Abstract: A semiconductor production apparatus system includes a substrate-holding hand; an image capturer for capturing an image of at least a component of a semiconductor production apparatus; and a controller for detecting an anomaly of the component of the semiconductor production apparatus based on the captured image captured by the image capturer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surveillance camera applicable to being used in a vehicle and easily taken and placed, including a camera assembly; the camera assembly includes a bottom shell, a control board arranged in the bottom shell, and a battery electrically connected to the control board; the control board is provided with a camera for monitoring; the camera assembly includes an outer shell; the outer shell and the bottom shell fix the battery and the control board inside the bottom shell. By use of a universal ball for connection, it is convenient to adjust a monitoring angle of the surveillance camera and to remove the surveillance camera. The camera assembly is provided with an infrared lamp and a photosensor, to facilitate monitoring in a dark environment.

Abstract: A vision device (11) for a motor vehicle adapted to capture images of the surrounding of the motor vehicle and includes alignment elements (21a-21c, 23a-23b) each adapted to cooperate with a corresponding alignment counter-element (42a-42c, 44a-44b) of a holding part (15) in order to align the vision device (11) relative to the holding part (15). Each alignment element (21a-21c, 23a-23b) has a planar surface (22, 24) adapted to abut against a planar surface (43, 45) of the corresponding alignment counter-element (42a-42c, 44a-44b).

Abstract: Endoscopic imaging systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an endoscopic imaging system can include an endoscope having a distal tip with a distal face configured to face a scene, such as a portion of a body cavity of a patient. The endoscope can further include first cameras for capturing first image data of the scene, a projector for projecting a light pattern into the scene, and second cameras for capturing second image data of the scene including the light pattern. A processor can be communicatively coupled to the first and second cameras for receiving the first and second image data. The processor can process the first and second image data to generate an image of the scene at the perspective of a virtual camera, and can vary the perspective, the aperture, the focus plane, and/or another parameter of the virtual camera without requiring the endoscope to be physically moved.

Abstract: A fiber scanning projector includes a piezoelectric element and a scanning fiber passing through and mechanically coupled to the piezoelectric element. The scanning fiber emits light propagating along an optical path. The fiber scanning projector also includes a first polarization sensitive reflector disposed along and perpendicular to the optical path. The first polarization sensitive reflector includes an aperture and the scanning fiber passes through the aperture. The fiber scanning projector also includes a second polarization sensitive reflector disposed along and perpendicular to the optical path.

Abstract: A method for calibrating an endoscopic camera is described. The endoscopic camera includes an endoscope and a camera and the camera includes a camera head. The method includes receiving a lens descriptor associated with the endoscope, the lens descriptor including first calibration parameters indicating first characteristics of the endoscope independent of the endoscopic camera, with the endoscope installed in the endoscopic camera, acquiring an image frame using the endoscopic camera, detecting second characteristics of the image frame acquired using the endoscopic camera, calculating second calibration parameters using the lens descriptor and the second characteristics captured for the image frame, the second calibration parameters being different from the first calibration parameters, and at least one of storing and outputting the second calibration parameters to be used to operate the endoscopic camera.

Abstract: An extended reality (XR) projection system, a notebook computer and a projection method using the same are provided. The projection method includes the following steps. An image in front of a pair of XR glasses is captured by the pair of the XR glasses. The pair of the XR glasses searches the image in front of the pair of the XR glasses for an identification pattern on a curtain. The pair of the XR glasses transmits the identification pattern to a notebook computer. The notebook computer identifies an identification code of the curtain according to the identification pattern. The notebook computer transmits a frame corresponding to the identification code to the pair of the XR glasses. The pair of the XR glasses tracks the identification pattern to project the frame on the curtain.

Abstract: A light source of a photographing environment in which the electronic device is located is a flicker light source. The method includes: running a camera application in the electronic device; displaying a first image, where first exposure time is less than first duration, and the first image includes banding and/or a color cast image area; detecting a first operation; obtaining a second image in response to the first operation, where second exposure time is an integer multiple of the first duration; obtaining a color transformation matrix and/or a brightness parameter based on the first image and the second image; performing first image processing on the first image based on the color transformation matrix and/or the brightness parameter, to obtain a third image, where the third image is an image obtained by removing the banding and/or the color cast image area; and displaying or saving the third image.

Abstract: A method for automatically determining whether to perform denoising includes the following steps: S1: scanning a sample using a light field microscopy system to obtain a light field microscopic image containing 4-dimensional information, where the sample is a sample to be 3D reconstructed; S2: rearranging the light field microscopic image to obtain a multi-view rearranged image; S3: calculating a cleanliness score of the multi-view rearranged image; and determining whether to perform denoising process on the multi-view rearranged image, based on the cleanliness score of the multi-view rearranged image.

