Portfolio

During the last years we successfully managed and completed the projects that are listed below:

ImageWarp
BitFlow Inc., Woburn, MA

A&B Software took a major role in developing ImageWarp, BitFlow's new software offering. ImageWarp is a universal image analysis, processing and editing software which combines the power of graphic development environment, comprehensive image analysis toolset, and programming development techniques. The product has been succesfully demonstrated at domestic and international Vision shows and received a semi-final award of the MIT 50K competition.

1394 TWAIN Interface
Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, NJ

We were selected by Sony to develop a TWAIN driver and related software for Sony's complete line of industrial IEEE-1394 cameras. The driver allows for real-time control over camera's settings, on-the-fly Bayer conversion, automatic white balance correction, 8- and 16-bit acquisition, variable ROI selection, and has an advanced user interface oriented to scientific imaging applications.

Resonant scanning 2-photon confocal system
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

In collaboration with WashU Department of Pathology and Immunology, we wrote the software for 4-dimentional resonant scanning. The software acquires four simultaneous video streams from BitFlow Raven board, performs real-time spatial deformation and temporal averaging of images, controls x-y stage and z focus of a microscope, regulates the shutters, waivelenghts and pump power of two high-energy pulsed lasers.

SnapScan
Snaptron Inc., Loveland, CO

We were subcontracted by Snaptron Inc. to develop SnapScan, vision inspection and process control software for the company's integrated inspection/production system. The system performs vision inspection of tactile dome arrays of arbitrary configuration and controls an LMI laser to precisely cut various hole patterns in the product. Utilizing our ImageWarp SDK allowed the software to achieve a precision level of 1/10th of a pixel (0.001") with a guarantied throughput of 120 ms per image analysis cycle.

Automated Gene Expression Microarray Analysis
Incyte Genomics, Freemont, CA

A&B Software participated in the development of GEMTools, the company's core software product. Our collaboration resulted in a very robust gridding algorithm for microarrays of arbitrary sizes and configurations (up to ten thousand elements). A number of highly optimized image processing functions were developed for auto-segmentation and analysis of each individual element with uploading genomic information into a database.

Photo ID Station
Mitchell College, New London, CT

Our project with Mitchell College resulted in a software and hardware system for producing photo ID cards for the faculty and students.   Built on our ImageWarp engine and integrated with the college database, the station provided a flexible user interface, multiple video adjustments, dozens of image processing filters, and several modes of ID type selection.

Vision inspection software for production quality control
Eink Corp, Cambridge, MA

We developed a proprietary Multiscan software for quality control of the company's paper-like "electronic ink" displays. Using an original MMX-based image processing code, multithreading engine and high-resolution line-scan camera allowed an inspection system to achieve a throughput of 1000 cm²/sec, while analyzing defects as small as 0.1 mm.

Signtel Interpreter
Signtel Inc, North Haven, CT

Our two-year cooperation with Signtel resulted in creating the company's core product Signtel Interpreter, a hardware/software system which translates spoken English into American Sign Language in real time. Our team took a major part in all phases of the product creation: from the initial proposal and original ideas to the technical documentation to the final release.

Assembly control machine vision system
Microtouch Systems, Methuen, MA

In collaboration with Thames E&D, we developed a manufacturing control system for precise aligning a printed plastic sheet to a substrate and accurately assemble them. The system used our proprietary image processing algorithm for calculating rotational and linear movement of the positioning table.

Video Ralay Communicator
Publix Network, Hamden, CT

Based on our client's requirements, we managed all aspects of the design and implementation of the VRI video-telephone system (patent pending). The proposed solution resulted in an increased bandwidth allowing a smooth real-time video to be transmitted via regular telephone lines at 33 kbps.

Thames Multicam
Thames E&D, Waterford, CT

Our long-term collaboration with Thames E&D led to creating Thames Multicam, a powerful machine vision software package designed to operate with multiple industrial cameras. The proprietary image analysis algorithms used in the program provide for a robust inspection of many different parts such as gaskets, O-rings, grommets and custom shapes.

Controlled Reaction Block
Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT

A set of visual COM-controls was developed as a part of a lab automation project which provided temperature control over 12 reaction test-tubes. The controls maintain permanent communication with thermo controllers through a serial port, collecting the experimental data while simultaneously redirecting user commands to the controllers.

 ICT

Telephone for the deaf
Integrated Communications Technologies, New London, CT

Our principals took a key role in developing a neural network based system for real-time video tracking and recognizing American Sign Language gestures. The two-year research project resulted in creating a prototype that could successfully recognize and translate in real time 100 signs performed by a signer in front of a video-camera.