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Position Sensing and Feedback for Contouring Applications, August 2012
From: Festo CorporationDescription: Position Sensing and Feedback for Contouring Applications ...
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Electronics Industry Case Study: Machine Vision Ensures 100% Accuracy for Precision Stamped Parts
Description: Read about Jiaxing Hexin Precision Stamping Technology's machine vision solution for 100% defect prevention in high-speed electronics component manufacturing. ...
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Pharmaceutical Industry Case Study: Machine Vision Ensures Compliance and Traceability in the Supply Chain
Description: Learn how pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim utilizes Microscan's AutoVISION machine vision product suite to inspect packaging for regulatory compliance and ensure traceability of ...
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Understanding Machine Vision Verification of 1D and 2D Barcodes
Description: Machine vision verification is one tool that can be used to ensure that barcodes meet a consistent level of quality for readability in an automated process, and that bad codes are identified before ...
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Lumenera's Low Light, Fast Frame Rate Cameras Chosen by Clay Center Astronomical Observatory
From: Lumenera CorporationDescription: Lumenera Low Light, Fast Frame Rate Cameras Chosen by Clay Center Astronomical Observatory ...
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Electronics Industry Case Study: Smart Cameras Provide Additional Benefi ts to Auto ID Applications
Description: Automotive supplier Continental AG, Czech Republic division, recently extended the capability of its inspection processes by implementing machine vision to verify label position and print quality on ...
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Pharmaceutical Industry Case Study: Tablet Counter/Filler Incorporates Smart Camera System to Ensure Labeling Accuracy (.pdf)
Description: Modular Packaging Systems' customers require 100% inspection to ensure labelling accuracy and meet the stringent requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. Machine vision technology helps these ...
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Save time and resources by learning about the shape of your materials
Description: Automated Partricle Imaging ...
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3D Visualization for Industrial Quality Inspection
From: Leica Microsystems, Inc.Description: Vertical resolution in the balance between numerical aperture and depth of field. Surface analyses, fracture analyses, analyses of inclined or vertical surfaces or onsite inspections of large parts ...
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Nanotopics: System Resolution
From: Nanotronics ImagingDescription: Although well defined, system magnification and resolution are often misunderstood. We are really concerned with the system resolution - the ability of a system to quantify detail in an image. To ...
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Mobile Imaging Application for Pavement Condition Assessment
From: NorPix, Inc.Description: The purpose of this application of mobile imaging technology is to perform a Network Pavement Condition Assessment for the entire roadway network maintained by Cities and Counties. ...
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AVT Cameras Inspect Airbag Inflator
Description: Airbags have become a standard equipment of most modern cars. Driver and passenger airbags, side airbags and curtain airbags deploy within milliseconds to protect our lives in case of an accident. The ...
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Cameras in ITS - A Constant Evolution
Description: Cameras are an essential component of any ITS system. For example, in open road bridge tolling and congestion charging cameras are used to enforce transponders, whereas for speed enforcement, cameras ...
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http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/news/news-display/article/-ff35018918.html
Description: Spectacular interactive sphere relies on AVT Guppy PRO camera for vision-based human interaction. ...
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RobotEye system gives high-speed, high-precision freedom of movement to artificial vision.
Description: New concept of high-precision and highly flexible vision system for outdoor surveillance relies on AVT GigE Vision cameras. ...
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Case Study: 3D Quantitative Analysis of Cancer Biosignatures
Description: VisionGateâ s innovative Cell-CTâ ¢ platform technology is breaking new ground in the field of quantitative cell analysis by virtue of its unique ability to compute the true 3D internal structure of ...
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Case Study: A Smarter View of China's ITS Infrastructure
Description: Since the 1978 reform, Chinaâ s economy has grown steadily at an average rate of 7-8% per annum, becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world with a nominal GDP of about US$5 trillion in ...
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Case Study: AVT Pike Keeps Old Film Memories Alive
Description: FilmFabriek, a Dutch company based in Nootdorp in the outskirts of Den Haag, Netherlands, has started the distribution of an innovative film scanner that relies on high-performance machine-vision ...
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Case Study: Do perfect eyeglasses exist?
Description: Rodenstock is one of the global leaders in ophthalmic optics and employs about 4,500 people. Whether itâ s eyeglass lenses or eyeglass frames â the Rodenstock brand stands for products of highest ...
