Patent ID: 7602505

Claim:
A method for automatic parameterization of measuring systems for the measurement of objects transported by means of a transport device ( 11 ), comprising: moving a test object through a measuring zone of the measuring system; sequentially detecting a plurality of images of the test object; determining a transport speed of the transport device from the plurality of images, wherein at least one of a contour ( 25 , 27 ) gained from the plurality of the images and an angle of the test object ( 19 ) is compared with a corresponding at least one of a known actual contour and a known angle of the test object ( 19 ) for the determination of the transport speed; detecting at least one image using a sensor for electromagnetic radiation, wherein said at least one image is at least one-dimensional and comprises picture elements ( 17 ) of the test object ( 19 ) known at least in part to the measuring system with respect to its dimensions and located in a measuring zone of the measuring system; determining parameters associated with the sensor which are required for the measurement of objects from the image and the known dimensions of the test object ( 19 ); and storing the parameters in a memory device of the measurement system.