SICK has launched a configurable 3D detection sensor based on its Visionary-T range of industrial 3D imaging cameras. The product uses the imaging of SICK’s single-snapshot Time-of–Flight (TOF) for detection, warning and security purposes, the product developers say.
With on-board processing, the Visionary-T DT sensor can be set up to detect the presence or absence of 3D objects. It therefore offers what the makers term an entry-level option for protection of stand-alone objects or exhibits (as in museums), and of large and complex wall-standing or mounted items such as furniture and statuary. For example the product can detect whether an installation has been damaged, moved, added to or otherwise affected.
The sensor provides 3D image analysis with a yes/no, occupied or unoccupied, signal depending on configuration. An output signal enables easy integration with an automated security system. Direct communication can be set up to a visual display, acoustic alarm or a PC, for activity recording.
Neil Sandhu, SICK’s National Product Manager for Imaging, Measurement, Ranging and Systems, says: “The SICK Visionary-T DT allows users to integrate 3D vision into automated security systems without the need to process raw data or to perform complex programming. It therefore opens up opportunities for museums and galleries to easily achieve 3D detection tasks that were previously challenging to set up with one fixed camera.”
The Visionary-T imaging sensors capture high-resolution real-time 3D images with one shot of light, the makers add. With a sensing area range of up to 50 by 45m at 40 metres distance, the Visionary-T DT provides area coverage around objects. The light burst illuminates even matt and dark coloured objects, and the adjustable filters allow application-specific optimisation for enhanced detection quality.
The product can be configured using a PC, SICK’s SOPAS software tool and a purpose-designed Graphical User Interface; 3D objects or detection zones can be taught from the camera without the need for complex programming, the manufacturer adds.
