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(Image: LMI Technologies Inc. / IFM Electronic GmbH / Sick AG / Baumer Group / Hema Electronic GmbH)
(Image: LMI Technologies Inc. / IFM Electronic GmbH / Sick AG / Baumer Group / Hema Electronic GmbH)
The Top 5 Machine Vision Products of the SPS Fair

The Top 5 Machine Vision Products of the SPS Fair

Dec 4, 2019

At the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg (Germany) at the end of November, the main focus was on automation. However, there were also numerous interesting innovations on the subject of machine vision, which were shown there for the first time and will be presented below.

Figure 1 | By processing a thin-film multilayer stack with photoactive layer sensitive in the infrared range (r.), on top of a Silicon readout circuitry (ROIC), Imec creates an IR-sensitive CMOS imager (l.) that’s compatible with mass manufacturing. (Image: Imec)
Figure 1 | By processing a thin-film multilayer stack with photoactive layer sensitive in the infrared range (r.), on top of a Silicon readout circuitry (ROIC), Imec creates an IR-sensitive CMOS imager (l.) that’s compatible with mass manufacturing. (Image: Imec)
Si-based CMOS imagers to detect SWIR wavelengths above 1µm

Si-based CMOS imagers to detect SWIR wavelengths above 1µm

Nov 15, 2019

Thanks to a cross-departmental effort involving material development, semiconductor processing skills, system-level design and much more, imec has realized breakthroughs in the capabilities of silicon-based CMOS imagers to detect short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths above one micrometer.

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(Image: ©Tatiana Shepeleva/stock.adobe.com)
Ethics and Explainability related to Artificial Intelligence

Ethics and Explainability related to Artificial Intelligence

Dec 10, 2019 | ,

Since today’s artificial intelligence does not develop an awareness of what it learns, AI in principle is completely objective. Therefore the risks of using AI are related to the data and not in the AI itself. The current discussion of AI and ethics aims to prevent artificial intelligence systems from discriminating people.

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(Image: LMI Technologies Inc. / IFM Electronic GmbH / Sick AG / Baumer Group / Hema Electronic GmbH)
(Image: LMI Technologies Inc. / IFM Electronic GmbH / Sick AG / Baumer Group / Hema Electronic GmbH)
The Top 5 Machine Vision Products of the SPS Fair

The Top 5 Machine Vision Products of the SPS Fair

Dec 4, 2019 | ,

At the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg (Germany) at the end of November, the main focus was on automation. However, there were also numerous interesting innovations on the subject of machine vision, which were shown there for the first time and will be presented below.

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Figure 1 | By processing a thin-film multilayer stack with photoactive layer sensitive in the infrared range (r.), on top of a Silicon readout circuitry (ROIC), Imec creates an IR-sensitive CMOS imager (l.) that’s compatible with mass manufacturing. (Image: Imec)
Figure 1 | By processing a thin-film multilayer stack with photoactive layer sensitive in the infrared range (r.), on top of a Silicon readout circuitry (ROIC), Imec creates an IR-sensitive CMOS imager (l.) that’s compatible with mass manufacturing. (Image: Imec)
Si-based CMOS imagers to detect SWIR wavelengths above 1µm

Si-based CMOS imagers to detect SWIR wavelengths above 1µm

Nov 15, 2019 | ,

Thanks to a cross-departmental effort involving material development, semiconductor processing skills, system-level design and much more, imec has realized breakthroughs in the capabilities of silicon-based CMOS imagers to detect short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths above one micrometer.

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The bin picking unit at Renault Cléon is equipped with an ABB IBR 6700 robot and a Visio Nerf Cirrus3D 1200 sensor (Bild: Visio Nerf)
The bin picking unit at Renault Cléon is equipped with an ABB IBR 6700 robot and a Visio Nerf Cirrus3D 1200 sensor (Bild: Visio Nerf)
Automated Bin Picking of Parts in Bulk at Renault Cléon

Automated Bin Picking of Parts in Bulk at Renault Cléon

Nov 11, 2019 | , ,

In order to reach the cycle time at an automated bin picking application at Renault Cléon, a double gripper was designed with a vision system. The cell is in the center of the workshop.

