At last year's VISION trade show, Vision Components® showcased the capabilities of Smart Cameras by means of a foosball competition which attracted many visitors. A modified foosball table with only two goalkeepers was employed, one of which could be used to aim at the opposite goal. By means of a special program, an intelligent VC4038E camera monitored the movements of the ball and calculated the optimal position for the opposite goalkeeper.

Thanks to its integrated 400 MHz (3,200 MIPS) processor from Texas Instruments, the VC4068 is one of the fastest intelligent cameras on the market and qualifies even for highly complex applications. Its 1/2“ CCD sensor has a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 pixels. Triggered internally or externally, the camera offers a maximum frame rate of 14 fps (28 fps in binning mode).

Trade show eyecatcher: Smart Camera controls foosball goalkeeper

At this year's VISION trade show, image processing expert Vision Components presented new, high-performance VC44xx camera models and an intelligent line scan camera, both of which attracted a lot of attention. Vision Components also hosted several well- attended seminars offering product information and an introduction to Smart Camera programming. 

Mit u.a. einem Beitrag von Michael Engel, Geschäftsführer und Gründer der Vision Components® GmbH.

Das hier vorgestellte Buch "Einführung in die industrielle Bildverarbeitung" mit über 215 Seiten aus der Bildverarbeitung orientiert sich an realen Fragen zur Anwendungen in der Industrie.