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PRODUCT FOCUS – Machine vision software eases systems development
In the latest versions of their products, camera and software vendors alike are adding high-level tools to allow optical character recognition, pattern matching and image measurement to be performed more effectively. Because of this, system developers no longer need an understanding of underlying image processing routines, but rather how high-level functions can solve a particular problem. In this article, Editor Andrew Wilson describes how machine vision packages now allow systems integrators to build industrial automation systems more rapidly.
Related products: image processing software, industrial cameras, frame grabbers, image processing boards, image processing systems, machine vision systems
APPLICATION FOCUS: Vision in Transportation Systems
Automatic railroad inspection, measurement, and monitoring systems and track inspection systems use optical imaging, machine vision and digital image processing to inspect rolling stock and track components. They reduce the cost of operation through improved preventative maintenance, derailment prevention and infrastructure protection. Beena Vision Systems has developed a train inspection system using rugged cameras and LED lighting coupled to custom heating, cooling and cleaning systems. This article describes the design of the system, its features and benefits, and how such systems are tailored to operate reliably over long periods of time in harsh outdoor environments.
Related products: structured lighting, industrial cameras, camera housings, frame grabbers, machine vision software, OCR/OCV software, LED lighting, cables & connectors, image analysis software
Related Applications: intelligent transportation systems, machine vision systems, surveillance/monitoring
FUNDAMENTALS: Advanced 3-D imaging for machine vision – Part 3
3-D imaging is becoming prevalent in numerous types of systems including those for entertainment, biometrics and medical applications. Various 3-D pattern recognition and feature-based geometric systems are also used to automate industrial inspection processes. Part 3 of this series describes how structured light scanners can be used to produce high-resolution 3-D scans.
Related products: 3-D laser-based scanners, structured lighting, 2-D and 3-D camera systems, time-of-flight cameras, robotic vision systems
Related Applications: medical imaging, 3-D modeling, reverse engineering, industrial inspection
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION: Medical Imaging
To ensure that prosthetic teeth are precisely made, plaster casts are developed. Using 3-D scanners to generate 3-D data, a CAD model of the plaster cast is created. Such models can then be manipulated using CAD packages to model and simulate the placement of prosthetic teeth. To reduce the cost of these scanners, engineers at the Velasco Group (São Paulo, Brazil) have developed a system that incorporates structured lighting used to illuminate the mold as it is rotated. In this article, Editor Andrew Wilson discusses the design of the scanner and the software used to create 3-D models of these plaster casts.
Related products: 3-D laser-based scanners, structured lighting, 2-D and 3-D camera systems, time-of-flight cameras, robotic vision systems
Related Applications: medical imaging, 3-D modeling, reverse engineering, industrial inspection
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Vision Systems Design webcasts attract targeted leads from companies such as SRI Sarnoff, NRC Canada, AGCO Corp, Analog Devices, Avnet, BITS Pilani, Hoedtke GmbH, Buhler Sortex, Rumsey Electric, Fox Research Labs, StandardAero, Konigsberg Defence, Angstrom, Caterpillar, Li-Cor BioSciences, Hewlett Packard, General Dynamics, Federal Mogul, ASSYSTEM, Siemens Energy, Boeing, Alex Aquatics, Beckman Laser Inst, Osram Sylvania, Flextronics, Cisco Systems, Colorlab, DuPont, Palo Alto Res Ctr, Scalable Display Technologies.
Broadcast Date: May 22, 2012
Speaker: David Dechow, president, Aptúra Machine Vision Solutions
This webcast is an ideal starting point for engineers new to machine vision and engineering, purchasing, and corporate managers, and those seeking an introduction, refresher, or update on machine vision technology and its integration into automation systems.
The webcast will cover the selection of machine vision components and associated hardware such as lighting and optics. It will also provide an overview of the capabilities of applications for specific machine vision tools and algorithms. Factory-floor implementation and integration of machine vision systems will be discussed as well as some of the pitfalls those to avoid when planning to use machine vision technologies. By attending this presentation you learn how to plan for and use machine vision solutions in industrial applications.
Broadcast Date: June 5, 2012
Speaker: Jeff Bier, founder of Embedded Vision Alliance
Thanks to the emergence of powerful, low-cost sensors and processors, embedded vision capabilities once reserved for resource-rich niche applications are now showing up in everyday applications. Microsoft's Kinect game controller and automotive safety systems are two examples.
This accelerating incorporation of "visual intelligence" into embedded systems is creating many opportunities and challenges. For example, providers of embedded vision technology for established applications like factory automation will face new competition as lower-cost options developed for other markets find their way into these traditional domains. Conversely, adopting lower-cost components will allow established embedded vision system vendors to field lower-cost solutions, and enter markets previously out of reach.
This presentation will explore developments and trends in embedded processors, as well as tools that are enabling the rapid growth of embedded vision. In particular, it will discuss the many classes of processors facilitating embedded vision, including CPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, GPUs and ASSPs, and their key strengths and weaknesses.
Broadcast Date: July 24, 2012
Speaker: Hans Hansen, senior systems design engineer, Owens Design
Smart cameras are becoming increasingly common in machine vision applications as a means to facilitate improved quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC). Smart cameras are excellent tools for improving QA/QC: They are easy to set up, and they can capture critical data in systems that do not have a host computer for performing vision functions. They interface easily to different programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and can be placed on a network with a PC making it easy for the end user to access critical data.
This webcast will describe the optimal smart camera functions, common features available in off-shelf cameras, when it makes sense to use one, and how to effectively implement a smart camera into a quality control subsystem.
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before, during and after the webcast with a promotion plan that includes multiple email blasts and magazine
advertising that promote the sponsor as well as the webcast.
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Detailed registration information (name, title, company, email, phone, address) from each registrant is provided.
Plus, sponsors can include two custom questions for each webcast registrant to answer as part of the registration
process to gather more information to aid sales follow up.
Thought Leadership/Education
Sponsoring a webcast positions your company as a forward-thinking market leader to an active and engaged
audience of decision makers.
Webcast shared sponsorship rate: $4,995 net (up to four sponsors)
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