Sensor Review: Volume 26 Issue 4

Control and automatica trade fairs May 2006

To report on innovations in machine vision at two important international exhibitions held in Germany in May 2006.

Stereoscopic imaging

To explore the phenomenon of stereoscopic vision and its exploitation in engineering and other professional applications, and in entertainment.

Jaguar uses adaptive MIG welding to join C‐pillars to an aluminium roof section in a new sports car

To describe how Jaguar Cars in the UK is making use of a robot‐based intelligent adaptive metal inert gas (MIG) welding process incorporating laser diode measurement of the gap in…

Machine vision developments

To review recent developments in machine vision hardware and techniques, as revealed in the Image Processing and Optical Technology Exhibition, 2006.

Mobile scanning system for the fast digitization of existing roadways and structures

To present a Mobile Scanning System for digitizing three‐dimensional (3D) models of real‐world terrain.

Computer vision technology for agricultural robotics

Aims at developing vision‐based algorithms to improve efficiency and quality in agricultural applications. Two case studies are analyzed dealing with the harvest of radicchio and…

Automatic video surveillance using statistical analysis of temporal posture sequences

The problem of automatic recognition of human activity is one of the most important and challenging areas of research in computer vision because of the wide range of possible…

Vision based macadamia yield assessment

To describe the prototype macadamia nut yield monitor.

Interference mitigation and read rate improvement in RFID‐based network‐centric environments

This paper investigates interference mitigation and read rate improvement by using novel power control and graph‐based scheduling schemes for radio frequency identification (RFID…

Handbook of Image and Video Processing 2nd Edition (Hardback)

Diary

Optris hand held temperature measurement technology

ISSYS, Inc. awarded a patent for wireless, batteryless, implantable sensors

Iris feature detection and sensor-based edge detection

Method and apparatus for machine-vision

Cognex corporation celebrates 25 years of machine vision leadership

Method for obtaining high-resolution performance from a single-chip colour image sensor

Empower your customers

Awards for Excellence

ERP systems can achieve up to 50 percent higher return on investment

Unique APD drives four-channel photon counter

Volume measurement system sets the standards for logistics operations

Sony delivers free Linux development platform, reveals plans to support Windows XPe

Latest load cell speeds up dynamic weighing

Inmoco's new mercury range of encoders meets every resolution requirement, from micron to nanometer level

Gradient calculating camera board

NI bolsters machine vision leadership with adoption of GigE vision standard

Non-contact vision paper-counting method and machine thereof

An apparatus and method for providing snapshot action thermal infrared imaging within automated process control article inspection applications

Viewpoint

Web sites

Liquid lenses poised to revolutionise variable focus optics

Optical 3D system does quality control at full production speed

Thermal seal checking system offers real-time “100 per centinspection” solution for production processes

Cognex introduces vision sensor with remote-head camera

High speed, high accuracy 2D laser line profile sensor is easy to set up, configure and adapt