Fill-level measurement using a machine learning algorithm

A method for detecting a fill level of a filling material in a container, comprising:

• providing a measuring system for measuring the fill level of the filling material in the container, including:
• a radar-based measuring device, having:
• a transmission unit via which radar signals can be transmitted in a direction of the filling material and, after reflection at a filling material surface, can be received as received signals, wherein the transmission unit includes a measuring probe that extends into the container;
• a signal generation unit that is designed to generate the radar signals to be transmitted, wherein the radar signals are generated according to the time-domain reflectometry (TDR) method;
• and
• a receiving unit that is designed to record the received signals according to the TDR method;
• and
• an evaluation unit in which a machine learning algorithm is designed so as to detect the fill level on the basis of the received signal;
• emitting the radar signals via the transmission unit into the container;
• recording the received signals after reflection of the radar signals;
• and
• evaluating the received signals using the machine learning algorithm such that the fill level is detected.