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The idea and deployment of TOF (time of flight) systems is not new - if you've ever been caught in a LIDAR speed trap this same technology was in use. Velodyne's unique contribution to the state-of-the art in sensing comes from its approach of...
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Seventy percent of vehicle accidents resulting in death or serious injury are caused by delayed driver recognition of danger. Safety systems that use image recognition and other sensing technologies to detect hazards and warn the driver can play an important...
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Identica's Universal Controller (UC-2) combined with the iCLASS contactless smart cards from HID are combined to create a smart solution. Biometric templates are securely stored on iCLASS credentials, not in the biometric readers, making iCLASS contactless...
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The VP-II biometric security system from Identica verifies users by utilizing a patented recognition algorithm based on veins and capillaries found on the back of the human hand. The Vascular Pattern Scanner uses passive infrared technology to capture...
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Ed Housler continues his demonstration of Siemens automation solutions, including PROFINET and SIMATIC machine vision sensors. PROFINET is the open and manufacturer independent Industrial Ethernet Standard from PROFIBUS International, ensuring a uniform...
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DARwIn is a fully autonomous humanoid robot capable of bipedal walking and performing human like motions. Developed at the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech, DARwIn is a research platform for studying robot locomotion and...
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Home cinema has finally caught up to Hollywood, and Schneider Optics makes it possible. The Cine-Digitar Anamorphic 1.33x Lens System enables 16:9 digital projectors to fill the entire height and width of 2.35:1 format screens with cinema-quality images...
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The LG90 provides for the ultra-high 1,000,000:1 high contrast and LEDs that provide whiter whites and richer blacks with the added benefit of increased energy efficiency. LED backlighting also results in more natural color representation and faster response...
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Mark Tuffy, Director of Interactive Media at THX, discusses their HD display certification standards. THX display certification is designed to set a single, technology agnostic benchmark for display performance. THX has two primary goals: 1) to drive...
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From CEDIA Expo 2008 in Denver, Colorado, Tony Favia, Senior Product Manager for Sharp Electronics, discusses their 108-inch LCD television, the world’s largest commercially available LCD TV. The full-HD 1080p LCD TV features an Advanced Super View LCD...
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Demonstrating Cyth Systems solutions, Cythbot is a true Guitar Hero. The autonomous system can play the wildly popular video game solo or in versus mode using a Compact Vision System (CVS) and a Configurable Signal Conditioning Enclosure (CA-1000) from...
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In Part 2 of Engineering TV's interview with Eric Tremblay, researcher at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, Eric discusses the Montage, a new camera design derived from a "slice" of the original full aperture symmetric lens, which features...
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Most camera lenses refract light, leading to the familiar cylindrical tube geometry. In some cases, where extended focal length or reduced track length are required, concentric mirrors can be used to effectively reduce barrel length. Recent advances in...
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MLB Company's next generation UAV is the V-Bat, a tail-sitter VTOL craft that can take off and land vertically, eliminating the need for a runway or catapult, as well as hover autonomously. For autonomous waypoint navigation, it can transition smoothly...
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The MLB Bat is a complete UAV system that operates autonomously and delivers high quality video imagery and sensor data in real time. The 10 lb aircraft has a wing span of 72 inches, but it can be disassembled to fit into an 18" x 18" x 36"...