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Case Study: Drop by Drop Inspection
Description: JetXpert is a sophisticated drop-in-flight analysis system designed by ImageXpert using Stingray high-speed digital cameras from Allied Vision Technologies. The system is used by major ...
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Case Study: GC650 in Wood Industry Measurement System
Description: Canada is one of the world's preeminent manufacturers of high quality wood products and also the largest exporter of wood products. In addition, about 75% of Canadaâ s structural wood panel production ...
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Case Study: Giant Billboard on Times Square Uses AVT Camera for Interactive Advertising
Description: The Big Apple is world famous for spectacular, giant advertising billboards illuminating New York Cityâ s never sleeping night. Over the years, a technology that started with simple light bulbs and ...
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Case Study: GigE Vision Rock Solid in Harsh Mining Environments
Description: South Africa boasts an abundance of mineral resources and is a leading producer of precious metals such as gold and platinum. The mining industry is the countryâ s largest employer with around 900,000 ...
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Case Study: Mass and Class
Description: Even for small mass-produced parts, it is worth it to use industrial image-processing systems to guarantee first-class quality. At NP Plastics, small plastic rollers for document binders are checked ...
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Case Study: Mobile machine vision system featuring AVT GigE cameras surveys pavement condition.
Description: Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation (SSMC) is a land surveying company that uses mobile machine vision-based technology to perform network pavement condition assessments for the entire ...
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Case Study: Packaging Inspector
Description: Packaging is an extremely important part of food products for the consumer market, as it fulfills a number of functions. Most importantly, proper packaging is essential for the preservation of ...
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Case Study: Perfect Swing
Description: With two Pike digital cameras from Allied Vision Technologies, â Swing & Seeâ helps recreational golfers to practice their swing like professionals do. R&D Vision is a French company specialized in ...
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Case Study: Underwater Vision
Description: Now in its 13th edition, the RoboSub challenge, co-sponsored by the AUVSI foundation and the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), aims to advance the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles ...
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Case Study: View Catcher
Description: SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) is a world leader in dedicated computer vision applications, developing and marketing eye & gaze tracking systems and OEM solutions for a wide range of applications. ...
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Pharmaceutical Applications: Four Common Pharmaceutical Packaging Applications with Visionscape® I-PAK
Description: The Visionscape I-PAK inspection system is the proven solution chosen by major pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide. Based on a selection of powerful machine vision tools and a simple user ...
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Automotive Industry Case Study: 3-Part Spark Plug Inspection (.pdf)
Description: A major manufacturer of automotive parts and electronics must perform a three-part inspection on final spark plugs to ensure readiness for shipping. The company needs a machine vision system that can ...
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Cap Inspection Provides Critical Information for Lab Automation (.pdf)
Description: A cap inspection system is one solution to improve error prevention processes.By inspecting test tubes and caps to collect detailed information such as diameter, cap color, and cap type, instrument ...
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Zero Defects in Automotive Inspection (,pdf)
From: Tordivel ASDescription: Scorpion is inspecting a tray of 180 pressure sensors in six minutes, helping the customer to zero defects and to avoid the cost of the alternative manual microscope inspection. The robot is equipped ...
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Scorpion Vision Software® 3D cubed in a Sony SmartCam
From: Tordivel ASDescription: 3D imaging is making a big impact in the automation market. In this article Thor Vollset of Tordivel and Myriam Beraneck of Sony discuss the technology's role in delivering more accurate automation ...
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3 Ways to Enhance Packaging Performance with Machine Vision Optical Character Recognition (OCR) (.pdf)
Description: Machine vision OCR (optical character recognition) helps manufacturers optimize efficiency while meeting tracking and labeling requirements. Three common applications of OCR are described in this ...
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IEEE 1394b S1600 Technical FAQ (.pdf)
From: Point Grey Research Inc.Description: IEEE 1394b S1600 FireWire is the next-generation digital communication technology that builds on the strengths of its predecessor and offers significant increases in data transfer rates. This FAQ ...
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USB 3.0 FAQ and Practical Guide to Machine Vision
From: Point Grey Research Inc.Description: SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is the next-generation digital communication technology that offers significant increases in data transfer rates. This FAQ addresses many of the common technical questions regarding ...
