Final call for digital flight maintenance
Matthew Dale takes a bird’s eye view of aircraft inspection, where drones equipped with vision are replacing manual checks
Matthew Dale takes a bird’s eye view of aircraft inspection, where drones equipped with vision are replacing manual checks
Greg Blackman visits the University of Sheffield’s Factory 2050 where Rolls-Royce, McLaren and Siemens, among others, are investing in research on digital manufacturing
Keely Portway looks at new terahertz and infrared technologies being developed to inspect aircraft
Abigail Williams finds that 3D scanning systems that can pinpoint dents and imperfections on aircraft body panels are being welcomed by aviation businesses to replace manual inspection
Greg Blackman on the vision equipment used in manufacturing and testing aerospace components, including the systems generating image data in wind tunnel experiments
Greg Blackman assesses the equipment characteristics required to provide vision solutions in harsh environments
Deep learning has helped to make great strides in machine vision technology, but there are additional data-centric tools that can help new applications come to life. Find out more...
The different requirements of industrial and space imaging have led to distinct sensor development paths that diverge and intersect in interesting ways, as Benjamin Skuse finds out
Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports