Here comes the sun
3 August 2020
Keely Portway looks at the latest vision technology used to inspect solar cells
Greg Blackman explores the efforts underway to improve connectivity in factories
Drone
Flir to provide thermal equipment and training to DroneBase
11 April 2019
Flir Systems has made a strategic investment in drone operations company DroneBase, becoming an exclusive supplier of thermal imaging equipment and training
Flir buys robotics firms Endeavor for $385m and Aeryon Labs for $200m
14 February 2019
Endeavor Robotic Holdings builds unmanned ground vehicles, while Aeryon Labs develops aerial systems
SLAM algorithm developer raises $5m
15 October 2018
SLAMcore, a UK developer of Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms for robots and drones, has raised $5m in funding in order to help it deliver its technology market
Powering surveillance
20 April 2018
Matthew Dale explores new algorithms, processing boards and interfaces for viewing images, all for improving airborne surveillance
Flir Systems invests in DroneSense
19 April 2018
Flir Systems has completed a strategic investment in DroneSense
Researchers use eye-inspired camera to guide drones
1 November 2017
Researchers at the University of Zurich and the Swiss research consortium NCCR Robotics are using eye-inspired cameras to guide drones in low-light conditions
Staying on the rails
3 March 2017
Matthew Dale finds that optical inspection techniques are improving upkeep and the running of rail networks
Sights on solar
2 August 2016
Matthew Dale looks at how thermal imaging is improving solar plant inspection
Navigating image data for GIS
2 August 2016
Beth Harlen looks at how the accessibility of imaging technology has impacted the evolution of geographic information systems
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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