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Controlled LED's (.pdf)
Description: For better testing of LED's on printed boards, a company searched for a new image processing system which consisted of hardware and software. Finally, they found the best solution offered from MATRIX ...
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No High Wire Act (.pdf)
Description: Producing more chips per wafer is a constant goal of the semiconductor industry which leads to lower manufacturing costs. However, the smaller the chips are, the more fragile they become and the more ...
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Tracing Deviations (.pdf)
Description: Optical lenses with centering errors do not necessarily have to be rejected as long as the exact deviation between the optical and the geometrical axis is known precisely. So far instruments with ...
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Leading Edge 3D Bin Picking for Casting Industry (.pdf)
From: Tordivel ASDescription: "The leading Norwegian manufactures of castings need new technology to meet the international competition and the environment-, health- and safety requirements.This results in strong emphasis on ...
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Machine Vision Meets the PC
From: Tordivel ASDescription: PC-based machine vision became the industry standard 15 years ago, and today these solutions live side by side with vision sensor solutions. Ten years ago it seemed strange that all the innovation was ...
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Scanning the Bow
From: Tordivel ASDescription: While a large number of companies are involved in the solar energy industry worldwide, only a few large companies manufacture wafers, cells, and solar panel modules. "At these companies," says Thor ...
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3D Vision System to Automate Laser Welding
From: SPG DATA 3DDescription: 3D vision is used to automatically detect and process the x, y and z co-ordinates of the product or its features. By using 3D vision together with robotics, various tasks of the in-process and quality ...
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Complete Traceability of Surgical Instruments Using White Reader, based on the Cognex DataMan 100 (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: Identification technologies, tried and tested in other industries, now offer real potential previously unexploited in hospitals. ID code reading can ensure the individual monitoring of instruments ...
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ID Readers Save Assembly Time and Improve Tracking of Surgical Instruments (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: Assembling accurate sets of instruments for the many different types of surgery performed in a typical hospital is a time-consuming and difficult manual task at most hospitals. Technicians in the ...
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Machine Vision Rises to the Baker's Challenge (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: High production rates caused difficulties with the inspection of leftover bread in their loaf tins.They now rely on Cognex In-Sight® cameras with a laser line scanner to optimize their production ...
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New Pharmaceutical Track and Trace Approach Uses Unique Bottom Marking (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: The U.S. has recently experienced two highly publicized examples of counterfeit drugs within its distribution system: Lipitor tablets, a cholesterol-lowering medication and Procrit, an injectable drug ...
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Quick and Easy: Pick-and-Place of Microparts with VisionPro (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: Whether supplying components to the automotive industry or manufacturing medical products, the success of automation solutions depends on three criteria: speed, precision, and ease-of-use. The ...
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Unrivalled 2D Code Readability Through a Tough Processing Environment (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: Het Kaasmerk b.v in the Netherlands is using a DataMan® ID reader to read the codes marked on individual blocks of cheese. The cheese is marked with a 2D code early in the production process and ...
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Vision Sensor Helps Automate High-Speed Loading of Transparent Cartons (.pdf)
From: Cognex Corp.Description: A major beverage manufacturer uses transparent cartons to package its bottled drinks so that their distinctive branded labels are visible to consumers. However, the need to orient the bottles so that ...
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Environmental Particle Analysis
Description: Soils and sediments are an important category of materials in the field of particle size analysis. Particle size is important as it determines many aspects of the strength and stability of a soil and ...
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The Automation Renovation: Planning Your First Vision System (.pdf)
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: Experts in the machine vision field say that vision is often an afterthought in manufacturing systems and adding vision is often thought of as an "upgrade". This white paper will help you understand ...
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Advances in High Speed Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Systems (.pdf)
From: Visionx Inc.Description: Recent advances in machine vision technologies and motion control present tremendous opportunities for Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems. Thanks to recent developments in these fundamental ...
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Sensor System Steers Package Inspection
From: Omron Electronics LLCDescription: An automated workcell integrates sensors, encoders, vacuum arms, and a smart dual-camera-head vision system to operate a plastic weld system for blister packaging. Algus Packaging Inc. selected ...
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Case Study: Military Vehicles Get the Robotic Touch
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: To camouflage an object is to hide it, conceal it so that it blends in with the surrounding environment. For the military, it's a tactical necessity and can make the difference between a platoon's ...
