A time-of-flight controlled touchless device (400) is disclosed. The time-of-flight controlled touchless device (400) includes a time-of-flight sensor (215, 216) and a microcontroller (402) in operable communication with the time-of-flight sensor (215, 216). The microcontroller (402) is configured to command the time-of-flight sensor (215, 216) to emit a photon in a predefined direction, command the time-of-flight sensor (215, 216) to receive the photon reflected off a surface, determine a target object's (308) distance based on a time-of-flight between emitting the photon and receiving the photon, compare the target object's (308) distance to a predefined range, and, responsive to the target object's distance being within the predefined range, command an actuator on a dispensing valve (408) to activate to dispense a liquid (410).
TOUCHLESS LAVATORY OPTICAL TIME OF FLIGHT PROXIMITY SENSOR
BERÜHRUNGSFREIE OPTISCHE FLUGZEITPROXIMITÄT EINER TOILETTE
PROXIMITÉ OPTIQUE DE TEMPS DE VOL DE TOILETTES SANS CONTACT
19.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / A47K Sanitäre Ausstattung, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / E03C DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER , Hausinstallationen für Frisch- oder Abwasser |
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