The candidates for this year's Vision Award have been announced. The list comprises 35 entries covering a full range of machine vision and imaging technologies. Imaging and Machine Vision Europe is proud, once again, to sponsor the award, a prize for applied image processing, which will be conferred for the 20th time at Vision 2012 in Stuttgart (6-8 November).
The winner will receive €5,000 prize money. A panel of vision experts will judge the award on aspects like the technology itself, the novelty of the application, and the relevance to the vision industry. The jury consists of: Jens Michael Carstensen of Videometer, Hermann Tropf of Vision Tools, Martin Wäny of Awaiba, Dieter-Josef Walter of Daimler, and Michael Engel of Vision Components.
The winner will be announced and presented with the award at a ceremony during the conference 'get together' on 6 November.
The candidates are:
Xenics, Xenics’ line-scan and 2D SWIR cameras for medical OCT enabling high resolution non-destructive depth analysis, Patrick Merken
Vision Research Europe, Vision Research Phantom v1610, Melissa Hoistion
Microscan Red Lion Controls, Vision Mini smart camera from Microscan – world’s smallest fully-integrated vision system, Dr Jonathan Ludlow
Optomotive, Velociraptor Evo – the first generation of the highly customisable and user-programmable FPGA based high-speed smart camera, Barbara Rakovec Gorkic, Ales Gorkic
SVS-Vistek, The SVS-Vistek Evo Tracer, Andreas Schaarschmidt
Edmund Optics, Techspec SWIR fixed focal length imaging lenses, Nicholas James, Kirsten Bjork-Jones
Teledyne Dalsa, TDI for NIR imaging, Xing-Fei He
Coherent, StingRay structured light laser – the smartest laser in vision, Wallace Latimer
Isra Vision, Shapescan3D, Dirk Hanusch
Sanxo-Innovation, Self-calibrating smart camera featured with zoom and autofocus, running Modular-X, Sándor Tóth
Tordivel, Scorpion 3D Stinger for robot vision, Thor Vollset
MVTec Software, Sample-Based Identification (SBI), Dr Markus Ulrich
GFMesstechnik, Reliable, autonomous 3D vision sensors, Rolf Hainich
Point Grey Research, Real-time spherical image streaming using revolutionary geometric calibration, Don Murray
Opdi-Tex, Object-recognition independent from colour and reflectance, Ralf Schimanski
E2v semiconductors, New ultra fast 8k/4k line scan camera based on multi-line CMOS technology from e2v, Sébastien Teysseyre
Soft2tec, Modular real-time 3D tracking and motion analysis system for industrial applications, Frank Honisch
Qioptiq Photonics, Modular high end micro-inspection system, Witold Hackemer, Thomas Thöniß, Matthias Ulrich
New Imaging Technologies (NIT), Magic 3D: A new wide dynamic range 3D stereoscopic vision system
Falcon Illumination MV, Light intensity controller unit for LED lightings, Daniell Haug
CTR Carinthian Tech Research, Industrial real-time Raman imaging, Dr DeBiasio Martin, Dr Balthasar Dirk
ABAQuS (3i – MORiTZ), High speed video recording system for maintenance diagnostic in industrial applications, Dr Helge Moritz
Lumenera, High resolution USB 3.0 digital camera with Cmosis sensor (Lt425) with in-camera processing
PMD Technologies, From innovation to application, Thorsten Ringbeck, Johann Edelbrunner
Inviso, FPGA based high performance smart sensor, Dr Frans Kanters
Isra Vision, Formscan-Solar: best focus, highest efficiency for parabolic bended glass and mirrors, Dr Kubiak, Dirk Hanusch
Newnex Technology, FireNEX-5000, the world’s first USB 3.0 optical repeater over 200 metres
EVT Eye Vision Technology, EyeScan 3D OCR – integrated laser triangulation system for OCR reading, Michael Beising
Photonfocus, Double rate technology – an introduction of codecs to machine vision, Dr Peter Mario Schwider
Cognex Germany, Direct integration of vision system with high-performance Ethernet Powerlink network, Keith Blodorn
Neogramm, Counting various products in motion, without prior separation, Philipp Hüthwohl
Recognition Robotics, Cortex recognition enables Robeye guidance, Simon Melikian
Entner Electronics, Camera family that supports micro four thirds lenses for machine vision and scientific applications, Thomas Entner
BAP Image Systems, 550mm (21.6 inch) sensor with 300dpi, for 4.25m/s (167ips), Dr Peter Bonk
IDS Imaging Development Systems, Ensenso N10 3D stereo camera, Rainer Voigt
