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Optical filters use a variety of coatings to either absorb, partially reflect, or polarize light. Here are 5 ways that optical filters can be used as a component of a camera system to solve problems.

FRAMOS optics expert Okan Ülgen discusses how to deal with the complexities of choosing the right lens for embedded vision applications

M12 board mount lenses are simple, small, ubiquitous, and surprisingly useful for a wide range of applications.

The past two decades of innovations in embedded systems, robotics, industrial automation and autonomous vehicles all have one thing in common.

All depth-sensing technologies have their attendant advantages and disadvantages.  There is no “one-size-fits-all” technology that is perfectly suited for every application. For this reason, you

Learn about the advantages of using the Sony IMX570 sensor. Discover why it is the leading sensor and how it can help you get the best results for your application.

Time of Flight [ToF] is actually a varied suite of technologies. The ultrasonic reversing sensors of your car, for example, are ToF devices that use these use the propagation delay of reflected sound waves to determine the proximity of an object. The delay is the “Time”, and “Flight” is the distance traversed from the emitter to the object and back again.

Embedded vision systems are currently making their way into industrial machine vision to further advance miniaturization. They ensure that machine vision systems are getting smaller and more cost-effective by “merging” with the main system.

All vision systems share the same core components. They may not be engineered as the discrete modules depicted in this infographic, but they will share

If you need to source or develop a new vision system, you’re immediately faced with a dilemma: can you source an off-the-shelf product that will

When developing a computer vision system, companies are confronted with a dilemma: should they buy an existing off-the-shelf solution, or develop their own?

3D cameras for industrial applications have to operate in harsh production environments and reliably detect moving objects at speed, e.g. when the camera is mounted on a robot arm. Stable and latency-free data transmission over extended distances is essential – using GigE Vision, for example – as is straightforward integration.