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Case Study: The Analog-Digital X-ray Machine
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: The discovery of 'X-rays' was first reported at the end of 1895 when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was conducting experiments with electrostatic charges and cathode ray tubes. In 2008 we have such medical ...
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Case Study: Smart Camera and MIL Shine a Light on Glass Inspection
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: The Matrox Imaging Library and Matrox Iris P-Series smart camera are used in an affordable glass bottle inspection system. The melting of sand and forming it into glass is a manufacturing process that ...
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Vision Squad Files: Using MIL's Registration Module (.pdf)
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: This white paper describes how to use the Registration module in the Matrox Imaging Library (MIIL) In vision applications, sometimes the scene requiring inspection is too large for the camera's field ...
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LMI Developers Kit Speeds Prototyping of 2D & 3D Vision
From: LMI Technologies Inc.Description: Prototyping a vision sensor for a specific application is a time consuming, expensive proposition. To simplify and speed up prototyping vision sensors by OEMs, LMI has created a developers kit based ...
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Avoiding EMI and ESD in IEEE 1394 Camera Installations
Description: Basler IEEE 1394 cameras are frequently installed in industrial applications. These applications often include devices that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and environments prone to ...
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Basler Color L301kc Cameras for Veneer Grading
Description: Ventek supplies machine vision systems worldwide to the Wood Panel industry for use in process and grading applications. Early in 2005, Ventek introduced the GSc2000, a full color system for grading ...
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Controlling Packet Transmission Timing with the Interpacket and Frame Transmission Delays on Basler GigE Vision Cameras
Description: Two parameters, frame start delay and interpacket delay, can be instrumental in controlling the orderly transmission of image data packets from basler cameras with a Gigabit Ethernet interface. These ...
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Machine Vision Systems in the Dutch Orchid Industry - A Flower Power Success
Description: Artificial eyes" have found their way into more and more applications where inspection with human eyes is not sufficient or appropriate. This technology is so flexible that it can be used in numerous ...
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Optimizing a Basler Tri-linear Color Camera Setup
Description: When it comes to capturing color images with a line scan camera, there are several common methods used to achieve color separation. The following table provides an overview of the most common methods ...
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Using a Specific External Trigger Signal with Overlapped Exposure
Description: This document provides guidelines for operating Basler cameras when the following two conditions are fulfilled at the same time: ?? The exposure time for an image capture overlaps the sensor readout ...
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Using the Pylon Color Conversion API
Description: Basler GenICam compliant cameras with either an IEEE 1394 or a GigEVision interface (scout, pilot, runner series) can provide image data in different formats. Not every camera can provide every pixel ...
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Video Capture With the Pylon Direct Show Filter and Basler Cameras
Description: As a part of the pylon Driver V2.0 Runtime Package/ SDK, Basler provides a DirectShow filter. This filter can be used for video capture with a variety of freeware or commercial programs that support ...
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Determining Lens Focal Length Requirements in Machine Vision & Surveillance
From: Navitar, Inc.
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Four Keys to Maximixing Digital Image Capture
From: Teledyne DALSADescription: Area cameras are often used to capture images of stationary objects or objects that move in more than one dimension. The image is provided to the camera as a series of lines composing a frame, and the ...
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Specs to Know for Imaging Lenses
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: Machine vision integrators are often faced with the task of selecting the appropriate lens to optimize their vision system's performance. Without understand how too assess the optics, this can be ...
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Telecentric Lens Optimization for Machine Vision
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: Industry and engineering go through many changed and require their machine vision systems to keep pace with the growing need for speed and accuracy in measurement, inspection and robotics. Today there ...
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Utilizing Aspheres in Optical Design
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: Improving image quality, reducing the number of elements needed and lowering costs are all now achievable through the use of aspheres in optical design. From digital cameras and CD players to high-end ...
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Machine Vision for Factory Automation
From: Teledyne DALSADescription: Many key tasks in the manufacture of products, including inspection, orientation, identification, and assembly, require the use of visual techniques. Human vision and response, however, can be slow ...
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Electronics for Imaging Systems
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: The sensor, as well as other electronic components, plays a significant role in the performance of an imaging system. Proper integration of all components (including camera, capture board, software ...
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Fundamental Parameters of an Imaging System
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: Field of View (FOV): The viewable area of the object under inspection. In other words, this is the portion of the object that fills the camera's sensor. Depth of Field (DOF): The maximum object depth ...