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Bild 1 | With the Zivid One+ 3D color camera it is no problem to distinguish between almost black parts and shiny white parts on a rubber duck. (Bild: Stemmer Imaging AG)
Bild 1 | With the Zivid One+ 3D color camera it is no problem to distinguish between almost black parts and shiny white parts on a rubber duck. (Bild: Stemmer Imaging AG)
From Packaged Sensors to 3D Color Images in just Ten Minutes – Interview

From Packaged Sensors to 3D Color Images in just Ten Minutes – Interview

Nov 4, 2019 | ,

In June this year, Stemmer Imaging and Zivid signed a distribution agreement for the Zivid One+ 3D color camera. We took a moment to speak to Tim Huylebrouck, Product Manager at Stemmer Imaging.

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Bild: EMVA European Machine Vision Association
Bild: EMVA European Machine Vision Association
What is IVSM (International Vision Standards Meeting) good for?

What is IVSM (International Vision Standards Meeting) good for?

Oct 28, 2019 | ,

Machine vision engineers from all over the world have gathered from 07 to 11 October in Stresa (Italy) at the shore of Lago Maggiore for the International Vision Standards Meeting (IVSM) Fall 2019. This meeting takes place twice a year under the global G3 initiative which is supported by the machine vision associations AIA, CMVU, EMVA, JIIA and VDMA. But what is the IVSM good for?

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By using CertifEye and ProcVision to simplify IP or ISP pipeline design, instantly test and validate, and reduce compilation time by 50%, customers can bring products to market in just one-third the time. (Image: Gidel Ltd.)
By using CertifEye and ProcVision to simplify IP or ISP pipeline design, instantly test and validate, and reduce compilation time by 50%, customers can bring products to market in just one-third the time. (Image: Gidel Ltd.)
3x Acceleration of FPGA and ASIC Development and Validation

3x Acceleration of FPGA and ASIC Development and Validation

Oct 28, 2019 | , ,

The developer’s kit CertifEye is a development, debug, and validation solution. It provides developers with infrastructure that injects known images and videos into FPGA/ASIC processing (IP) or an ISP pipeline under test, process them in FPGAs in near or real time, and return results back to the host.

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With deep learning we tend to re-use a relatively small handful of algorithms across a wide range of applications and imaging conditions. This has two important consequences. (Image: MVTec Software GmbH)
With deep learning we tend to re-use a relatively small handful of algorithms across a wide range of applications and imaging conditions. This has two important consequences. (Image: MVTec Software GmbH)
How Deep Learning is Changing Real-World Computer Vision

How Deep Learning is Changing Real-World Computer Vision

Oct 22, 2019 | , ,

The expansion of computer-vision-based systems and applications is enabled by many factors, including advances in processors, sensors and development tools. But, arguably, the single most important thing driving the proliferation of computer vision is deep learning.

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Image 1 | Pictures taken with the VC-151MP camera with the thermoelectric cooling (TEC) turned off (l.) and on (r.) with one second. (Image: Vieworks Co., Ltd.)
Image 1 | Pictures taken with the VC-151MP camera with the thermoelectric cooling (TEC) turned off (l.) and on (r.) with one second. (Image: Vieworks Co., Ltd.)
Ultra-High Resolution Cameras with Thermoelectric Cooling

Ultra-High Resolution Cameras with Thermoelectric Cooling

Sep 20, 2019 | ,

Two years after introduction of their 155MP camera Vieworks has added two new ultra-high-resolution models with 151MP and 101MP to its product line-up. Both models include Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC) using Peltier effect.

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Image 1 | IP cores secure the interoperability of the camera and host while ensuring compliance with the latest version of the interface layer. Sensor to Image´s Vision Standard IP Cores solutions are delivered as a working reference design along with FPGA IP cores. (Image: Euresys s.a.)
Image 1 | IP cores secure the interoperability of the camera and host while ensuring compliance with the latest version of the interface layer. Sensor to Image´s Vision Standard IP Cores solutions are delivered as a working reference design along with FPGA IP cores. (Image: Euresys s.a.)
Reduce Time to Market with Transport Layer IP Cores

Reduce Time to Market with Transport Layer IP Cores

Sep 10, 2019 | ,

Several months of work by protocol engineers is typically required to design an interface for a vision system. A number of vision camera manufactures, such as Ozray, Crevis and Sick, are addressing this challenge by purchasing transport layer interfaces in the form of intellectual property (IP) which is provided ready to incorporate into FPGAs along with other camera features.

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