Abstract: A control device includes one or more processors including hardware, the one or more processors being configured to: generate a white light image based on a first image signal captured as a result of irradiating a subject with a white light; generate a narrow-band light image based on a second image signal captured as a result of irradiating the subject with a narrow-band light; control a light intensity of the white light to a first value which is determine according to brightness of the white light image and according to a first ratio; and control a light intensity of the narrow-band light to a second value which is determine according to brightness of the narrow-band light image and according to a second ratio that is different than the first ratio.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus has: an acquiring section that acquires an infrared image capturing an image capturing area including a driver's seat of a vehicle; a determining section that determines whether a flared highlight has occurred in the infrared image in a case where it is not possible to recognize the driver in the infrared image, on the basis of whether a pixel value of a pixel of a portion capturing an image of an area which is in the image capturing area in the infrared image and is hit by sunlight is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and a setting section that makes waiting time longer than reference time, the waiting time being a time point at which a warning is given in a case where it is determined that the flared highlight has occurred in the infrared image.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for optimizing how recorded data frames are processed and stored when a recording device (e.g., mounted upon an uncrewed vehicle) is within a non-transmit zone. A determination may be made that a non-transmit zone has been entered, and the current network conditions may be evaluated, including available bandwidth and/or latency for each radio. The data frames may be split into queues associated with the radios on board the vehicle based on the frame size and network conditions. This mechanism may ensure efficient use storage space in preparation for data transmission.

Abstract: A dark current pattern estimation method of a 2D sensor for a shutterless uncooled camera is provided. The 2D sensor includes a matrix of pixels (x, y). The dark current pattern is divided into rate and offset. The method includes the steps of setting a new temperature, waiting for the new temperature to stabilize, acquiring averaged images at at least two texp, alternatively and continuously, obtaining from each averaged image a dark current offset and a dark current rate for each pixel, interpolating the dark current offsets obtained for each pixel, interpolating the dark current rate obtained for each pixel, and obtaining the dark current pattern in terms of temperature, exposure time and pixel position.

Abstract: A method for evaluating performance of an image signal processor according to various example embodiments includes: selecting at least two target colors from an original image generated by the image signal processor; defining a true color range in each of the target colors and identifying at least one false color pixel having a color deviating from the true color range in the original image; generating a reference image by changing a color of the false color pixel; and calculating a color error between the original image and the reference image.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing system and an information processing method capable of, on the basis of an imaging equipment synchronization signal, performing processing on a video signal of a frame rate different from a frequency of the imaging equipment synchronization signal. On the basis of a genlock signal as the imaging equipment synchronization signal, a signal processing unit performs output video signal generation processing on an input video signal that is a video signal of an input frame rate different from a frequency of the genlock signal. A signal output IF outputs an output video signal of an output frame rate different from the frequency of the genlock signal on the basis of the output video signal generation processing on the input video signal.

Abstract: An audiovisual system with a shared image-processing procedure and a method for processing video therein are provided. The audiovisual system performs the image-processing procedure on a specific format video for optimizing images of the video. If a video format is not supported by the image-processing procedure in the audiovisual system, the video is converted to a video format supported by the audiovisual system. Various videos of different formats can accordingly share the same image-processing procedure. In the method, a first format conversion procedure is performed for converting a received second format video to a first format video that is supported by the image-processing procedure performed in the audiovisual system. The first format video can then be processed by the audiovisual system. It is determined if one more format conversion is required according to the format supported by a display at an output end of the audiovisual system.

Abstract: The objective lens for an endoscope consists of, from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having positive optical power and a second lens group having positive optical power. During focusing, only the second lens group moves. The first lens group includes a single lens that has negative optical power closest to the object side. The objective lens for an endoscope satisfies conditional expressions determined in advance related to a maximum image height, a focal length of a whole system, a maximum half angle of view, a focal length of the first lens group, a focal length of the second lens group, and a focal length of the single lens of the first lens group.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods related to an image processor formed in an array of memory cells are described. An image processor as described herein is configured to reduce complexity and power consumption and/or increase data access bandwidth by performing image processing in the array of memory cells relative to image processing by a host processor external to the memory array. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes sensor circuitry configured to provide an input vector, as a plurality of bits that corresponds to a plurality of color components for an image pixel, and an image processor formed in an array of memory cells. The image processor is coupled to the sensor circuitry to receive the plurality of bits of the input vector. The image processor is configured to perform a color correction operation in the array by performing matrix multiplication on the input vector and a parameter matrix to determine an output vector that is color corrected.

Abstract: A light source apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a light emitter that outputs light, a light guide member that the light emitted from the light emitter enters, an angle conversion member that converts the angular distribution of the light output from the light guide member, and a support member having a groove that supports the light guide member, the light emission surface of the light emitter facing a third surface of the light guide member, the groove having a support surface that supports a fourth surface of the light guide member, the light guide member including a first protrusion that protrudes from the groove toward one side of the first axis, the first protrusion having a first surface, the angle conversion member fixed to the first surface of the first protrusion, and the support member not being in contact with the first protrusion.

Abstract: An integrity monitor for monitoring integrity of image sensor data. The integrity monitor comprises an image sensor configured to generate image sensor data, wherein the image sensor data includes an image representative of a scene and a plurality of optically dark pixels in a predetermined position relative to the image. The integrity monitor further comprises a controller configured to: analyse (403) one or more characteristics of at least one of the plurality of optically dark pixels; and determine (405) a presence of a fault in the image sensor data based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the at least one of the plurality of the optically dark pixels to be output to enable mitigation of the fault.