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Illumination in Imaging
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: It is not uncommon for a customer to struggle with contrast and resolution problems within an imaging system, while underestimating the power of proper illumination. In fact, the desired image quality ...
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Image Quality
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: An imaging system should create sufficient image quality to allow one to extract desired information about the object from the image. Note that what may be adequate image quality for one application ...
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Specifying Resolution of System Components
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: Resolution is the minimum feature size of the object that can be distinguished by the imaging system. Modulation Transfer Function testing is a standard in testing the resolution of imaging optics. ...
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Understanding Video and Imaging Equipment
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: "I would like to use video, but where do I start?" We receive hundreds of calls each year from people wanting to use video in a never-ending variety of applications. Over the years, we have found the ...
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Video System Basics
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: Both CCD and Monitor Resolutions are often given in terms of "TV line resolution," which is a test performed using an EIA Test Pattern target. Unfortunately, this specification has no physical units ...
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Case Study: Machine Vision Use Grows on Napa Valley's Vines
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: A recent study on the California wine industry reported that 2.7 billion 750 ml-bottles of wine were produced in 2005. Indeed, California is the world's fourth largest wine-producing region, behind ...
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Case Study: Microelectronics Inspection with Matrox Imaging Library
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: Anyone in the micro-assembly and testing industry knows the difficulties in handling the components: they're tiny, almost weightless, and highly sensitive to electrostatic charge. Inspecting and ...
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Case Study: Smart Camera Helps Robot Paint Military Vehicles
From: Matrox ImagingDescription: To camouflage an object is to hide it, conceal it so that it blends in with the surrounding environment. For the military, it's a tactical necessity and can make the difference between a platoon's ...
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Value-Added Optimization at the Edger & Trimmer (.pdf)
From: LMI Technologies Inc.Description: This document discusses optimization. Topics focus on a quick review of optimization, current edger and trimmer optimizers, what's in it for the sawmill, the 98% solution, value added optimization, ...
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Synchronize Your Machine Vision
From: LMI Technologies Inc.Description: Too often in the process of selecting machine vision components, decisions on how all the vision components are to be synchronized are left until the end. Many times this can lead to long and costly ...
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The Myths & Realities of Image Acquisition (.pdf)
Description: Not too long ago, machine vision application users relied on frame-grabber-based systems for most of their tasks. In 1998, manfacturers introduced cameras that worked with the IEEE-1394 interface, ...
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Vision in Hostile Environments
From: LMI Technologies Inc.Description: There are numerous process monitoring jobs for vision sensors in hostile manufacturing environments, such as arc and spot welding, molten metal pouring, wood processing, and electronics. ...
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Five Critical Factors for Choosing Digital Image Capture Technology
From: Teledyne DALSADescription: Demands for increased speed and resolution are driving the move to digital image capture technology. Learn about 5 critical factors you'll need to consider when making the move from analog to digital ...
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PCI Express Advances Machine Vision
From: Teledyne DALSADescription: PCI Express is the peripheral bus now being adopted by next generation PCs, servers, and industrial computers. It provides a scaleable, high-bandwidth, point-to-point pathway between peripheral cards ...
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Gigabit Ethernet
Description: A revolutionary new interface technology, Gigabit Ethernet, is being introduced to the vision industry. To leverage this new technology for the special demands of vision applications, some unique ...
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Case Study - Machine Vision
From: Navitar, Inc.Description: The customer needed to integrate a vision system that could inspect and measure small precision molded parts used in engine injectors (see illustration). One of the critical dimensions that needed to ...
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12-Bit Dynamics: Applications in Machine Vision
From: PCO AGDescription: The once huge difference in speed or frame rate between digital 8 and 12-bit camera systems has now vanished due to continuous improvements in image sensor manufacturing and microprocessors. What is ...
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Electronic Imaging Resource Guide
From: Edmund Optics Inc.Description: The following pages in our application notes offer detailed explanations of how to select imaging components and how to help integrate them into your specific application. Our examples are based on ...
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Packagers Choose Machine Vision Quality Inspection to Reduce Waste and Boost ROI
From: Omron Electronics LLCDescription: Food and beverage packagers can choose from many solutions to help them achieve greater productivity and profits without investing in capital equipment to increase capacity. An increasingly popular ...
