Infrared and Nonvisible Imaging: Vision Systems Design

Nesch develops diffraction-enhanced x-ray imaging to detect explosives in body cavities (Jan 28, 2010)

JANUARY 28, 2010--Officials at Nesch LLC, a firm based at the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana, have developed diffraction-enhanced x-ray imaging (DEXI) that detects objects, explosives, narcotics, and other contraband better than conventional radiography.

AGRICULTURE: Weeding system uses x-rays to detect tomato stems (Dec 1, 2009)
Machine-vision systems have primarily been used in industrial automation systems, but the advent of rugged, low-cost sensors, CPUs, and pneumatic actuators is broadening their use in outdoor applications such as remotely guided vehicles and agriculture. Read More >>

Multispectral imaging benefits color measurement (Nov 1, 2009)
“Color perception,” says Romik Chatterjee, vice president of engineering at Graftek Imaging, “depends on the type of illumination used to light the object, the spectral reflectance of the object itself, and how this reflected light is perceived by the observer.” Read More >>

X-RAY IMAGING: Trimodal animal scanner uses cone-beam tomography (Oct 1, 2009)
Since its invention in 1967 by the late Godfrey Hounsfield at EMI Central Research Laboratories, computer-aided tomography (CAT) has become a standard procedure in nearly every hospital worldwide. Read More >>

Blade Scanner (Aug 1, 2009)
Lock-in thermography system finds cracks and delaminations inside fiber-reinforced plastic wind-turbine blades Read More >>

IMAGE CAPTURE: High-speed IR camera meets biomedical demands (Jul 1, 2009)
To measure the effects of how a particular drug may perform, molecular scientists often use infrared (IR) spectroscopy techniques. Read More >>

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