03.07.2009
- A spectral sensor is a miniaturized spectrometer equipped with a detector array. The spectrometer spreads the incoming bunch of rays according to wavelengths, and the detector...
03.07.2009
- Human visual perception is excellent in detecting shapes of objects. Even small children will easily differentiate between circles, squares or triangles when wooden toys or sweets...
03.07.2009
- Extracting quantitative features of objects from a scene is one of the major tasks in industrial image processing: the diameter and the position of a hole are typical examples...
03.07.2009
- Conventional lenses for industrial image processing are "entocentric" with image formation in central projection. This perspective often is quite a nuisance for metrology...
03.07.2009
- Despite some warning clouds on the horizon, long-term prospects for machine vision sales in North America remain positive. The short-term outlook is not quite as rosy however. In...
03.07.2009
- There was a legend in the ancient orient that someone might obtain the insight by hard anneal and self-cultivation, and the Bible also described that our human ancestors had...
03.07.2009
- The Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA), supported by JIIA member companies as well as other non-member companies, collects market statistic data mainly for the Japanese...
03.07.2009
- Analog cameras dominated the early years of machine vision systems, offering adequate performance, a simple interface, and a moderate price. Technology advances, however, are now...
02.07.2009
- Students of the Vienna Technical University autonomously developed a prototype of a formula racing car. The TU's Institute of Production Engineering assisted the team in measuring...
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