Machine Vision

More general machine vision applications require highly stable and reliable sensory systems. By using the MESA camera, for the first time a reliable set of depth data becomes available. This increases the robustness and flexibility of many surveillance, inspection, and logistics systems:

• Single-camera based factory automation via identification of an object's location, volume, and orientation.
• Replacement of bulky and space-consuming infrared light curtains used to monitor the presence of workers in the proximity of dangerous manufacturing equipment.

Robotics 

The diverse world of mobile robotics has been in search of real-time electronic eyes that closely mimic the behavior of the human eyes. The use of the MESA products avoids the shortcomings of alternative solutions - such as stereoscopic cameras or laser scanners - which are bulky and suffer from the need for processing intensive algorithms that often delivering ambiguous information. 

A single MESA camera allows a single compact sensor to serve as a highly capable input device in many robotic applications:

• Autonomously guided vehicles, with improved obstacle identification and avoidance, for map building, localization, and path planning.
• Service robots in both industrial and consumer applications.
• Industrial robots in assembly, quality control monitoring, material handling, and automation.