Sensor Review: Volume 22 Issue 2

Lighting for industrial inspection

This paper provides a review of commercially available lighting systems for industrial inspection applications, including the underlying technology and optical behaviour.

Advanced automotive sensors

Reports on a one‐day Institute of Physics seminar on new developments in automotive sensors for hostile environments. Provides details of the nine papers presented.

Machine vision guides the automotive industry

Outlines the factors causing the automotive industry to increase machine vision application, reviews new developments in vision technology that are targeted at expanding and…

Matrix code reading comes to the fore at Manufacturing Week

An account of some of the machine vision systems on display at the 2001 Manufacturing Week exhibition held at the NEC in Birmingham. A re‐occurring theme was 2D code reading and…

LEDs: A flexible option for machine vision

Describes the benefits that arise from the use of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for illumination in industrial machine vision systems. These include long life, stability and narrow…

Space and asparagus at photonics Boston 2001

Reviews the two symposis making up the part of the 2001 Photonics Boston event – “Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing” and “Environmental and Industrial sensing”. The…

A novel low‐cost sensor for measuring cylinder pressure and improving performance of an internal combustion engine

A new sensor has been developed which will enable engine pressure data to be available at a cost suitable for the average production vehicle. Unlike many previous devices this…

Automatic detection of traffic incidents using data obtained from sensors embedded in intelligent freeways

This paper reviews innovative research done during the past few years on automatic detection of traffic incidents by the author and his associates using data obtained from sensors…

Development of a microcontroller‐based humidity sensing system

This paper documents the development of a microcontroller‐based humidity sensing system. The humidity sensors are manufactured by thin film technology from a novel combination of…

Seeing in the mist: real time video enhancement

Degradation of images due to atmospheric scattering is a phenomenon that causes problems in a number of imaging applications. By using knowledge of the scene geometry and a…

Wyko introduces a total solution for shaft misalignment in power transmission applications

Panoramic Vision: Sensors, Theory and Applications

PPT Vision systems

Breakthrough in optical technology as intelligent micrometer launched

Keyence colour image processing

Diary

Low cost temperature sensors

Bosch and Mechanical Dynamics collaborate on $1 million project to develop advanced sensor system for automotive occupant safety

Multi-camera vision system sets new standards for speed and capability

Surface mount pressure sensors

Ceramic sensors

Professional imaging with the new compact digital camera DP12 from Olympus

Package inspection software applications for in-sight vision sensors

Senseless journeys

Ford adopts RF tagging solution for Europe wide prototype fleet efficiency

Video Still Camera

MEMS collaboration accelerates time to market for optical components

Camera with Color Filter

Hard times ahead for weighing systems forces companies to focus on innovative solutions

GPS Vehicle Collision Avoidance System

Vibration sensor eliminates mercury hazards

World's first NDT machine for determining residual stress on bearing surfaces is 1000x faster than X-ray machines

Millimeter-Wave and infrared Multisensor Design and Signal Processing

NDC infrared engineering introduces a revolutionary approach to on-line measurement of ultra thin film products

Gear-tooth sensor module for automotive applications

Microscopy made Easy!

Geometric template matching library for eVision

UV exposure meter graphically displays dosage and uniformity

Ricardo opens advanced driveline and transmission test facility

Instant wireless solution for industrial applications replaces bulky wiring

A miniature multiturn sets new standards size

Codel gets smart

GPS Sensor Systems

Automotive sensors

Delphi scientist awarded for automotive exhaust oxygen sensor development

Vehicle Navigation

Optical time-of-flight range imaging proves to be an emerging technology for a wide field of professional and consumer applications

Portable System for Extending GPS Coverage

Internet page

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors

"Wire-Free" technology opens up a new world of information possibilities

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