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XCD, is nearly as small as a €2 coin. The module weighs just 37g and is two thirds the cubic size of previous modules from Sony. The
IEEE1394b I/F FireWire-connected camera transmits data at 1.6MB/s and integrates a high- quality CMOS image sensor with the latest FPGA technology, delivering high performance at low power consumption levels. Sony has redesigned its PCB to incorporate
thinner front and rear panels that are still very robust, making the camera well suited to a wide range of industrial vision applications. Micro XCD devices will be available during Q4 2010.
www.pro.sony.eu/vision
Visual inspection and defect detection system, which has 100 times better capability than human eyes Yoshiro Yamada Technos Japan
Technos’ system consists of one camera that can be positioned 1,800mm from an object to detect a 50µm defect. With this capability, the system can detect defects between pixels and therefore never miss a defect. The system can detect objects in 3D space. With one camera, the system can detect 1/115,850 of visual field when the defect is shaped in points, and 1/1,310,000 when the defect is shaped in lines. To detect an object 50µm with the human eye,
the observer would need to be 200 to 240mm from the object. A conventional CCD camera system needs to be positioned 75mm from the object.
www.technos.jp
Interactive workshop for fast prototyping Yves Daoust Vision for Vision
Viz+ is a smart prototyping environment that allows users to test and try ideas quickly. Users can edit the chain of processing steps
using click and drag, and get instant feedback: operations are performed in real time and the effect of any parameter adjustment is immediately reflected. Watch points can be inserted anywhere and the evolution of the image processing and analysis steps can be seen on still images or on live flow.
When the user is satisfied with the script, it can
be exported as compiling source code. Viz+ wraps the Viz library, a set of general purpose tools for machine vision applications. Tools include image processing/analysis, pattern matching, gauging, OCR and code reading.
www.visionforvision.eu
Method for the positioning of a multiple pan/tilt devices in the single object tracking applications (multiple camera tracking) Hrvoje Bili Spotrack
A visual tracking system for tracking of a single object with multiple devices has been developed by Spotrack.
The system is simple and versatile, using a video camera to detect the object for tracking. Based on the object’s coordinates, the system calculates the correct number of pan and tilt steps needed for each device to target the object. Based on this method, a system for tracking
stage performers with multiple lights (Spotrack) has been implemented; a multi-camera tracking system is currently under development. Devices for targeting (light, camera, etc) can be placed in an area with no restriction. Area dimensions are not needed, as the system doesn’t use distance for pan and tilt step calculations. The system can be implemented in a number
of areas, such as in full automatic security systems (automatic detection and targeting) and robotics systems among others.
www.spotrack.com
The Lynx: a novel high-performance line scan camera system from Xenics P. Merken, D. De Gaspari, K. Jacobs, and B. Grietens Xenics
The Lynx is a high- performance shortwave- infrared imaging system based on Xenics’ recently
developed high-density line scan detector arrays. The GigE Vision-compatible Lynx camera is suited for scientific, machine vision, spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) applications. Practically, all these applications require high line-rate sensors with high resolution and low noise combined with high dynamic range. The Lynx camera is capable of providing all
these features. It comes with either a 1,024 or a 2,048 pixel arrays at a line rate of 40kHz (10kHz for the 2,048 pixel array) and with an extremely small pixel pitch (12.5µm), which enables more accurate inspection and smaller particle detection at wavelengths where visual cameras (based on CMOS or CCD) have no sensitivity. It can be combined with a thermo-electric cooler (TEC) of up to three stages, offering low dark-current, and consequently high resolution combined with a high dynamic range. Until now, these resolution levels could only be obtained using complex multi- camera solutions. Use of the Lynx not only makes these types of setups simpler, but also cheaper.
www.xenics.com
BlobMax: a new method for a safe inspection of planar and curved surfaces with diffuse or specular reflection Holger Fiedler Smartvision
Smartvision has developed a tool, BlobMax, for the inspection of planar and curved (also cylindrical) surfaces. It is ideal for inspecting surfaces that show diffuse or specular
reflection behaviour. The tool inspects the entire visible area of planar
and cylindrical surfaces, including the border of objects. A brightness gradient along the curvature or a general change of brightness in the image does not have a negative impact on the detection of defects. The reliability of the technique makes the defect detection completely unsusceptible to changes in illumination, such as brightness fluctuations or movement of the object. A well-known method to expose surface defects
on specular surfaces is with a stripe pattern. Using the Smartvision technology, all defects will be found; it is not necessary to create separate search areas for dark and light stripes. BlobMax can be applied to objects made from ceramics, plastics, metal, paper, rubber or glass.
www.smartvision-gmbh.de
Also shortlisted
Auto-focus camera using standard DSLR lenses Ofer Leizerovich Imaging Diagnostics
www.imagine2d.com
imaging and machine vision europe october/november 2010
www.imveurope.com
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