In the fields of optics and image processing we have experience in

• optical design
• sensors and interfacing
• lasers
• interferometry and measurement
• coherent and incoherent imaging
• digital and optical pattern recognition and image processing
• matched filtering
• multiscale analysis
• complete system design and analysis

In the field of electronics we have experience in

• digital
• analogue
• mixed signal
• interfacing
• control and driver software
• board layout
• prototyping
• Orcad schematic capture
• FPGAs
• PLDs
• EMC
• system design and integration

These skills have been  used in multidisciplinary projects where designs have been worked up from scratch to meet a requirement, through prototyping and test, to production design and manufacture.

Case study: VIP

The VIP (Video Inspection Probe) is a non contact measuring device which is used on co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs). Programmable lighting around the probe head allows predefined measurement routines to be carried out quickly and accurately with the minimum of operator intervention.

A dedicated controller card which slots into a PC controls the lighting, measurement triggers, and conditions signals from an optional integrated touch probe. Dedicated software supports these functions and digital image processing operations to determine areas and centroids. DMIS support ensures compatibility with CMM controllers, and an expansion port on the controller allows development of external lighting modules.

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