Volume 24, Issue 5

May 2019

Vision Systems Design Volume 24, Issue 5
Volume 24, Issue 5
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Multispectral Imaging Color Calibration Hero
How application-specific color calibration impacts multispectral imaging
May 1st, 2019
May 2019 snapshots: Machine learning system assists animal conservation efforts, image sensors for detecting exoplanets, fully-automated test processes for aircraft cockpits, and hyperspectral instruments to study climate change.
May 1st, 2019
Figure 1: In each of Byrne’s three assembly cells, two six-axis robots work with a 4-camera Datalogic machine vision system to pick parts, assemble and inspect outlets. The final pack out cell uses an LMI Gocator 3D snapshot sensor for final inspection.
Machine vision system identifies and locates pickable parts for robotic assembly cell
May 1st, 2019
The vision-guided Hugin drone provides aerial images for emergency responders.
Vision-guided drone supports flood and coastal protection efforts
May 1st, 2019
The MiR200 robot loops around Metro Plastic’s factory floor every 10 minutes, allowing operators to load finished products as soon as they fill a box. This has eliminated clutter and traffic on the floor, reduced the risk of injuries associated with forklift driving, and improved the efficiency of the company’s quality inspections and overall operations.
Autonomous mobile robot improves safety and efficiency at plastic injection molding facility
May 1st, 2019
More Content from Volume 24, Issue 5
Figure 1: Canned food, bottles, engine parts, and electronic sub-assemblies may be checked for correct label orientation, fill levels, barcodes, and the presence/absence of components. Such high-speed production systems themselves must also be monitored to diagnose any mechanical failure that may occur.
High-speed cameras target process monitoring applications
Fast frame rate cameras are being used in industrial applications to troubleshoot machinery on high-speed production lines.
May 1st, 2019
Kelzal’s cameras deploy event-based image sensors to enable efficient, high-speed imaging.
Event-based cameras target surveillance, autonomous vehicle applications
May 1st, 2019
Figure 1: Nippon Systemware (NSW) offers an IP core for haze reduction that can be used with both Altera (Intel) and Xilinx devices. The so-called “Haze Reduction Engine” is used to reduce haze or fog in RGB images and is targeted at such applications as networked surveillance cameras and smart vehicles.
Low-cost development tools reduce the cost of embedded vision
May 1st, 2019
Andy Wilson, 1956-2019
The five people in your life
May 1st, 2019