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    Cameras and Accessories

    3D laser scanner system targets underwater inspection applications

    Oct. 1, 2019
    The SeaVision 3D RGB laser scanner targets the inspection of underwater cabling, ship hulls, anchor chains, propellers, oil and gas pipelines, as well as the monitoring of coral...
    With the Alcatraz access control system, employees can keep walking and get authenticated as they go.
    Embedded Vision

    Infrared cameras, artificial intelligence, and 3D data help enable frictionless access control system

    Oct. 1, 2019
    The system features two infrared (IR) cameras, an IR projector, a color camera, and an NVIDIA TX2 graphics processing chip running facial recognition algorithms on deep neural...
    Multispectral Hyperspectral Cameras
    Cameras and Accessories

    Multispectral and hyperspectral cameras expand the scope of industrial imaging

    Aug. 2, 2019
    Multispectral and hyperspectral cameras are deployed in many applications and industries. Quality inspection, color inspection, and process monitoring are just a handful of examples...
    Figure 1: Sorghum plants are transported by conveyor to the imaging chambers.
    Non-Factory

    Spectral imaging system enables digital plant phenotyping

    Aug. 2, 2019
    Multispectral and hyperspectral cameras help measure biomass, stem thickness, and leaf characteristics.
    Figure 2. Moiré beat patterns from changes in the fringe orientation or spacing indicates tilts or yaw of the part surface and is fixed on the part surface with movement of the part. The edge of a label on a bottle (right) can be seen as lifting off the surface by the brake in the pattern at the top of the label.
    Cameras and Accessories

    Moiré imaging methods enhance 3D image generation in machine vision

    Aug. 2, 2019
    Novel 3D technique creates topographic maps to highlight changes in surface slope or curvature.

    More content from Volume 24, Issue 7

    A large format, bi-telecentric lens provides a 240 mm field of view at a 375 mm working distance above the tray, where parts are gauged for required measurements.
    Factory Automation

    Machine vision system automatically gauges parts and archives images for trending

    Aug. 2, 2019
    When a small automotive spiral spring manufacturer sought to improve its production process, Industrial Control was brought on to develop a machine vision system for gauging.
    Figure 1: A 5 MPixel camera with a Theia SY125M lens captured an image of a hexagonal hallway ring.
    Cameras and Accessories

    How lens selection leads to success (or failure) in video surveillance systems

    July 1, 2019
    While understanding the most important considerations in lens selection ultimately leads to success in the system, a lack of knowledge will lead to failure.
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    Non-Factory

    July/August 2019 snapshots: Memories for AI, LiDAR scanning in traffic, fusion reactor camera systems, and extreme-distance photography.

    July 1, 2019
    Nuclear fusion reactor monitored by ten-camera multispectral imaging systemWorking with embedded vision cameras from XIMEA (Münster, Germany; www.ximea.com), Dutch scientists ...
    Figure 1. Shown is an example of diffuse reflection, where the diffuse reflected intensity I is a function of the incident light direction L and the surface normal n; albedo is the fraction of the incident sunlight reflected by the surface.
    Cameras and Accessories

    Photometric stereo techniques analyze reflections to improve image contrast

    July 1, 2019
    By combining images obtained with varying directional illumination and analyzing the reflections, photometric stereo is an effective computational imaging technique to enhance...
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    Far beyond the factory floor

    July 1, 2019
    In simple terms, machine vision refers to the use of cameras, computers, and supporting technologies for the automatic extraction and analysis of information from digital video...