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| During the last years we successfully completed projects some of which are listed below: |
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| Wafer Inspection and Defect Review System |
| Olympus Integrated Technologies, San Jose, California |
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| As part of our licensing agreement with Olympus, we developed custom image processing libraries integrated into OITA's
wafer inspection and metrology systems. The libraries included high-speed color conversion and shading correction
functions for CameraLink and IIDC-1394 devices and were implemented as add-ons to our ActiveDcam and ActiveBF products. |
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| Gigabit camera and monitor simulation software |
| Elbit Systems, Haifa, Israel |
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| Under a contract with 1Vision Ltd, we developed Gigabit simulation software for Elbit's DCOMPASS™
high-performance electro-optical infrared payload systems. The software provided an API for developing simulation frameworks for both transmitting and receiving
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| Laser-guided Video Processing and Recording System |
| Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate, US Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia |
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| Under a contract with NVESD we developed a night vision video processing and recording application. The software
uses a laser impulse to automatically synchronize with a trigger-driven FireWire camera, perform a
sofisticated image processing routine and record the resulting video into multiple AVI files - all in real time. |
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| 1394 TWAIN Interface |
| Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey |
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| A&B Software was 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. |
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| High-speed line-scan camera API |
| ChronoRace, Paal-Beringen, Belgium |
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| A set of custom functions developed as an extention to our ActiveGigE SDK allowed ChronoRace to perform
real-time processing of images and data acquired from GigE Vision line-scan cameras. The software is
used in the company's photofinish systems to electronically time sporting events. |
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| X-ray Vision Inspection Software |
| North Star Imaging, Rogers, Minnesota |
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| We were subcontracted by NSI to develop the software for an automated X-ray inspection of a
military-grade product. Based on our IEEE-1394 cameras and custom image processing algorithms, the software
generates clear images of powder columns located inside complex-shaped metal cases, inspects
the columns for the dimensional and density variations and communicates with a PLC unit for
the real-time sorting of the product. |
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| USB-to-GigE software converter |
| Global Immersion, Haywards Heath, England |
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| The DomeScope application developed by us for Global Immersion converts multiple USB cameras into
virtual GigE Vision cameras that stream video to multiple network locations. The application is part
of the Global Immersion's Digital Planetarium Theater. |
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| DirectShow video conversion filters |
| Diamond Power International, Lancaster, Ohio |
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| As part of our licensing agreement with Diamond Power International, we developed a set of
custom DirectShow filters that worked in combination with our GigE Vision video capture source. The filters perform
a high-performance video transformation/conversion and are used in the company's temperature measurement systems. |
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| DirectShow Video Capture Driver |
| Toshiba Teli Corporation, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Under our licensing agreement with Toshiba Teli, we developed a DirectShow (WDM) Video Capture driver for the company's new
FireDragon series of high-speed 1394.b CCD cameras. The driver provides an end-user and programmatic interface to DirectShow-based
video applications, handles multiple camera connections and serves as a layer within TeliDCAM 1394 SDK. |
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| Digital FireWire Camera SDK |
| Karl Storz Imaging, Goletta, CA |
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| Our long-term project with Karl Storz Imaging resulted in developing a new DCAM-compliant SDK for the full line of Optronics digital
FireWire microscope cameras. The SDK is implemented as a COM-object with an intuitive GUI and extended functionality which includes
software-based auto-exposure and white balance, frame averaging, background correction, sequence capture and many more. |
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| Dual-Camera Digital Video Recorder |
| MuDel Advanced Technologies, Manassas, Virginia |
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| As part of MuDel's ImproveIT golf swing analysis system, we developed MuCam, an embedded dual-view DVR application
interfaced with two GigE Vision cameras. It records and plays back two high-speed synchronized video sreams allowing for a
full control over the camera settings, slow-motion and step-by-step playback, saving dual-videos on a USB drive and loading them back for a subsequent analysis. |
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| ImageWarp Industrial and Scientific Image Analysis Software |
| BitFlow Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts |
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| We took a major role in developing ImageWarp,
BitFlow's major 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 successfully demonstrated at domestic and
