The CAD import Tool is a module of the SAL3D library that allows any user to easily generate a cloud-of-points from a CAD file. The software uses such cloud-of-points as a reference model for comparison with scanned objects obtaining the differences between the real object and this 'golden' virtual representation. Thanks to this technology, no perfect physical model is needed making the development of 3D Quality Assurance projects faster, more cost-effective and more robust.
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One of the outstanding visionaries of our industry is without doubt Cognex co-founder and Senior Vice President Bill Silver. By getting him away for a short time from both, programming (which he still does daily) as well as ultimate Frisbee (which he still does daily also), INSPECT was able to obtain some of his insights on the future developments and challenges in machine vision.
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It was the year 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It should take years, however, before his dream turned into reality. Also in industrial automation there are some dreams still waiting to become true. One of them, offering great potential for efficiency increase in production and material handling in many industries, is to find a general solution for automated "Bin Picking."
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Rheumatoid Arthritis is a widespread autoimmune disease that attacks many tissues and organs, but principally affects synovial joints (hands, feet, knees and elbows) causing chronic inflammation as well as deformation. Rheumatoid arthritis affects millions of people of all ages worldwide. Although there is no known cure for the disease to date, medications to relieve symptoms and prevent joint destruction and deformity are widely available.
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This is a fully integrated 3D machine vision solution, consisting of a SmartCam from Sony and Scorpion Vision Software with the latest 3D Vision algorithms. The package is designed for robot guidance and other vision applications where objects require being located in 3D. For 3D Robot Vision this package offers in addition to 3D also a complete set of accurate and reliable 2D machine vision algorithms. Scorpion Vision Software includes the MonoPose3D tool, enabling 3D object location using a single camera. This is ideal for robot vision.
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