TOF>cam 635
Installation an Operation Manual
General description
The TOF>cam 635 is a miniaturized and cost-optimized
3D TOF camera. It is based on the ESPROS proprietary time-of-
flight (TOF) technology using the epc635 TOF chip. The camera
controls the illumination and the imager chip to obtain distance and
grayscale images.
The cameras are calibrated to provide accurate 3D depth images.
By using the ROS driver from ESPROS, 3D point clouds in a world
cartesian coordinate system are available.
The depth images are compensated against DRNU errors, modula-
tion errors, ambient-light, temperature and reflectivity of the scene.
Thanks to the high performance of the imager chip with the unique
ambient-light suppression, the camera can be used in many cases
under full sunlight conditions. The output of the TOF>cam 635 is
depth and grayscale images – allowing a variety of new applica-
tions, e.g. for mobile robotics. This module brings you right in front
with the latest technology of 3D depth sensing. All the complex
engineering and time consuming design tasks regarding optics,
illumination and signal processing are already solved.
Features
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Field of view (FOV) of 50° x 19° (h x v)
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Distance measurement ranges on white target:
Wide FOV: 0.1 – 7.5 m, center beam (NFOV): 1.0 – 15 m
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Measurement rate up to 50 TOF measurements per second
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Sun- and ambient-light tolerant up to 100 kLux
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Calibrated and compensated
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Temperature compensated
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Easy to use
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High speed serial interface UART 10 Mbit/s
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Low power consumption
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ROS driver available
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Customized versions possible
Applications
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Distance measurement from centimeters to a few meters
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Mobile robots, automatic vehicle guidance, collision avoidance
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Scanner for SLAM data acquisition in mobile robots
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People and object counting, in-cabin monitoring
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Door opening, machine controlling and safeguarding, IoT
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Gesture control (man-machine-interface)
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Object classification
Figure 1: TOF>cam 635
Figure 2: Wide and narrow field definition
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