international Vision shows and received a semi-final award of
the MIT 50K competition. |
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| Binocular Alignment Station Software |
| MicroOptical Corporation (currently Myvu Corporation) , Wellesley, Massachusetts |
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| A&B Software was subcontracted by MicroOptical to develop MicroAlign - imaging application for the company's Nevada
Binocular Viewer Bridge Alignment Station. The application acquires two high-resolution 1392x1240 video streams from
a pair of Basler 1394 CCD cameras, merges them into one pseudo-color image, corrects for the shift and rotation, provides
control over camera parameters and measures the optical focus - all in real time. |
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| Auto-tracking Mugshot Photo Station |
| Providence Police Department , Providence, Rhode Island |
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| After winning a bid with the City of Providence, we developed and installed several mugshot photo stations for
the Providence Police Department. Utilizing high-resolution IEEE-1394 cameras and our proprietary feature detection
algorithms, the stations perform the auto-tracking and auto-cropping of a subject's face and shoulders thus ensuring
a high dimensional and colorific uniformity of collected images per NIST MugShot Best Practice Recommendations. |
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| High-Resolution Confocal Microscopy System |
| UCLA, Division of Molecular Medicine, Los Angeles, California |
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| We partnered with Cardiovascular Research Laboratories at
UCLA in developing a high-resolution confocal microscopy system.
A custom version of our ActiveBF component allowed the system
to maintain the acquisition rate of 60 fps while performing a
resonant scanning correction and frame averaging in real time. |
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| OPUS1 Video Acquisition Driver |
| Optic Valley Photonics, Tucson, Arizona |
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| A&B Software developed a video acquisition driver and image processing software for OVP's
OPUS1 high-resolution digital color camera. The driver provided image acquisition
at 2268x1512 resolution with 14 bit per channel pixel depth, GUI and scripting control over
camera parameters, real time linearization and background subtraction, built-in color-matrices,
manual and automatic white balance correction and more. |
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| Thames Multiscan Web Inspection System |
| Konarka Technologies, Lowell, Massachusetts |
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| Together with Thames E&D we developed Thames Multiscan, a vision inspection system for in-line
testing and monitoring of Konarka's Power Plastic® prototype coating line. Using a Dalsa Pirahna
line-scan camera and Keyance Active Laser Confocal Measurement system allowed us to achieve the
precision as high as 0.001" across the web and 0.1 micron in thickness measurements. Proprietary
algorithms were written to compensate for the web vibration and spatial distortion. |
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| Multi-Dimensional Resonant-Scanning Software |
| Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri |
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| 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, wavelenghts
and pump power of two high-energy pulsed lasers. |
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| SnapScan Vision Inspection Software |
| Snaptron Inc., Loveland, Colorado |
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| 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. |
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| Automated Gene Expression Microarray Analysis |
| Incyte Genomics, Freemont, California |
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| 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. |
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| Vision Inspection Software for Production Quality Control |
| Eink Corp, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| We developed a proprietary 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 cm/sec, while analyzing defects as small
as 0.1 mm
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| Signtel Interpreter |
| Signtel Inc, North Haven, Connecticut |
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| 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. |
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| Assembly Control Machine Vision System |
| Microtouch Systems, Methuen, Massachusetts |
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| 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. |
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| Thames Multicam Vision Inspection System |
| Longwood Industries, Norwich, Connecticut |
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| Under a contract with Thames E&D, we developed several automated
systems for inspecting Longwood's rubber parts. Each system utilized
six cameras and transparent carousel to collect multiple views of a
product and locate defects on the inside and outside surfaces.
The proprietary image analysis algorithms used in the program
provided for a robust inspection and sorting of many different
parts such as gaskets, O-rings, grommets and custom shapes. |
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| Controlled Reaction Block |
| Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut |
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| 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. |
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| Telephone For the Deaf |
| Integrated Communications Technologies, Waterford, Connecticut |
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| 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. |
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