US 12,135,369 B2
Distance sensing and visual indicator arrays with reconfigurable detection windows
Charles Dolezalek, Stacy, MN (US)
Assigned to BANNER ENGINEERING CORP., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Banner Engineering Corp., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/153,691.
Prior Publication US 2022/0229180 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G09B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 17/08 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G09B 5/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. An indication and sensing system comprising:
a first array comprising a first plurality of individually readable distance sensors configured to be disposed along at least a first axis of a platform, wherein each of the first plurality of distance sensors is configurable to detect penetration based on reflection signals received in a first plane containing the first axis;
a second array comprising a plurality of individually controllable light emitting indicators disposed along at least a second axis parallel to the first axis; and,
a control circuit configured to generate a reconfigurable predetermined detection window width by associating together from the first plurality of distance sensors a plurality of adjacent distance sensors detecting the reflection signal reflected from an obstacle in the first plane during a teaching operation,
wherein each of the first plurality of indicators in the second array of indicators is configurable to emit visual indicia to a user out of the first plane, and the visual indicia are associated with the detected penetration.