Device for and a Method of Designing a Sensor Arrangement for a Safe Automated System, An Automated System, a Program Element and a Computer-Readable Medium
First Claim
1. A device for designing a sensor arrangement for an automated system, the device comprisinga first input unit for receiving a specification of a plurality of sensor measurements to be carried out by the sensor arrangement;
- a second input unit for receiving a specification of a confidence region together with an associated confidence level for each of the specified sensor measurements;
a third input unit for receiving a specification of a target confidence level for the automated system;
a configuration unit for configuring the plurality of sensor measurements and for configuring the combination of the sensor measurements in a manner to guarantee the target confidence level for the automated system.
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Abstract
A device for designing a sensor arrangement for an automated system, the device comprising a first input unit for receiving a specification of a plurality of sensor measurements to be carried out by the sensor arrangement, a second input unit for receiving a specification of a confidence region together with an associated confidence level for each of the specified sensor measurements, a third input unit for receiving a specification of a target confidence level for the automated system, and a configuration unit for configuring the plurality of sensor measurements and for configuring the combination of the sensor measurements in a manner to guarantee the target confidence level for the automated system.
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23 Claims
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1. A device for designing a sensor arrangement for an automated system, the device comprising
a first input unit for receiving a specification of a plurality of sensor measurements to be carried out by the sensor arrangement; -
a second input unit for receiving a specification of a confidence region together with an associated confidence level for each of the specified sensor measurements; a third input unit for receiving a specification of a target confidence level for the automated system; a configuration unit for configuring the plurality of sensor measurements and for configuring the combination of the sensor measurements in a manner to guarantee the target confidence level for the automated system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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9. The device according to claim,
wherein the configuration unit is adapted for adjusting at least one working point of at least one sensor adapted for carrying out at least one of the sensor measurements.
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18. (canceled)
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21. A method of designing a sensor arrangement for an automated system, the method comprising
receiving a specification of a plurality of sensor measurements to be carried out by the sensor arrangement; -
receiving a specification of a confidence region together with an associated confidence level for each of the specified sensor measurements; receiving a specification of a target confidence level for the automated system; configuring the plurality of sensor measurements and for configuring the combination of the sensor measurements in a manner to guarantee the target confidence level for the automated system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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22. (canceled)
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23. (canceled)
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