Camera system for object detection

Abstract

Camera system (10) for the detection of an object (12), the camera system (10) comprising: - a camera (14) with variable orientation and focus, which can be aligned to a detectable object (12) such that the object (12) is at least partially located in an image field (16) of the camera (14); - a control unit (18) which is connected to the camera system (10) and is configured to: - cause the camera (14) to capture an image of the reference object located in the image field (16), wherein the reference object corresponds to a detectable object;characterized in that the control unit (18) is further configured to: - initiate object recognition based on the captured image, wherein the object recognition includes determining whether one or more optically captured objects correspond to a predetermined object type or not, wherein the object recognition based on the captured image includes edge detection in the captured image; - initiate the determination of the recognition reliability of the object recognition, wherein the recognition reliability of the object recognition denotes a reliability with which, given the prevailing quality of the received image, the object recognition based on the reference object can be successfully carried out, wherein the quality depends on the alignment and / or focus of the camera on the reference object;and- to provide information on the determined recognition reliability, which enables an assessment of the suitability of the camera's orientation and / or focus (14) for the object recognition performed, based on the determined recognition reliability, wherein- the assessment of the suitability of the camera's orientation and / or focus for the object recognition performed is limited to whether the reference object is recognized with sufficient reliability with the prevailing camera orientation and / or focus,- the assessment of the suitability of the camera's orientation and / or focus for future object recognitions is carried out during regular operation of the camera system after setup is complete;and- to provide information about the assessment of the alignment and / or focus of the camera system (10) to a user of the camera system (10) and / or a device connected to the camera system (10).