...‐9638, e‐mail: info@xintek.com X‐rays Image scanners Nanotechnology Cold‐cathode tubes At first sight, there would appear to be little to link nanomaterials with X‐ray imaging but research at the University of North Carolina (UNC) has succeeded in combining these disciplines to create...

... Group Publishing Limited 2009 Image scanners Light Automation Image segmentation is a process to separate objects from background. Zhang and Gerbrands (1994) reported that there are more than 1,000 different segmentation methods published by 1994. It is believed that this number...

... Liquid flow Ultrasonic devices Image processing Image scanners There are 16 pairs of metal case construction with resin filled back, closed – faced ultrasonic sensors used in this research. 16 pairs are used because of the limitation of the diameter of the pipe. The dimension of the transmitter...

... Image scanners Cameras Sensors Fourier analysis Robot navigation in real‐world environments based on vision sensors is more and more diffuse in robotics. Most of the past localisation systems assumed the robot has a statical representation of the environment. The sensory inputs of the robot...

... acquire 3D models from real world environments. In effect, we can now “digitize reality”. Brad Grinstead can be contacted at: bgrinste@utk.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Image scanners Digital storage Topography Modelling As an example, pavement inspection...