With a view to reliably determining the position of an object (1) with
high resolution and simple means, a device for reliably determining the position of an object (1) with respect to a relative movement between the object (1) and a path (2) is specified, comprising: a
detector (3) attached to or integrated into the object (1), at least one marker (4) arranged along the path (2), wherein the at least one marker (4) is detected by the
detector (3) within its spatial detection range (5) to determine the position of the object (1) relative to the at least one marker (4), generating means for providing a definable graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence, wherein the graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence is detected by the
detector (3) within its spatial detection range (5), and evaluation means forVerifying a match or relationship between the provided graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence and corresponding data detected by the detector (3) to verify whether
software within the detector (3) is still functioning correctly or is possibly frozen, hanged, or has a time shift or
delay, wherein the generating means comprise a
first light source (9) and a second
light source (10), wherein the
first light source (9) emits a definable
first light color or a definable first light color spectrum, and the second
light source (10) emits a definable second light color or a definable second light color spectrum different from the first light color for illuminating a correspondingly
colored graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence provided by the generating means, such that, depending on theThe graphic representation (7, 8) or a part of the graphic representation is visible or not by means of the detector (3) with or in a predefinable intensity and / or color, and wherein the
colored graphic representation (7, 8) and the at least one marker (4) are identical or the
colored graphic representation sequence is formed by a sequence of representations of the marker (4), wherein the generating means have at least one additional
light source (11) for illuminating at least one sub-area (12) of the at least one marker (4), and wherein the at least one additional light source (11) emits the first or second light color or the first or second light color spectrum or a third light color different from the first or second light color or a third light color spectrum different from the first or second light color spectrum onto the at least one sub-area (12) suchis designed such that, in the case of a marker (4) illuminated by the first light source with the first light color or the first light color spectrum, the
visibility of the marker (4) produced by the first light color or the second light color spectrum or the third light color or the third light color spectrum, with respect to intensity and / or color, in the at least one partial area (12) illuminated by the at least one additional light source (11) is modifiable by illumination by the at least one additional light source (11) with the second light color or the first light color spectrum or the third light color or the third light color spectrum, and / or that, in the case of a marker (4) illuminated by the second light source with the second light color or the second light color spectrum, the
visibility of the marker (4) produced by the second light color or the second light color spectrum, with respect to intensity and / or color, is modifiable by illumination by the at least one additional light source (11) with the second light color or the first light color spectrum or the third light color or the third light color spectrum, with respect to intensity and / or color, in the partial area (12) illuminated by the second light source (11) ... second additional light source (11) with the second light color or the first light color spectrum or the third light color or the third light color spectrum.The illumination of at least one sub-area (12) is modifiable by at least one additional light source (11). Furthermore, a corresponding procedure is specified.