公开(公告)号：US09741954B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14787909

申请日：2014-06-05

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Ingmar Bruder ,  Robert Send ,  Stephan Irle ,  Erwin Thiel

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H01L51/44 ,  H01L27/30 ,  H04N5/378 ,  G01S17/06 ,  H01L51/42 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H01L27/28 ,  H01L31/0256

CPC classification number: H01L51/441 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/08 ,  H01L27/285 ,  H01L27/307 ,  H01L51/4213 ,  H01L51/4226 ,  H01L51/442 ,  H01L2031/0344 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed. The optical detector (110) comprises: —an optical sensor (112), having a substrate (116) and at least one photosensitive layer setup (118) disposed thereon, the photosensitive layer setup (118) having at least one first electrode (120), at least one second electrode (130) and at least one photovoltaic material (140) sandwiched in between the first electrode (120) and the second electrode (130), wherein the photovoltaic material (140) comprises at least one organic material, wherein the first electrode (120) comprises a plurality of first electrode stripes (124) and wherein the second electrode (130) comprises a plurality of second electrode stripes (134), wherein the first electrode stripes (124) and the second electrode stripes (134) intersect such that a matrix (142) of pixels (144) is formed at intersections of the first electrode stripes (124) and the second electrode stripes (134); and —at least one readout device (114), the readout device (114) comprising a plurality of electrical measurement devices (154) being connected to the second electrode stripes (134) and a switching device (160) for subsequently connecting the first electrode stripes (124) to the electrical measurement devices (154).

公开(公告)号：US11125880B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15534041

申请日：2015-12-07

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Sebastian Valouch ,  Stephan Irle ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Heiko Hengen

IPC: G01S17/46 ,  G01S7/48 ,  H04N5/335 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S5/16 ,  H04N9/04

Abstract: A method of controlling pixels (134) of at least one spatial light modulator (114) is disclosed. The spatial light modulator (114) has a matrix of pixels (132). Each pixel (134) is individually controllable. The method comprises the following steps: receiving at least one image (331), (342); defining at least one image segment (333) within the image (331),(344); assigning at least one gray scale value to each image segment (333),(348); assigning at least one pixel (134) of the matrix of pixels (132) to each image segment (333),(350); assigning a unique modulation frequency to each gray scale value assigned to the at least one image segment (333),(352); controlling the at least one pixel (134) of the matrix of pixels (132) assigned to the at least one image segment (333) with the unique modulation frequency assigned to the respective image segment (333),(354).

公开(公告)号：US10823818B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US15960581

申请日：2018-04-24

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Stephan Irle ,  Erwin Thiel

IPC: G01S5/16 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01C3/32 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S11/12 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G01B11/00 ,  H04N5/351

Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted for determining an intensity distribution of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted for determining at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the intensity distribution.

公开(公告)号：US09989623B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US14897467

申请日：2014-06-05

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Stephan Irle ,  Erwin Thiel

IPC: G01S5/16 ,  G01C3/32 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S7/481 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G01B11/00 ,  H04N5/351

CPC classification number: G01S5/16 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01C3/32 ,  G01S5/163 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S17/46 ,  H04N5/351

Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one optical sensor configured to detect a light beam traveling from the object towards the detector, the optical sensor including at least one matrix of pixels; and at least one evaluation device configured to determine an intensity distribution of pixels of the optical sensor that are illuminated by the light beam, the evaluation device further configured to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object by using the intensity distribution.

公开(公告)号：US10120078B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15099717

申请日：2016-04-15

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Ingmar Bruder ,  Simone Christina Spiller ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Stephan Irle ,  Robert Send ,  Henrike Wonneberger

IPC: G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01C3/06

Abstract: A detector having a transversal optical sensor adapted to determine a transversal position of at least one light beam traveling from an object to the detector and a longitudinal optical sensor having at least one sensor region. The longitudinal optical sensor is designed to affect at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by the light beam. The longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region.

