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Vision system allows crews to see through walls of armored vehicles
Observing the environment without exposure to danger.
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Machine vision’s hottest technologies
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Icing wind tunnel research employs 3D, thermal, and high-speed vision systems
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How to get started with deep learning in machine vision
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High-speed cameras help visualize trajectories of flying insects
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Affordable board-level device for crop temperature observation developed
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Attollo Engineering to provide U.S. Army with infrared imagers
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Satellite images analyzed by neural networks to determine rooftop solar power potential
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Safety laser scanner from SICK designed for outdoor applications
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Spectral imaging system enables digital plant phenotyping
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Researchers develop set of natural images to break image classification systems
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Open-source deep learning model extracts street sign locations from Google Street View
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Nuclear fusion reactor monitored by ten-camera multispectral imaging system
For fusion power generators to become a reality, reactor walls must survive tremendous forces. A new camera system assists researchers in studying the challenge.
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NASA's new robots for the ISS feature multiple vision systems
New robotic assistants called 'Astrobees,' developed by NASA to assist in the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), are equipped with a sizeable payload of cameras and sensors to allow the robotics to understand their environment and move about in space.
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Under-vehicle surveillance systems identify potential threats beneath the automobile
Comm Port Technologies’ CPAS under-vehicle surveillance and inspection system uses area scan machine vision cameras along with a monitor, industrial PC, license plate reader camera, driver image camera, LED lighting arrangement, and associated hardware and software modules to identify potential threats beneath cars.
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Cameras and drones team up for oil refinery pipe inspection
Drones, high-definition cameras and intelligent software are easing the task of inspecting oil refinery plants.
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2019 Embedded Vision Summit: Tracking the evolution of computer vision
Over 1200 attendees are expected at the 2019 Embedded Vision Summit, held from May 20 to 23 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The summit focuses on deployable vision technology in the robotics, automotive, consumer, industrial, medical, and surveillance industries.
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Spider monkey population monitored by drones with thermal infrared cameras
In another example of how unmanned technology can serve animal conservation, researchers used drones equipped with thermal infrared (TIR) cameras to monitor spider monkey populations in the Los Arboles Tulum residential development, outside Tulum, Quitana Roo, Mexico.
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iPhone based GoCheckKids app used to detect vision disorders in children
An iPhone app called GoCheckKids eliminates the need for pediatricians to purchase specialized equipment to conduct photoscreening tests on children, a popular method for preventing the development of serious vision disorders.
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Lessons from a career in computer vision from Carnegie Mellon’s Dr. Takeo Kanade
Longtime computer vision expert Dr. Takeo Kanade, U.A. and Helen Whitaker Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, presented the 'Think Like an Amateur, Do As an Expert: Lessons from a Career in Computer Vision,” at the 2018 Embedded Vision Summit.
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Radiant Vision Systems releases 43 MPixel imaging photometer
The Y43 Imaging Photometer from Radiant Vision Systems features a 43 MPixel CCD image sensor and includes a PM-IP Imaging Photometer with internal Tristimulus Y filter for photometric measurements and a PM-IR Imaging Radiometer for IR measurements.
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Raptor Photonics releases new EMCCD camera
The Hawk 252 cooled EMCCD camera released by Raptor Photonics features a back-illuminated sensor that enables imaging at
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New algorithms and tools accelerate embedded vision adoption
Since we started the Embedded Vision Alliance in 2011, there has been an unprecedented growth in investment, innovation, and use of practical vision technology across a broad range of markets. To help understand technology choices and trends, the Embedded Vision Alliance conducts an annual survey of product developers.
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April 2019 snapshots: motion-sensing hardware redesigned for the scientific community, sub-terahertz sensors for autonomous vehicles, fully-automated test processes for aircraft cockpits, and an autonomous delivery truck fleet project
In the April 2019 snapshots, Microsoft designs for the scientific and medical communities a new version of Kinect motion-sensing hardware, MIT develops a solution for LiDAR’s difficulty sensing through fog and dust, Lufthansa Technik develops a robot to test cockpit LED lights and switches, and a collaboration in Russia between software and vehicle production companies and the academic community lays the foundation for a fleet of automated delivery trucks.
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Machine vision system inspects high-speed trains for maintenance needs
PSI Technics’ machine vision system “DA-MI-KA” is a camera-based roof inspection system that records damage to the roof structure of a rail vehicle as it passes by and sends the collected data directly to image analysis software.
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3D camera assists robot in accurate trimming of foam car interior parts
Seeking to reduce waste and increase manufacturing effectiveness, Adient, a leading global manufacturer of car seats and vehicle interior parts, sought the expertise of systems integrator Gips Vision for the development of an automated robotic system.
