Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The Perseverance rover contains 19 cameras, including seven scientific instruments. It will analyse the climate and geology of Mars, looking for signs of past life, as well as monitoring the Martian atmosphere
Credit: Lerøy and HySpex
Norwegian seafood firm, Lerøy, has installed hyperspectral cameras on processing lines to sort fish. The system is able to measure the amount of blood in white fish, which gives a grade of quality
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hyperspectral imaging is being used in a research programme at hospitals in Maryland and New York to investigate the prognostic value of skin findings associated with Covid-19 infection
Credit: The Rijksmuseum
The composite picture of The Night Watch, made of 528 exposures stitched together digitally, makes it possible to zoom in on individual brushstrokes and even particles of pigment in the painting
Data from Fusion Processing's TrafficTrak camera and radar system counted an average of 422 vehicles per day using the road during lockdown
A non-contact method to monitor people entering the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart for signs of coronavirus is being trialled by Fraunhofer IPA and Fraunhofer IAO
The 3D imaging system is able to inspect at a rate of up to 45,000 flatbreads per hour. Credit: Scorpion Vision
Imaging firm Scorpion Vision is doing its bit to make sure supermarket shelves are stocked with items including tea, flatbreads, and sprouts
Paul Wilson, managing director of Scorpion Vision, describes what it takes to install a 3D robot vision system in a Chinese foundry
Chromasens 3DPixa stereo line scan camera
The machine is able to inspect a complete bearing at 80 parts per minute, at 5µm height resolution, and simultaneously in colour and 3D
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
MVTec’s deep learning tool provides means to label data simply and efficiently
Matthew Dale explores the software to simplify the management and labelling of deep learning data
Classification of nuts as good or bad using Specim’s FX17 camera
Optical design is crucial in enabling wider adoption of hyperspectral imaging, finds Andy Extance
Keely Portway surveys the latest advances in colour imaging, creating fresh opportunities in certain applications
An Illustration of the surface of PAN fibres (left) and carbon fibres after spreading (right). Credit: Fraunhofer IGCV and Chromasens
Work is underway to build a vision system to detect defects in webs of composite materials
