Automated surface defect detection is a challenging problem that has attracted major
attention for decades. Traditional methods were designed using a pipeline of carefully …

In the factory of the future, most of the operations will be done by autonomous robots that
need visual feedback to move around the working space avoiding obstacles, to work …

Several variables, including a rising human population, varying weather patterns in the
context of ongoing climate change, and the rapid worldwide spread of epidemics, all …

Line structured light system has made rapid progress in recent years owing to the
improvement of camera resolution and image processing technology. The calibration of line …

Accurate camera calibration is a challenging task required for 3D reconstruction sensors. In
structured light sensors based on laser line projection, it is necessary to determine the …

Modern hardware and algorithms, developed through several decades of research in
multiple disciplines, are contributing toward the continuous advancement of 3D scanning …

Cross-structured light sensor architecture for 3D reconstruction was established. An
improved center of mass method was proposed for laser stripe extraction. For each initial …

Environmental sensing is a key technology for the development of unmanned cars, drones
and robots. Many vision sensors cannot work normally in an environment with insufficient …

Active three-dimensional (3-D) thermography combines 3-D shape and active
thermography. Thus, it enables the provision of the intuitive thermographic inspection results …

Infrared thermography offers significant advantages in monitoring the temperature of objects
over time, but crucial aspects need to be addressed. Movements between the infrared …