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Teldyne FLIR and Ansys have launched a collaboration to integrate longwave-infrared (LWIR) information into advanced driver assistance and autonomous vehicle systems. The companies announced that Ansys’ AVxcelerate sensor simulation software suite is now offered with Thermal by FLIR, creating a tool for perception engineers and designers to help fast-track the integration of thermal imaging in ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and AV (autonomous vehicle) sensor stacks, the companies said.

Further, the integration will enable engineers to easily simulate millions of miles and difficult-to-produce scenarios where thermal cameras provide critical data, including detecting pedestrians in crowded and low-contrast...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Teledyne_FLIR_Ansys_Integrate_Longwave-IR_Data/a69382 A69382 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Photonis_Group_Rebrands_as_EXOSENS/a69358 A69358 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Sentient Vision Systems, a developer of passive modular optical sensors, has completed live demonstrations of its AI-enabled ViDAR (visual detection and ranging) payload deployed on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) provided by Edge Autonomy. The collaborators used Edge Autonomy’s VXE30 UAS models to demonstrate capabilities for passive wide-area search for maritime operations.

Sentient’s ViDAR technology combines AI, computer vision, and machine learning integrated with electro-optic and infrared sensors to passively detect objects that are difficult to spot with the human eye or recognize via conventional radar. The technology has been deployed on intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, maritime patrol, border...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Sentient_Edge_Autonomy_Collaborate_for_Maritime/a69351 A69351 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Further, combined with Rockwell’s continuing partnerships in fixed robotic arms, solutions for independent cart technology, and leadership in programmable logic controllers, the addition of OTTO Motors’ AMR capabilities will create a complete portfolio...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Rockwell_Automation_Acquires_Clearpath_Robotics/a69349 A69349 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:21:00 GMT
Sensor technology company FRAMOS broke ground on the construction of its new campus in Cakovec, Croatia, into which the company said it plans to move next year. The facility marks the largest investment in Framos history and is expected to quadruple production capacities, establish advanced R&D laboratories, and provide office space for current and future employees.
From left: FRAMOS director of embedded engineering Damir Dolar; CEO Andreas Franz; and director of supply chain and production Markus Walluschnig. Courtesy of FRAMOS.
The new building will be 3500 sq m and house 150 employees in its first phase. From 2023 to 2025, FRAMOS will invest more than €6 million ($6.3 million) into the campus by constructing and equipping...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/FRAMOS_Breaks_Ground_on_Production_Facility_in/a69348 A69348 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:48:08 GMT
Photoelectronic sensors and machine vision cameras developer wenglor sensoric group acquired the AI and image processing startup deevio GmbH. The acquisition opens opportunities for future innovations in machine vision, wenglor said, and boosts its capabilities in AI and data science.

Spun out of the the Viessmann Group’s wattx incubator, Berlin-based software developer deevio specializes in the automation of visual inspection processes in production. Combining AI, software, and hardware, the company’s image processing systems provide solutions for complex production applications that cannot be solved with rule-based image processing. These solutions are used in many areas of production within the automotive, packaging,...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Wenglor_Acquires_AI_Image_Processing_Startup/a69346 A69346 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:34:45 GMT
Automotive technology solutions developer indie Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company whose technology supports driver safety and automation, has acquired EXALOS AG. The Swiss photonics company specializes in the design of high-performance optical semiconductors. The deal, which indie said accelerates design-in opportunities with Tier One and automotive OEMs, expands indie’s advanced driver assistance and user experience portfolio with near-infrared and visible superluminescent LED (SLED) products, as well as semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) products. Specifically, indie said that EXALOS’ SLEDs for fiber optic gyroscope and SOAs will complement its existing portfolio of laser and silicon photonics products geared...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Indie_Semiconductor_Acquires_EXALOS_AG/a69336 A69336 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:26:54 GMT
According to Magic Pao, associate vice president of Advantech’s industrial cloud and video group, while the application of advanced computer vision has been highly integrated with AI solutions, strong growth in industrial AI has become much more evident in the last three years in particular. In the past, Pao said, Advantech mainly focused on applications for traditional machine vision...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Advantech_Acquires_Image_Acquisition_Specialist/a69325 A69325 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:52:36 GMT
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have created a detection system that allows home energy auditors to see air leaking from a building in real time with the help of a camera. This could provide more accurate readings far more quickly than current diagnostic tools allow.

As leaky buildings signal dwindling energy efficiency and higher utility bills to homeowners, auditors must be called in to figure out where those leaks are. Solving the problem means pinpointing exactly where air is escaping so that cracks can be sealed, but this process can be expensive, time-consuming, and cumbersome.

