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Vision Sensors Hit the Road

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Machine vision aids automobile and traffic applications.

Hank Hogan, Contributing Editor

No longer confined to the factory floor, machine vision technology is going for a spin. The same technology that determines whether a label is missing is being pressed into service to manage traffic, to classify cars for the purpose of collecting fines or tolls, and to help drivers avoid each other and pedestrians. This could be a significant market for machine vision vendors, but there are some problems, ranging from technical issues to cost, to be overcome. A look at several examples shows how vision sensors are not getting stuck in traffic. Mounted on a gantry above passing traffic,...Read full article

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    Published: July 2008
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