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CMOS Sensor Allows Robots to ID Objects in 3-D

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DUISBURG, Germany, May 17, 2012 — A new CMOS sensor implemented in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) gives the aircraft autonomy, improving collision detection as well as enabling 3-D modeling of disaster areas and surveillance targets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS) have developed a CMOS distance sensor for UAVs that can efficiently measure 3-D distances. Each pixel in the sensor is given a gray value and a distance value, enabling the UAV to sense where it is in relation to objects around it and to avoid collisions. The 3-D camera in the flying robot can...Read full article

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    Published: May 2012
    AVIGLE projectcamerasCMOSDuisburgEuropeFraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and SystemsGermanyHightech.NRWImagingIMSResearch & TechnologySensors & DetectorsTriDiCamUAVsunmanned aerial vehiclesWerner Brockherde

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