Traditionally, blower-door testing would be used to detect leaks in conjunction with smoke....]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Oak_Ridge_Researchers_Use_Air-Leak_Detection/a69313 A69313 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
According to the companies, critical infrastructure environments including utilities, data centers, and airports often feature uneven terrain and...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Quanergy_Teledyne_FLIR_Collaborate_on/a69314 A69314 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT https://www.photonics.com/Articles/DRDC_Awards_Immervision_57M_to_Develop/a69310 A69310 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
San Francisco-based piece-picking solutions provider OSARO has integrated Cognex DataMan image-based barcode readers into its robotic bagging system. The integration is part of a collaboration between the companies, as OSARO adds Cognex to its partner alliance.
OSARO’s robotic bagging system with Cognex’s DataMan fixed-mount, image-based barcode readers added to the system. Courtesy of OSARO.
According to the partners, a deployment — also featuring a FANUC M-10 series robotic arm and FRAMOS cameras — has already demonstrated the utility of the combination of technologies. OSARO said that its technical team worked with an e-fulfillment warehouse implementation services provider to introduce a robotic system that...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/OSARO_Teams_with_Cognex_to_Streamline_E-Commerce/a69309 A69309 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:04:08 GMT
Researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have developed optical sensor technology to aid patients with limited mobility during their rehabilitation. The sensor integrates computer vision technology to help track muscle movements.

Wearable devices such as smartwatches, smart eyewear, and, to an extent, smartphones can be vital for tracking health. Many have built-in functions like step counters and heart-rate monitors.

Other devices, like wearable robots, use strain sensors to analyze data by translating specific physical changes in specific regions into electric signals. These sensors are flexible, lightweight, and adept at gauging subtle bodily changes. Still, conventional soft strain sensors...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Computer_Vision_Enhanced_Sensors_Aid/a69292 A69292 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Bentley Systems, an infrastructure engineering software company, has acquired Blyncsy, a provider of services for departments of transportation to support operations and maintenance activities. The digital twin ecosystem focus of Bentley’s iTwin Ventures portfolio, Bentley said, is bolstered by accelerating the development and propagation of such broadly valuable infrastructure asset analytics.

Bentley’s iTwin cloud platform provides instant access to large-scale data sets for visualization and insights. The platform is built on open application programming interfaces and libraries purposely made for digital twin applications that create, visualize, and analyze digital twins of infrastructure assets. Per the deal, Blyncsy...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Bentley_Systems_Acquires_Blyncsy_Adds_to_iTwin/a69291 A69291 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:19:33 GMT
Moritex develops and markets solutions for equipment manufacturers in a wide range of industrial markets including machine vision. It employs approximately 500 people. The acquisition, which Cognex will make from Trustar Capital, a private equity affiliate of CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd., expands Cognex’s product portfolio to include optical components.

According to Robert Willett, Cognex president and CEO, the acquisition is to be the largest in Cognex’s 42-year history. Moritex is...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Cognex_Acquires_Machine_Vision_Optics_Developer/a69284 A69284 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Engineers at imec have integrated a pinned photodiode (PPD) structure in thin-film image sensors. According to the researchers, the addition of a pinned-photogate and a transfer gate into the thin-film image sensor architecture exploits the superior absorption qualities of thin-film imagers — beyond 1 µm.

Further, they said, the integration shows show that thin-film-based image sensors with a pinned photodiode structure can exhibit noise performance that is comparable to a silicon pinned photodiode pixel.

As a result, the advancement unlocks the potential of sensing light beyond the visible in a cost-efficient way.

Though the use of III-V materials can overcome this long-held detection range limitation, the...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Imec_Applies_Pinned_Photodiode_Structure_to/a69278 A69278 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Vecow Co. Ltd. is expanding its collaboration with Allxon to integrate Edge AI Remote Management into value-added solutions. This collaboration combines the scale and power of remote management on Allxon’s portal with a flexible and exclusive plug-in feature for Vecow Edge AI Computing Systems (EAC Series). The Vecow add-in offers group provisioning, OTA updates, power consumption sensors, wireless functions, and more. The partnership enables smarter, service-centered remote device management for Edge AI applications. Also, Vecow and Allxon have collaborated to further develop a plug-in that can be directly installed and used on the Allxon portal, enabling users to upload more information about Edge devices to the cloud.]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Vecow_and_Allxon_Expand_Collaboration/a69259 A69259 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Allied_Motion_to_Change_Corporate_Name_to_Allient/a69262 A69262 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:15:54 GMT
U.S. defense technology company Shield AI has partnered with Australia-based Sentient Vision Systems to deliver a wide-area motion imagery solution for the U.S. Department of Defense, the Australian Defense Forces, and other international customers. They will jointly develop and integrate a ViDAR-enabled, wide-area search capability onto Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft, which will enable it to intelligently classify, track, and read and react to targets. ViDAR (visual detection and ranging) uses an electro-optic or infrared sensor to detect and classify targets in the imagery stream that would be invisible to a human operator or a conventional radar. With these capabilities, V-BAT will be more proficient in executing the most...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Shield_AI_Partners_with_Sentient_Vision_Systems/a69261 A69261 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:37:38 GMT https://www.photonics.com/Articles/MVTec_Deepens_Partnership_with_DataVision/a69260 A69260 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:27:14 GMT