CPC G01V 8/20 (2013.01) [B23Q 15/007 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A sensor apparatus for detecting a target object influenced by a process or formed in the process, the sensor apparatus comprising:
a sensor unit; and
an evaluation device,
the sensor unit configured to detect the target object in a detection zone of the sensor unit upon the target object entering free fall after formation by a machine and to generate a sensor signal capable of being influenced by the target object,
the evaluation device configured to process the sensor signal as a first input variable and to generate an output signal, which indicates detection of the target object, in dependence on the sensor signal,
the evaluation device configured to process at least one process parameter of the process, the process parameter acting on the target object, and a target object parameter, the target object parameter characterizing the target object and being influenced by the process, as a respective further input variable,
the evaluation device configured to generate the output signal in dependence on at least one of the process parameter or the target object parameter, and
the sensor unit configured to detect the target object in free fall through the detection zone.
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