On-chip Temperature Compensation with a Reference Voltage Method for CMOS Image Sensors

This thesis presents a temperature-dependent reference control method to compensate for the temperature effect on CMOS image sensors from -40◦C to 125◦C. Recently, machine vision has been one of the most important applications for CMOS image sensors. However, the working environment and operation might generate large temperature variations and...

Visual-Lidar Feature Detection for Relative Pose Estimation of an Unknown Spacecraft

There is no denying that the ever-increasing demand in space endeavours calls for more sustainable exploitation of the space environment. Approaches to mitigate space debris, such as ADR, are frequently suggested. Most of these proposals suggest a single sensor approach to provide accurate and continuous shape and pose estimation of the target....

Application of YOLOv4 Algorithm for Foreign Object Detection on a Belt Conveyor in a Low-Illumination Environment

The most common failures of belt conveyors are runout, coal piles and longitudinal tears. The detection methods for longitudinal tearing are currently not particularly effective. A key study area for minimizing longitudinal belt tears with the advancement of machine learning is how to use machine vision technology to detect foreign items on...

Particle detection using closed-loop active model diagnosis

We demonstrate a novel closed-loop input design technique on the detection of particles in an imaging system such as a fluorescence microscope. The probability of misdiagnosis is minimized while constraining the input energy such that for instance phototoxicity is reduced. The key novelty of the closed-loop design is that each next input is...

Closed-loop active object recognition with constrained illumination power

Some applications require high level of image-based classification certainty while keeping the total illumination energy as low as possible. Examples are minimally invasive visual inspection in Industry 4.0, and medical imaging systems such as computed tomography, in which the radiation dose should be kept “as low as is reasonably achievable”...

Closed-Loop Active Model Diagnosis Using Bhattacharyya Coefficient: Application to Automated Visual Inspection

This manuscript presents an improvement of state-of-the-art Closed-Loop Active Model Diagnosis (CLAMD). The proposed method utilizes weighted Bhattacharyya coefficients evaluated at the vertices of the polytopic constraint set to provide a good trade-off between computational efficiency and satisfactory input choice for separation of candidate...

3D-LIDAR Multi Object Tracking for Autonomous Driving: Multi-target Detection and Tracking under Urban Road Uncertainties

The recent advancement of the autonomous vehicle has raised the need for reliable environmental perception. This is evident, as an autonomous vehicle has to perceive and interpret its local environment in order to execute reactive and predictive control action. Object Tracking is an integral part of vehicle perception, as it enables the vehicle...

High-reflection microprismatic material as a base for passive reference marks in machine vision metrology applications