Table of Contents
Vision Systems Design
March 2004
Volume 9, Issue 3
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Departments
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Inside Vision
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Escaping winter and patent battles
Far from the winter cold, industry executives flocked as usual in February to Orlando, FL, for the Annual Business Conference of the Automated Imaging Association (Ann Arbor, MI, USA), held this year at the Portofino Bay Hotel.
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Escaping winter and patent battles
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Business Views
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Semiconductor inspection relies on imaging
A discussion with Lance Glasser of KLA-Tencor
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Semiconductor inspection relies on imaging
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New Products
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New Products
Lenses widen image circle; Servo interface adds control; Digital converter extends interfaces; MORE...
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New Products
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My View
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"The dreamlife of angels"
Automated assembly systems face a battle against low-cost labor and cultural attitudes.
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"The dreamlife of angels"
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Technology Trends
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Systems Integration
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Emerging standards and networks benefit integrators
In many machine-vision systems, bus-based standards such IEEE 1394 are gaining increasing importance as plug-and-play camera-to-computer interfaces.
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Extreme processors use multiple architectures
At the annual InStat/MDR (Scottsdale, AZ, USA; www.instat.com) Analyst Choice Awards (Jan. 5, 2004), a number of new semiconductor vendors announced what In-Stat is touting as "extreme" processors.
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PCI Express gains momentum at Bus and Board Conference
The future impact of PCI Express technology, Intel's next-generation backplane interface, was clear at the Bus and Board Conference, held by the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA; Fountain Hills, AZ, USA; www.vita.com) in Long Beach, CA, USA, January 2004.
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Emerging standards and networks benefit integrators
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Image Capture
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Cognex patents obstacle-detection system
In January 2004, Sanjay Nichani of Cognex (Natick, MA, USA; www. cognex.com) filed a patent describing a three-dimensional (3-D) machine-vision obstacle-detection system (US Pat. #6,678,394 B1).
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Cognex patents obstacle-detection system
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Features
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Technology Integration
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LEDs and controllers speed vision inspections
High-current, high-flux LEDs enable large-area inspection, while smart electronic control systems improve high-speed inspection.
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LEDs and controllers speed vision inspections
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Industrial-Automation Products
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Automated 3-D imaging speeds firearms analysis
Vision system uses off-the-shelf imagers, frame grabbers, motion controllers, and positioning systems.
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Automated 3-D imaging speeds firearms analysis
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Profile in Vision Solutions
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Smart cameras and HMI inspect labels
Touch-screen technology provides flexibility in resolving production problems, while preventing unauthorized changes.
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Smart cameras and HMI inspect labels
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Spotlight on Security/Surveillance
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Machine vision delivers fire protection
Smoke, fire, and motion can be detected and recorded by neural-network- and CCTV-based system.
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Machine vision delivers fire protection
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Product Focus
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Frame-grabber options widen as digital networks take hold
Pushed by a variety of analog and digital cameras, frame-grabber vendors are broadening their offerings.
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Frame-grabber options widen as digital networks take hold
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