Researchers to build spectral imaging for nanosats
26 July 2018
A multispectral imaging device small enough to be installed on a nanosatellite is being developed in research led by the University of Strathclyde
Aerospace
Airbus dent inspection efficiency up 90 per cent with vision
23 May 2018
Airbus technicians have seen efficiency gains of 90 per cent when using vision to inspect dents in aircraft bodywork compared to manual methods
Scanning the skies
20 April 2018
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
Machine vision firms target embedded market
4 May 2017
Greg Blackman reports from the Embedded Vision Summit in Santa Clara, where Allied Vision launched its new camera platform
Is flexibility the key to a smart future?
1 September 2016
The challenges of either building a full system or integrating machine vision on the factory floor are numerous. How is it best to work around legacy systems, in constrained spaces, and feed accurate information back to computers to guide automated robots? Rob Ashwell investigates
Flight tracking
16 February 2016
Greg Blackman on the vision equipment used in manufacturing and testing aerospace components, including the systems generating image data in wind tunnel experiments
Small-sats on the rise for Earth observation
31 October 2014
Mick Johnson, director of the Centre for EO Instrumentation and Space Technology, comments ahead of the centre's Space Technology Showcase event about the trend taking place in developing small satellites for Earth observation
Disaster analysis
9 September 2014
Jessica Rowbury looks at how satellite imagery and other remote sensing technology is used to study natural disasters
Faster than the eye can see
5 June 2013
Greg Blackman examines what it takes to image at thousands of frames per second
Imaging on impact
13 May 2008
Greg Blackman assesses the equipment characteristics required to provide vision solutions in harsh environments
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Vision start-ups are proliferating, thanks to AI and embedded computing. But what makes young companies successful? Abigail Williams reports
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With no end to the semiconductor shortage in sight, the industrial vision industry has had to adapt to a new normal, finds Benjamin Skuse
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What new technology can vision users and integrators expect over the coming year? We round up some of the highlights
Donato Montanari, Zebra Technologies’ vice president and general manager for machine vision
Zebra Technologies has made sizable purchases in machine vision over the last year. Donato Montanari reveals why the firm places so much value on vision
Werner Feith, EMVA standards manager
The EMVA has written a set of policies for machine vision standards, designed to protect IP among other aspects. Werner Feith, explains the changes
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Covision Lab has ambitions to be the leading computer vision machine learning hub in Europe for industry. Greg Blackman spoke to its CEO, Franz Tschimben
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Mark Hebbel, head of consultancy at Chainstep, on the importance of cybersecurity in vision sensors now that factories are more connected
