Depth sensor device and method for operating a depth sensor device

Abstract

A sensor device for generating depth information for an object, comprising a projector unit that is configured to project illumination patterns to the object; a receiver unit that is configured to detect intensities of light reflected from the object stemming from the illumination with the illumination patterns and/or from illumination with ambient light; and a control unit. The control unit comprises a system parameter unit that is configured to set system parameters of the sensor device, a decoder unit that is configured to generate the depth information based on the illumination patterns reflected from the object and detected by the receiver unit, and an optimizer unit that is configured to determine system parameter changes that maximize the depth sensing performance in current environmental conditions.

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