June | Vol. 3 No. 6
By Hank Hogan, HSToday IT Correspondent
HSToday | IT Tools & Technology
New technique enables handling 3D sensor information
Neptec Design Group, Houston, Texas, has unveiled Intelligence in Three Dimensions, or 3Di, an advancement in 3D sensor systems that reduces the time and bandwidth needed to process 3D data. The technology can be used for any application where timely, effective decision-making is of critical importance, such as in homeland security, military, robotics and manufacturing applications.
Neptec, a NASA prime contractor has been building mission-critical machine vision systems for the shuttle and space station programs for over 10 years. With this advance, the next generation of Neptec sensors will be smarter and more efficient. 3Di gives Neptec the ability to process 3D data at the sensor level, providing the end user with only the necessary information. Because the sensor only reports on the useful information and none of the extraneous data, bandwidth use and time spent analyzing data is dramatically reduced.
The core technology was originally developed for docking procedures in space. The new technology can track and identify objects, along with their position, orientation and movement.