Camera and method for detecting objects moved through a detection zone
AssigneeSick AG
InventorsRomain MÜLLER, Dirk STROHMEIER
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Abstract
A camera (10) is provided for the detection of objects (48) moved through a detection zone that has an image sensor (18) for recording image data, a reception optics (16) having an adjustable diaphragm (17), and a control and evaluation unit (38) to read the image data and to set the diaphragm (17), In this respect, the control and evaluation unit (38) is furthermore configured to set the diaphragm (17) per object (48) such that the object (48) is recorded in a depth of field range.
Claims19
A camera for the detection of objects moved through a detection zone,
- the camera comprising:
- an image sensor for recording image data,
- a reception optics having an adjustable diaphragm, and
- a control and evaluation unit to read the image data and to set the diaphragm,
- wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to set the diaphragm per object such that the object is recorded in a depth of field range.
A method of detecting objects moved through a detection zone in which image data are recorded by an image sensor through a reception optics having an adjustable diaphragm and the image data are read,
- wherein the diaphragm is set per object such that the object is recorded in a depth of field range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.