DISPLACEMENT SENSOR
    2.
    发明申请
    DISPLACEMENT SENSOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190129033A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16127256

    申请日:2018-09-11

    Abstract: A displacement sensor includes an emitting unit periodically emitting pulse signals; a receiving unit receiving reflection signals generated from the pulse signals and reflected by an object and outputs binary signals that indicate signal intensity of the received reflection signals; a waveform summation unit generating a summation waveform by accumulating temporal waveforms of the binary signals for the respective corresponding periods of time with reference to emission timings of the corresponding pulse signals; a distance calculation unit calculating a value that indicates a distance to the object on the basis of waveform features corresponding to waveform features of the pulse signals that appear in the summation waveform; and a reception signal amount calculation unit calculating a reception signal amount that is intensity of the reflection signals received by the receiving unit on the basis of feature amounts indicated by cumulative values that appear in the summation waveform.

    SENSOR DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210389458A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17279078

    申请日:2019-09-25

    Abstract: Provided are a sensor device and a detection method. The sensor device includes: a light emitting unit transmitting a transmission signal toward a target; a light receiving unit receiving a reflected signal of the transmission signal and generating a binarized signal; a TDC delay line measurement unit and a waveform integration unit generating waveform data indicating temporal changes in the binarized signal and integrating the waveform data to generate integrated waveform data; a stage number calculation unit and a distance conversion unit calculating a near-side distance value and a far-side distance value from intersections of the integrated waveform data and a high threshold value and a low threshold value, respectively; and a determination unit determining whether the target is present on the basis of a distance value calculated from the near-side distance value and the far-side distance value and on the basis of a predetermined distance threshold value.

    PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180267202A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-20

    申请号:US15842895

    申请日:2017-12-15

    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor capable of preventing a malfunction caused by mutual interference is provided. The photoelectric sensor includes: a light projecting unit that repetitively emits a set of pulse light, which follows a projected light pattern in which a light projecting period is made different by a fixed time, as signal light; a light receiving element that receives the signal light; and a light receiving controller that distinguishes a light incident state and a light blocked state based on a received light signal from the light receiving element. The light projecting unit has a first pattern having the light projecting period increased by a fixed time and a second pattern having the light projecting period reduced by a fixed time as the projected light pattern, and in the first and second patterns, a pulse indicating a shortest period is included in the light projecting period other than the shortest period.

    SENSOR, SENSOR SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170212227A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-27

    申请号:US15379498

    申请日:2016-12-15

    Abstract: The present invention achieves a sensor that can be used more efficiently than before. The sensor (1) includes: an operator (11) that accepts a mechanical operation of a user, and generates an operation input value corresponding to the operation; a communication portion (12) that receives a communication input value; and a CPU (14) that changes sensitivity of the sensor (1) according to a later input one of the operation input value and the communication input value.

    PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AMPLIFICATION OF RECEIVED LIGHT INTENSITY IN PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR
    6.
    发明申请
    PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AMPLIFICATION OF RECEIVED LIGHT INTENSITY IN PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR 有权
    光电传感器及控制光电传感器接收光强度放大的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140001345A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-02

    申请号:US13930025

    申请日:2013-06-28

    CPC classification number: G01J1/44 H03F3/08 H03G1/00

    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor amplifies a received light intensity signal generated through light projection processing and light receiving processing, and performs detection processing using the amplified received light intensity signal. The photoelectric sensor is provided with a variable resistor that generates an adjustment command signal that changes linearly with respect to sensitivity adjustment manipulations performed by a user. Further, the sensor is provided with an amplifier including a variable gain amplifier configured such that the aforementioned adjustment command signal is inputted thereto. Further, the variable gain amplifier is adapted to convert the signal into a gain control signal that changes exponentially with respect to sensitivity adjustment manipulations and, further, is adapted to perform amplification processing using a gain according to the gain control signal.

    Abstract translation: 光电传感器放大通过光投射处理和光接收处理产生的接收光强度信号,并使用放大的接收光强度信号进行检测处理。 光电传感器设置有可变电阻器,其产生相对于由用户执行的灵敏度调节操作而线性改变的调节命令信号。 此外,传感器设置有放大器,其包括被配置为使得上述调节命令信号被输入的可变增益放大器。 此外,可变增益放大器适于将信号转换成相对于灵敏度调整操作而呈指数变化的增益控制信号,并且还适于使用根据增益控制信号的增益进行放大处理。

    Photoelectric Sensor and Light Emitter

    公开(公告)号:US20210286052A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US16482720

    申请日:2017-11-16

    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor including a light emitter and a light receiver is provided. The light emitter includes a light emitting unit configured to emit a light beam, and a power supply circuit configured to receive supply of electric power through a first power supply line leading to an outside of the light emitter and to supply required electric power to the light emitting unit. The light receiver includes: a first switching element, the first switching element serving to output a first output signal; a second switching element serving to output a second output signal; and a detection circuit. A third power supply line is provided such that one end of the third power supply line is electrically connected to the first power supply line inside the light emitter, and the other end is electrically connected to the second power supply line outside the light receiver.

    SENSOR DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200209395A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16639128

    申请日:2018-06-28

    Abstract: A sensor device measuring a distance to an object includes: a light projection unit repeatedly emitting detection light toward the object; a light reception unit receiving reflected light of the detection light and outputting a binarized light reception signal (RT); a light projection oscillation unit controlling the emission of the detection light and outputting a start signal synchronized with the emission of the detection light; a counter measurement unit starting counting of the RT when receiving the RT and the start signal, and outputting a stop signal corresponding to a feature point of the RT; a delay line measurement unit outputting a delay line output signal corresponding to the delay time of the RT near the feature point of the RT when receiving the RT and the stop signal; and a distance calculation unit calculating the distance to the object based on the delay line output signal.

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