Machine vision is increasingly making inroads into non-industrial application areas such as traffic management, traffic monitoring, traffic safety and transport. In order to provide users in these sectors with a more detailed overview of the potential of machine vision technology and show them innovative solutions, VISION 2014 will feature a key topic entitled "Traffic Vision" for the first time. Vision 2014, the leading world trade fair for machine vision, will be held in Stuttgart for the 26th time from 4 to 6 November 2014. "Traffic Vision" will contain a number of events which are aimed directly at visitors from the traffic sector: a special topic block "Machine vision for the traffic industry" (including a podium discussion) and application-based talks on the traffic sector.

Ability of Technology

"The main advantage of vision systems is the ability of the technology to perceive the world similar to the way in which humans do," said Christian Zinner, Thematic Coordinator of the "3-D Vision and Modelling" Research Group at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). According to the experts from the AIT, the most important challenge for vision systems in the area of traffic is posed by the factors of robustness, reliability, functional safety and the cost framework. "Compared with other sensor technologies, vision systems must make an impression with essential advantages," added Zinner, "starting with high spatial resolutions of scenes,. 2-D/3-D measuring systems and compact hardware architectures through to the huge potential of evaluation options for the sensor data and the ability to recognise and classify objects."

Destination quickly reached in the Traffic Vision Tour

In order to ensure that interested trade fair visitors arrive quickly at their destination and can contact suitable exhibitors or partners, the exhibition stands offering products, solutions or services in the area of traffic will be identified by corresponding logos in the Traffic Vision Tour. Around 20 exhibitors will take part in the Tour.