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Briefs: Software
MSLICE Science Activity Planner for the Mars Science Laboratory Mission
MSLICE (Mars Science Laboratory InterfaCE) is the tool used by scientists and engineers on the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission to visualize the data returned by the rover and collaboratively plan its activities. It enables users to efficiently and effectively search all...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The HyperVision HPV-2 high-speed video camera from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Columbia, MD) uses a high-sensitivity IS-CCD image sensor to achieve ultra-fast recording, including newly developed multi-camera...
Briefs: Software
Alert Notification System Router
The Alert Notification System Router (ANSR) software provides satellite operators with notifications of key events through pagers, cell phones, and e-mail. Written in Java, this application is specifically designed to meet the mission-critical standards for mission operations while operating on a variety of hardware...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Camera Link® cable assemblies from Cicoil® (Valencia, CA) are for industrial motion video and frame grabber applications. The flat cables have hollow tubing for pneumatic or hydraulic use, and are less than...
Briefs: Software
MAGIC: Model and Graphic Information Converter
MAGIC is a software tool capable of converting highly detailed 3D models from an open, standard format, VRML 2.0/97, into the proprietary DTS file format used by the Torque Game Engine from GarageGames. MAGIC is used to convert 3D simulations from authoritative sources into the data needed to run the...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The low-noise FL500 Laser Diode Driver from Wavelength Electronics (Bozeman, MT) is compatible with reflow processing less than 250°C. The surface mount chip offers exceptionally low noise laser diode control that can be...
Briefs: Software
A lossless image-data-compression algorithm intended specifically for application to classification-map data is based on prediction, context modeling, and entropy coding. The algorithm was...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Power switches and power injectors from Baumer (Southington, CT) are designed to connect gigabit Ethernet cameras or Power over Ethernet (PoE) cameras to standard networks. The components support jumbo packets, a...
Briefs: Software
Policy-Based Management Natural Language Parser
The Policy-Based Management Natural Language Parser (PBEM) is a rules-based approach to enterprise management that can be used to automate certain management tasks. This parser simplifies the management of a given endeavor by establishing policies to deal with situations that are likely to occur....
Products: Photonics/Optics
Molex (Lisle, IL) and Polymicro Technologies (Phoenix, AZ), a subsidiary of Molex, have released Molex LumaCoreTM-based interconnects that incorporate Polymicro’s large core, optical fibers. The complete solution...
Briefs: Software
Framework for ReSTful Web Services in OSGi
Ensemble ReST is a software system that eases the development, deployment, and maintenance of server-side application programs to perform functions that would otherwise be performed by client software. Ensemble ReST takes advantage of the proven disciplines of ReST (Representational State Transfer — a...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Breault Research Organization (Tucson, AZ) has released a new version of the company’s Advanced Systems Analysis Program (ASAP®). Some of the features offered in ASAP 2009 V1R1 include: Conformal Radiometry, BRO...
Briefs: Software
Data Management Applications for the Service Preparation Subsystem
These software applications provide intuitive User Interfaces (UIs) with a consistent look and feel for interaction with, and control of, the Service Preparation Subsystem (SPS). The elements of the UIs described here are the File Manager, Mission Manager, and Log Monitor...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Highland Technology (San Francisco, CA) has introduced the Model J740 Fast fiber-coupled optical-to-electrical converter. Housed in a rugged, compact, extruded aluminum enclosure, the J740 performs wideband...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The SLIM-561-150 from Oxxius (Lannion, France) is a CW DPSS laser, operating at 561 nm with 150 mW output power. The laser is available in an OEM version designed for integration, and a plug and play, CDRH-compliant...
Who's Who: Software
After a 23 year career at Bell Labs, Dr. Gerard Holzmann joined NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2003 to help create...
Articles: Imaging
Infrared (IR) thermography is an indispensable tool for studying dynamic thermal phenomena. This type of imaging is accomplished with an IR camera (Figure 1) that converts infrared radiation...
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Products: Imaging
Pepperl+Fuchs, Twinsburg, OH, offers the VCS210 color sensors that enable users to program, evaluate, process, and display up to 255 distinct colors. With a 100μs optimal response time, the sensors offer a range of selectable...
Products: Imaging
Baumer, Southington, CT, offers the TZG01 digital 3D cameras for robotic guidance and material handling/logistics systems. Equipped with an integrated Time of Flight sensor, the cameras deliver spatial capture of objects and...
Products: Imaging
PPT VISION, Bloomington, MN, offers the IMPACTTM Software Suite 8.3 vision software that pairs with smart camera technology to provide inspection capabilities for machine vision applications. The software’s application...
Products: Imaging
Lehighton Electronics, Lehighton, PA, has introduced the 1800 series systems for the characterization of solar cells and flat-panel displays. The systems feature full automation and control, and incorporate sensor heads for...
Products: Imaging
VISIONx, Pointe-Claire, QE, Canada, has released VisionGauge® software for visual inspection and measurement that lets users capture, manipulate, analyze, store, and output images, video, and data....
Products: Imaging
NVIDIA, Santa Clara, CA, offers the Quadro FX series of graphics processing boards. The FX 5800 is a 4-GB board that provides the ability to work with large-scale models and datasets; the FX 4800 is also a high-end...
Products: Imaging
Vivid Engineering, Shrewsbury, MA, offers the CLV-411 Camera Link video splitter that interfaces one camera to up to four frame grabbers using standard Camera Link cables. This enables the use of multiple frame...
Products: Imaging
ProgRes® CT1, CT3, and CT5 CMOS cameras from Jenoptik, Jena, Germany, are equipped with USB 2.0 interface and feature a resolution up to 5 megapixels and a live frame rate to 20 fps. The cameras combine the maximum readout of CMOS...
Products: Imaging
Single-Board Cameras
Vision Components, Hudson, NH, has introduced the VCSBC64XX series of stereo single-board cameras with a computational power of 7200 MIPS, 256 MB DDRAM, 16-MB Flash EPROM for program and data storage, and can be equipped with multiple head options. The cameras feature the internal VCRT real-time operating system that enables...
Products: Imaging
Vision Research, Wayne, NJ, has introduced the Phantom Miro eX-Series handheld digital high-speed cameras available in three models: the Miro eX1, eX2, and eX4. They offer a custom-designed CMOS sensor and are offered in...
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