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Vision Spectra - Winter 2019


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Deep Learning Put to the Test Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have prompted scores of companies to invest in this type of software. This bodes well for the vision industry, as the technological leap is needed....
Hyperspectral Imaging Finds Its Niche Hyperspectral imaging has a long history of successful applications in the field of remote sensing, but only recently has it matured enough to find success in industrial settings, including...
Vision Systems Regulate Traffic, Improve Safety On the roads at any given moment, there are traffic accidents, stopped vehicles, and drivers going the wrong way on one-way streets. All of these incidents adversely affect traffic flow and lead to...
Machine Vision Makes the Move to IoT One of the most hyped technologies in recent years has been the Internet of Things (IoT), a trend that has entered our consumer lives via home monitoring systems, wearable devices, connected cars,...
Editorial
Taming traffic woes Jaipur, the capital of the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, is known for its vibrant culture and stunning architecture. Surrounded by a great wall, with hills to the north, the city and its sites — such as the Amber Fort and the pink sandstone City Palace — draw visitors from around the world. Yet despite its nearly 300-year history, Jaipur has been something of a modern marvel...
Field of View
Forecast 2020: Tariff Wars, Sluggish Auto Market Point to Contraction The end of the calendar year is here; it’s that time when corporate leaders take stock of the overall market and how their results fared against the competition’s. And one thing we’ve learned from 2019 is clear: The days of double-digit, or even high single-digit, growth rates are over for the immediate future, despite the positive performance over the last decade. Looking ahead, this is also the...
Vision in Action
Gear Tooth Pattern Reader Creates Quieter Ford Trucks Many factors go into designing a quieter car, one of which is the alignment of gear teeth. The process starts when a spray station applies a marking compound, known as a rouge, to gears. The...
A Robot Untangles Metallic Spaghetti Pittsburgh-based Ace Wire Spring & Form Co. Inc. is a leading maker of custom springs and wire forms, including metal wire that is formed into hooks. The manufacturing process is highly complex,...
The News Wire
Cognex Acquires Vision Software Specialist SUALAB Cognex Corp. has acquired vision software specialist SUALAB, strengthening the company’s position within the machine learning space. The addition of SUALAB’s engineering team and intellectual property is expected to enhance Cognex’s existing deep learning capabilities based on technology acquired from ViDi Systems in April 2017.
FANUC America Opens New Facility Robotics supplier FANUC America has opened a 461,000-sq-ft robotics and automation facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The facility was constructed and fully operational within a year of the...
Crop Stress Managed with Machine Learning, UAVs, Hyperspectral Imaging Iowa State University scientists are developing a machine learning system that could automate farmers’ ability to diagnose a range of major stressors in soybeans. The technology will use cameras...
MEMS Drive, SmartSens to Collaborate on CMOS Image Sensing A cooperation agreement between CMOS imaging systems provider SmartSens and image stabilization innovator MEMS Drive could further research into the fields of CMOS image sensing and chip-level...
AI-Based Portable App Could Help Growers Prevent Production Losses Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) and transfer learning are being applied to just-in-time crop disease detection, through the introduction of a new smartphone tool developed for banana...
IDEMIA Licenses ORNL Imaging Technology to ID Subjects in Moving Vehicles IDEMIA Identity & Security USA has licensed an optical array for identifying individuals in challenging outdoor conditions from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Classical Optics Offers Solution to Non-line-of-sight Imaging University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have demonstrated non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging by using a method that applies the same math that is used to interpret images taken with conventional...
RoboSense, ControlWorks Partner to Provide Lidar Systems RoboSense, a supplier of lidar perception systems for autonomous driving, and ControlWorks, a provider of automotive electronics systems, have partnered to provide RoboSense’s Smart LiDAR...
Imager Could Help Autonomous Vehicles See Around Corners An around-the-corner camera system built by engineers at Stanford University uses a wave-based image formation model to allow non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging. The system builds upon previous...
Products
Firefly DL Camera The Firefly® DL machine vision camera from FLIR Systems Inc. is a deep learning, inference-enabled system ideal for integration into mobile, desktop, and handheld systems. With its small...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Code Reader The EmSens Master Reader from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH combines high-speed reading functions with a high-speed autozoom. The system is available with a color or gray-scale camera. It can...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Vision-Integrated Robotic System Basler AG and drag and bot Gmbh have announced a robotics system that integrates the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite with drag and bot’s software. The software simplifies the...
Basler AG
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Line Confocal Sensors The LCI1220 and LCI1620 Line Confocal Sensors from FocalSpec can be used to inspect any surface types, including curved, transparent, and multilayered materials. Consumer electronics...
LMI Technologies Inc., FocalSpec
AI Development Board The BeagleBone low-cost development board from the BeagleBoard.org Foundation is designed for artificial intelligence and built on the open-source Linux system. Leveraging Texas...
BeagleBoard.org Foundation
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Laser Production Optical System The JENvelt™ from Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH is a complex optical system that integrates into laser production machines. The compact plug-and-play system caters to various...
Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH
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Global Shutter Sensor The backside-illuminated, global shutter OG01A image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. features a 2.2-μm pixel size and combines PureCel Plus-S pixel technology with Nyxel NIR technology to...
OMNIVISION
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IP67-Rated GigE Cameras IP67-rated GigE cameras from Imperx Inc. are designed for use across all industries and offered in a lightweight and compact 42 × 48-mm size. The IP67-rated cameras are ideal for any...
Imperx Inc.
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CoaXPress-NVIDIA Imaging A high-speed CoaXPress-NVIDIA embedded imaging system from BitFlow Inc. is a small form factor solution that can reside in compact devices or larger mechanical or electrical systems. The...
BitFlow Inc.
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GigE Vision Camera The D435e GigE vision camera from FRAMOS GmbH is an industrial 3D device for rugged environments, enabling real-time positioning, orientation, and tracking of robots, automated guided vehicles, and...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Trilinear Line-Scan Camera The chromaPIXA Tri-linear Linescan Camera from Chromasens GmbH meets the demands of web-based print inspection by capturing 7.3K full-resolution images from each of its three channels at line rates...
Chromasens GmbH
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Polarization Camera The GO-5100MP-PG 5-MP polarization camera from JAI A/S is equipped with a standard GigE Vision interface and built around Sony’s IMX250MZR polarized CMOS image sensor. The polarization...
JAI A/S
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