIGGER CIRCUIT FOR SUCH A SENSOR
An optoelectronic sensor for detecting and determining the distance of an object in a monitored area is specified with a light emitter having a light source for emitting light pulses, a light receiver for generating a received signal from a light pulse remitted by the object and with a control and e...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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24.08.2023
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Summary: | An optoelectronic sensor for detecting and determining the distance of an object in a monitored area is specified with a light emitter having a light source for emitting light pulses, a light receiver for generating a received signal from a light pulse remitted by the object and with a control and evaluation unit, which is designed to control the light emitter and to determine a time-of-flight of the light and, from this, a distance of the object to the sensor. The control and evaluation unit has a time measurement unit which is set up to receive the received signal and a trigger signal and to determine the time-of-flight of the light from a time interval between the trigger signal and the received signal. The sensor further has a trigger circuit that is set up to tap a voltage applied to the light source of the light emitter and to output the trigger signal when an amount of the tapped voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold value. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US202318111239 |