Hyperspectral Imaging

Hyperspectral Imaging is typically applied by solution providers like machine builders whose machines are working based on classifiers. Its main markets today are recycling, food, mining and also the pharmaceutical industry.

A hyperspectral camera is adapted with a real-time processing core that outputs classifiers per pixel. The processing core is easy to configure by the machine builder using our Perception STUDIO.

Hyperspectral Imaging is performed by a Perception System. A Perception System is a data processing solution specialized on inline processing of hyperspectral data.

The Perception System is composed by a high performance data processing unit with the Perception Core GPU and the Perception STUDIO including the plugins Perception ACQUIRE, Perception EXPLORE and Perception MODEL.

To extend the Perception System to output classifiers the expansion pack “Case Discrimination” for the plugin Perception MODEL is required.

Additionally, customers get access to our knowledge data base which is available as a wiki-system.

Who is addressed?

		Machine builders with no focus on machine vision solutions but that want to integrate smart cameras into their machine. The advantages are rapid development of new applications, short time to market and a quick return of investment.

		Application Engineers develop applications based on classified hyperspectral data. A hyperspectral camera adapted with a Perception System can provide decisions to a machine’s PLC.

		Suppliers of hyperspectral cameras adapt their cameras with a Perception System to promote the hyperspectral imaging technology to many industries.

Technical Details

Chassis:		IPC 19-inch rack; 4U
Power Supply:		230V AC, 12A
Configuration interface:		Gigabit Ethernet
Camera interface:		Gigabit Ethernet; Camera Link with frame grabber card
Output interface:		Gigabit Ethernet
Output protocol:		UDP
Connectivity:		Various hyperspectral cameras

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Industries

Food Processing

Machinery equipped with a Perception system produce safe food of the highest quality. This machines separate according to different grades, but also differentiate between hazardous contaminants and disgusting foreign bodies. Classification and control of the ejection unit is done by the well established image processing system of the machine builder.

Whether nuts, fruits or vegetables - Whether frozen or cooked - Whether peeled, washed or fresh from the field - machinery equipped with a Perception system avoid costly recalls and produce goods that achieve maximum returns on investment.

Recycling

Plastic remains plastic! Sorting machines equipped with a Perception System amortize in a short time. The Perception system processes the different molecular nature of plastics in real time and provides this information for the image processing system of the machine. So plastic such as PET is processed in purest fractions. Combined with color cameras the recyclate, separated by color and chemical material properties, is ready to ship after one step.

Regardless if plastic, paper or wood should be available as a salable product - Machines equipped with a Perception System recognize chemically different materials.

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