When optical designers attempt to compare the performance of optical systems, a commonly used measure is modulation transfer function. In order to understand the significance of MTF, consider some general principles and practical examples for defining MTF including its components, importance, and characterisation
Edmund Optics has added mounted MgF2 coated plano-convex lenses and C-mount longpass glass colour filters to its product portfolio
Edmund Optics has released near infrared aspheric lenses and Techspec LS series line scan lenses
How do users choose the best lens for an imaging system? The answer is Modulation Transfer Functions, Edmund Optics’ Dr Boris Lange explained in our latest webcast
Cobey McGinnis at the University of North Carolina Charlotte has been recognised with the Norman Edmund Inspiration Award for work on a single-pixel hyperspectral camera
This webcast will cover an event-based camera for high-speed imaging, multi-shot lighting, and using the MTF of lenses for vision system design
This webcast, now on-demand, covers an event-based camera for high-speed imaging, multi-shot lighting, and using the MTF of lenses for vision system design
Imaging systems are becoming ubiquitous in modern technology; camera-lens systems are almost everywhere you look. From smartphones to self-driving cars, our world is filled with computers that rely on machine vision to record, observe, and analyse their surroundings. The number of applications is continuously expanding and their needs are wide and varied. Due to the increasingly demanding performance requirements of these machine vision systems, there is almost always a need for more resolution.
Integrating a single liquid lens into an imaging assembly can produce extremely flexible machine vision systems capable of rapidly changing their focus in milliseconds. Find out more about the different types of liquid lenses available and understand the benefits of liquid lens integration.
Edmund Optics will show its range of imaging lenses
The Harvesters (1565), by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Greg Blackman speaks to Dr Richard Dudley about the National Physical Laboratory’s 3D imaging rig, which will be scanning wheat in crop breeding trials this summer
Cubert's Ultris 20 hyperspectral snapshot camera provides a more reliable alternative for aerial surveillance than conventional line scan cameras
Matthew Dale explores the emerging alternatives to push broom hyperspectral imaging
Keely Portway on the importance of vision for robots working in warehouses
Visualisation of the movements of road users in the city of Umeå. Besides counting the tracking over multiple counting lines, Viscando also analysed the tendency for traffic conflict. Credit: Viscando
Greg Blackman explores the vision and AI technology transforming our roads, as the transport sector gathers for the Intertraffic Amsterdam trade fair
Pegnitz river in Nuremberg
Vision technology will be one of the highlights at Embedded World in Nuremberg. Here, we preview what to expect
Panelists from left: Christian Vollrath, Wenglor Sensoric; Rainer Schönhaar, Balluff; Peter Keppler, Stemmer Imaging; Andreas Waldl, B&R; and Dr Klaus-Henning Noffz, Basler
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, reports from SPS 2019 in Nuremberg, where vision system simplicity was discussed
Prior to speaking at the Embedded World trade fair, The Khronos Group’s president, Neil Trevett, discusses the open API standards available for applications using machine learning and embedded vision
Vassilis Tsagaris and Dimitris Kastaniotis at Irida Labs say an iterative approach is needed to build a real-world AI vision application on embedded hardware
Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin of the Rocks. Copyright: The National Gallery, London
Giorgia Marucci from Pro-Lite Technology visits the National Gallery in London to find out how hyperspectral imaging was used to reveal the history behind Leonardo da Vinci’s The Virgin of the Rocks
How do users choose the best lens for an imaging system? The answer is Modulation Transfer Functions, Edmund Optics’ Dr Boris Lange explained in our latest webcast
