IR Cameras Take Aim at Machine-Vision Applications

摘要

Today, the majority of cameras designed for machine-vision and image-processing systems operate in the 390-to-750-nm visible spectrum. Taking advantage of the numerous CCD and CMOS imagers that operate in this spectrum, large numbers of companies now supply cameras with different res- olutions, formats, processing capability, and interfaces to address these applications. Despite this, there are specific machine-vision and image-processing tasks that may not be accomplished using visible wavelengths. These include agriculture sorting and inspection, web inspection, semicon- ductor analysis, environmental monitoring, and defense-related applications.