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Machine Vision Adds Capacity, Safety to Road 'Well-Traveled'

From Metaphase Technologies, Inc.

Ambient light has been a challenge for machine vision cameras and systems, which had their genesis in the more controlled environments of the industrial production floor. "The most common solution is to use infrared (IR) light and use a silicon sensor without the typical NIR filter-coating applied across the top. Since the IR light isn't visible to the driver, the light doesn't distract. For instance, in some states where a ticket for running a RED traffic light is as high as $300

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