公开(公告)号：US10012532B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15367213

申请日：2016-12-02

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Stephan Irle ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Henrike Wonneberger

IPC: G01J1/04 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G06K9/74 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G01J4/04 ,  G01S7/499 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G01N30/74

CPC classification number: G01J1/0437 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J4/04 ,  G01N30/74 ,  G01S5/163 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/499 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G06F3/0425 ,  G06K9/741 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10152

Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed, the optical detector (110) comprising: at least one spatial light modulator (114) being adapted to modify at least one property of a light beam (136) in a spatially resolved fashion, having a matrix (132) of pixels (134), each pixel (134) being controllable to individually modify the at least one optical property of a portion of the light beam (136) passing the pixel (134); at least one optical sensor (116) adapted to detect the light beam (136) after passing the matrix (132) of pixels (134) of the spatial light modulator (114) and to generate at least one sensor signal; at least one modulator device (118) adapted for periodically controlling at least two of the pixels (134) with different modulation frequencies; and at least one evaluation device (120) adapted for performing a frequency analysis in order to determine signal components of the sensor signal for the modulation frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US09829564B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14896958

申请日：2014-06-05

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Ingmar Bruder ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Stephan Irle ,  Robert Send

IPC: G01S11/12 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G01C3/32 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S7/481 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G01B11/00 ,  H04N5/351

CPC classification number: G01S5/16 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01C3/32 ,  G01S5/163 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S17/46 ,  H04N5/351

Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises: at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted to determine a number N of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the number N of pixels (154) which are illuminated by the light beam (150).

公开(公告)号：US09665182B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14460529

申请日：2014-08-15

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Stephan Irle

IPC: G01B11/14 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G01S17/32 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S3/783 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/497 ,  A63F13/213 ,  G02B27/10

CPC classification number: G01S7/4812 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01S3/783 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/32 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/144 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0325

Abstract: A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.

公开(公告)号：US09958535B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15492007

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Stephan Irle

IPC: G01B11/14 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G02B27/14 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428

CPC classification number: G01S7/4812 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01S3/783 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/32 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/144 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0325

Abstract: A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.

公开(公告)号：US09557856B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-31

申请号：US14460540

申请日：2014-08-15

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Robert Send ,  Ingmar Bruder ,  Stephan Irle ,  Erwin Thiel ,  Henrike Wonneberger

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G01J4/04 ,  G01S7/499 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G06K9/74 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01N30/74

CPC classification number: G01J1/0437 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J4/04 ,  G01N30/74 ,  G01S5/163 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/499 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G06F3/0425 ,  G06K9/741 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10152

Abstract: An optical detector (110) is disclosed, the optical detector (110) comprising: at least one spatial light modulator (114) being adapted to modify at least one property of a light beam (136) in a spatially resolved fashion, having a matrix (132) of pixels (134), each pixel (134) being controllable to individually modify the at least one optical property of a portion of the light beam (136) passing the pixel (134); at least one optical sensor (116) adapted to detect the light beam (136) after passing the matrix (132) of pixels (134) of the spatial light modulator (114) and to generate at least one sensor signal; at least one modulator device (118) adapted for periodically controlling at least two of the pixels (134) with different modulation frequencies; and at least one evaluation device (120) adapted for performing a frequency analysis in order to determine signal components of the sensor signal for the modulation frequencies.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种光检测器（110），所述光检测器（110）包括：至少一个空间光调制器（114），其适于以空间分辨的方式修改光束（136）的至少一个属性，具有矩阵 （132）的每个像素（134），每个像素（134）可被控制以分别修改通过像素（134）的光束（136）的一部分的至少一个光学特性; 至少一个光学传感器（116）适于在通过空间光调制器（114）的像素（134）的矩阵（132）之后检测光束（136）并且产生至少一个传感器信号; 至少一个调制器装置（118）适于周期性地控制具有不同调制频率的至少两个像素（134）; 以及适于执行频率分析以便确定调制频率的传感器信号的信号分量的至少一个评估装置（120）。