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Cascade classifier clears up clutter from radar
May 17, 2012
A technology that started life in detecting faces and penguin markings in the Antarctic is being adapted to help aid operators of military radar screens. |
3-D flash cameras destined to meet carbonaceous asteroid
May 11, 2012
3-D flash light detection and ranging (lidar) cameras developed by Advanced Scientific Concepts (ASC; Santa Barbara, CA, USA) have been chosen for the OSIRIS-REx planetary science mission that will return a sample of a carbonaceous asteroid to Earth in 2016. |
Thermal imaging helps improve safety in space
May 11, 2012
Flir Systems (Wilsonville, OR, USA) has released details showing how its infrared camera systems were selected and used by NASA Langley Research Center for its shuttle and International Space Station programs. |
Active pixel sensor gives night vision to Apache pilots
May 11, 2012
Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac (Santa Clara, CA, USA), has received a $10m contract to develop a camera for the US Army’s Apache Helicopter. |
Imaging spectroradiometers show turbines heating up Texas
May 9, 2012
A region of Texas that contains four of the world's largest wind farms has shown an increase in land surface temperature that researchers have connected to local meteorological effects of the turbines. |
White paper makes sense of SuperSpeed USB 3.0
May 2, 2012
A new white paper that describes the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 communication specification, how it differs from other available interfaces, and how it can be leveraged in vision applications is available for free download from Vision Systems Design. |
Data center to create 3-D map of the stars
May 2, 2012
A new data center at the University of Cambridge Institute for Astronomy (IoA; Cambridge, UK) will process imaging data from a satellite to create the first three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars. |
Non-destructive test system inspects radar domes
May 2, 2012
A non-destructive Terahertz inspection system has been developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM (Kaiserslautern, Germany) to identify imperfections in the radar domes of aircraft during production. |
Novel Sensors Help Smart Cameras Serve Niches
May 1, 2012
Smart camera vendors are developing products for niche applications using novel optics, filters, and sensors. |
LEADING EDGE VIEWS - 3-D Imaging Advances Capabilities of Machine Vision: Part II
May 1, 2012
In Part II of this three-part series, associate professor Daniel Lau (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky) describes how active stereo systems can perform accurate 3-D reconstructions even on scenes with low texture areas and smooth surfaces. |
Looking forward to looking back
May 1, 2012
Any nostalgic feelings for the past may be better put aside with the understanding that the future will only bring with it more exciting technologies, products, and applications. |
Infrared imager captures views of the stars
April 30, 2012
University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY, USA) physics and astronomy associate professor Michael Pierce has built a Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrograph (NIIS) that will be used to capture images of the stars. |
Infrared camera assembly completed for James Webb Space Telescope
April 27, 2012
Engineers at Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, MD, USA) have completed the assembly of the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the prime near-infrared imaging instrument for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). |
UAVs help utilities bring back the power
April 24, 2012
Researchers at New Mexico State University (NMSU; Las Cruces, NM, USA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI; Palo Alto, CA, USA) have concluded that unmanned aircraft can be safely and effectively used to assess power grid damage following a storm or natural disaster. |
Desert Owl captures a vision of its surroundings
April 20, 2012
Engineers at Sentient Vision (Melbourne, Australia) have developed a computer vision system called Desert Owl designed to enhance the situational awareness of soldiers travelling in vehicles used by the Australian Defence Force. |
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