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VSD Editorial Digest: Vision in Intelligent Transportation Systems
February 21, 2012
Vision systems are used in a variety of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications to measure the flow of traffic on highways for speed restriction and law enforcement purposes, or to identify vehicles for the collection of electronic tolls. These systems count vehicles, measure their speed and read license plates. Other systems determine the condition of transportation infrastructure, such as pavement, roadways, and rail beds. In this editorial digest, Dr. Ned Lecky of Lecky Integration (Little Falls, NY, USA) provides an overview of the challenges faced by developers of vision systems for the intelligent transportation system marketplace. |
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VSD Editorial Digest: Market Opportunity for Machine Vision in Service Robots
September 19, 2011
Service robots, which are robots serving human needs beyond the factory floor, are playing an increasingly important role in many aspects of life. These robots come in many designs and perform tasks that range from aerial surveillance, bomb disposal, farming, and warehouse logistics to teaching children and assisting the elderly. They use machinevision and image-processing components, subsystems, and technologies to image, store, and interpret data about the world around them, and perform actions based on the data. |
