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    Figure 1: For 3D problems, feature detection needs to be performed on depth images, typically point clouds, created by dual-camera stereo systems or time-of-flight-based cameras that emit infrared light and measure the time it takes the reflection to arrive back at the camera. (Images courtesy of Micropsi Industries.)
    Robotics

    AI Offers Advantages for Control-Oriented Vision Systems for Robotics

    Dec. 9, 2022
    End-to-end-trained AI-based control offers higher reliability and precision than the traditional measure-and-execute paradigm.
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    Factory Automation

    Industrial Panel PCs for Smart Factory Applications

    Nov. 21, 2022
    Cincoze panel PCs support various processors, including Intel® Atom®, Pentium®, and Core™.
    Courtesy of Chromasens
    AirCarbon III detects the types of defects in carbon fibers.
    Manufacturing

    Automated Inspection System Detects Defects in Carbon Fibers

    Linda Wilson
    Nov. 7, 2022
    OptiMa detects protruding filaments, lint, and similar foreign bodies and distinguishes the types of defects in carbon fibers.
    Courtesy of JAI.
    The OCR inspection system could be customized for products other than semiconductor wafers.
    Manufacturing

    OCR System Reads Codes on Semiconductor Wafers

    Linda Wilson
    Nov. 2, 2022
    The OCR system will be installed at strategic locations throughout the factory to read the codes as wafers move from one step in the fabrication process to the next.
    Figure 1: The text printed on the sides of pulp bales is often obscured during transport, so conventional OCR was limited for this application. ID 99452390 © Fcobosp | Dreamstime.com
    Imaging Boards and Software

    Enhanced OCR Helps Optimize Paper Manufacturing Process

    Chris Mc Loone
    Sept. 21, 2022
    A paper manufacturing company needed a solution to help identify pulp properties when identifying codes were obscured.
    Figure 4. Speed vs. thrust of stepper, servo, and linear motors.
    Factory Automation

    Introduction to Motion Control for Vision Professionals, Part 2

    April 4, 2022
    Selecting motion control devices with the appropriate combination of motors, encoders, bearings, and drive mechanics can have a major impact on your vision system’s accuracy, ...
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    Cameras and Accessories

    GigE Vision Board Level Industrial Cameras

    March 16, 2022
    Omron GigE Vision Board Level, B-Series industrial cameras are focused on applications that require a small form factor that gives integrators and vison system designers design...
    Vsd031022 Kassow
    Robotics

    Seven-Axis Cobot Extends Reach and Payloads

    March 10, 2022
    The KR1018 has a payload of 18 kg and a reach of 1,000 mm.
    Telecentric 3D measurement system. (Image courtesy of Industrial Technology Research Institute.)
    Cameras and Accessories

    Scientists Leverage CoaXPress Camera to Develop Telecentric 3D Measurement System

    March 7, 2022
    Scientists flexibly programmed the camera's region of interest (ROI) to contain selectable rows to simultaneously acquire three fringe images with 120° phase shifts.