A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
PROXIMITY SENSOR
A proximity sensor configured to sense the presence of an object in an environment. In one illustrative embodiment, the sensor includes an illumination module which emits optical energy that is propagated into the environment in a plurality of spatially spaced apart beams of optical energy. The sensor also includes a multi-element sensor which receives a portion of the emitted optical energy which is reflected back from the environment having a plurality of spatially spaced apart peaks. The sensor includes a controller that determines the presence of an object in the environment based on at least one of a spacing between at least two of the plurality of spatially spaced apart peaks of the received optical energy and a difference in intensity between at least two of the plurality of spatially spaced apart peaks of the received optical energy.
PROXIMITY SENSOR
A proximity sensor configured to sense the presence of an object in an environment. In one illustrative embodiment, the sensor includes an illumination module which emits optical energy that is propagated into the environment in a plurality of spatially spaced apart beams of optical energy. The sensor also includes a multi-element sensor which receives a portion of the emitted optical energy which is reflected back from the environment having a plurality of spatially spaced apart peaks. The sensor includes a controller that determines the presence of an object in the environment based on at least one of a spacing between at least two of the plurality of spatially spaced apart peaks of the received optical energy and a difference in intensity between at least two of the plurality of spatially spaced apart peaks of the received optical energy.
PROXIMITY SENSOR
CAPTEUR DE PROXIMITE
DAVIDSON KYLE ROBERT (author) / STORKEY MATTHEW E M (author) / ENSOR TIMOTHY J (author) / THORN TIMOTHY JOHN (author) / KOOTTUNGAL PAUL D (author)
2015-07-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English