Method of configuring a laser scanner and configuration object therefore

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PATENT NO 9846234
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The invention relates to a method of configuring a laser scanner, as well as to a configuration object for the method. In order to improve such a method in such a way that it is possible to configure the monitored zone very simply, fast and intuitively, as well as to make available a configuration object for this purpose it is suggested that the method comprises the following steps:

    provision of a configuration object;initiation of a teaching mode of the laser scanner;detection of the undisturbed viewing field of the laser scanner by the laser scanner;introduction of the configuration object into the viewing field;dwelling of the configuration object at a position that should be an edge point of a monitored zone to be configured;detection of the dwelling by the laser scanner and storage of the positional coordinates;repetition of the steps d) to f) up until all edge points have been detected; determination of the monitored zone by means of the detected edge points; andtermination of the teaching mode.

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SICK AGERWIN-SICK-STRASSE 1 WALDKIRCH 79183

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hulm, Christian Waldkirch, DE 3 31
Mezger, Matthias Waldkirch, DE 3 15
Ruck, Stefan Waldkirch, DE 1 3
Schopp, Thomas Waldkirch, DE 7 221

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