Applications
Ibis and Lupa cameras can be used in cases where speed requirements cannot be met with serially scanned systems (CCD sensor) and within a reasonable budget.Ibis technology leads the pack when the system budget requires a low chip-count solution and precludes an expensive camera/frame-grabber combination. Ideal in harsh environments, where analogue data exchange is prohibited. Compactness, ruggedness, lightweight and low energy consumption are important features for meeting system specifications.
These features are useful in most machine vision applications.
For the following applications, Ibis or Lupa cameras have been used instead of CCD cameras because of their special features:
(We have only listed the applications that we know of.)
Application Notes
Our 14 megapixel in use at the University of Lausanne where the Group Keller is conducting reseach into the ecological and evolutionary consequences of social life by observing ant colonies
High speed, small frame low-cost imaging
Laser spot tracking
Machine position detection
Machine production surveillance imaging
Rotation speed measurement
Linear speed measurements
Sport: object or person tracking for TV camera guiding
Race speed measurement
Industrial inspection & detection
Light curtain replacement
Position detection
Position machine tool calibration
Robot position calibration
Fast spot tracking applications (>1000 frames per second)
2D spot position measurement at high speed
3D spot position measurement at high speed
LCD production control test
Printing quality control
Colour recognition
Skin colour measurement
Production colour code control
Optical measurement
Profile measurement
Alignment measurement
Vision systems requiring windowing
Dimensional analysis at high repetition rate (wire thickness, web dimensions, ...)
Imaging data reduction
Human Iris recognition
Eye movement tracking
Airbag activation control depending up on position of person in the car
Telescope tracking of bright stars at high speed
Navigation of autonomous vehicles
Robot Football cup
Automatic forklift positioning
Autonomous load vehicle guidance in production hall
Traffic control
Counting cars waiting at a traffic light
Traffic density measurement (statistics)
Detecting people and cyclists for traffic sign illumination
Reverse driving for lorries and busses
Car speed measurement
Car licence plate recognition in difficult conditions
Container number recognition on moving lorries
Imaging of scenes with high dynamic range,
Welding arc imaging (without optical filters) Laser assisted profile measurement Laser welding visualisation Space flight applications
Rocket launch control (ESA)
Satellite control camera (ESA)
Mars Rover camera (NASA)
Satellite positioning
Security and surveillance
Counting people entering and leaving a shop
Animal position measurement for climate control
Bomb package detection camera
People movement tracking during car parking
Standard surveillance imaging in difficult light conditions
Boat and airplane surveillance during operation
Low power applications
Battery applications Space applications Radiation harsh environments visualisations
Hot zone cameras Space cameras
