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Autonomous drone and unmanned vehicle applications

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Machine vision cameras for drones, robotics, and autonomous systems

Hand in hand with the overall automatization and integration of robotics into industrial applications continues the incorporation of drones and other unmanned or remotely controlled devices into the corporate as well as end customer sector.

During this process of familiarization with typically industrial systems, the focus is made on the miniaturization of the platform, low power consumption, speed of image processing and complexity of overall setup procedure which reflects on the time to market.

Besides the usual selection of high resolution Global shutter cameras, the XIMEA portfolio can offer camera models for hyperspectral imaging which are becoming increasingly popular for the fields of remote sensing, environmental monitoring, food safety, waste recycling and many more.

XIMEA cameras, with the assistance of computer vision, aid in the development and growth of the autonomous vehicle sector by providing a higher quality comprehension of the surrounding environment.

Since new and interesting application opportunities are created constantly, XIMEA and our system integrator partners are here to help.

XIMEA advantages

  • Smallest form factor

  • Robust housing

  • Minimal weight

  • Low power consumption

  • Suitable for embedded vision

  • Lowest latency

While the idea of a Driverless car is still in development the progress is constant with the help of industrial cameras from XIMEA which utilize the PCIe interface technology that allows not only fast speeds and overall high bandwidth, but brings other advantages like low latency as well. 

The reason is that for the PCI Express interface based cameras there is virtually no additional latency, as the signals do not have to go through a software stack on both connections ends as is the case of most other transport protocols.

The cameras are bus master devices, so they can send the data directly to RAM memory for further real-time processing, without involving the CPU.
Moreover, when operating on Linux, especially with the NVIDIA Jetson modules (like TX2, Xavier or Nano), it is possible to use the directGPU feature capabilities to send the data directly to the GPU, completely avoiding any load on the CPU.
This makes XIMEA cameras a perfect fit where glass to glass latency is critical. The XIMEA team would be happy to talk about your setup needs.

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Precision agriculture drones and photogrammetry

Whether using hyperspectral imaging, multispectral or standard cameras, an important camera factor for drones is SWAP - size, weight and power. Computer vision XIMEA cameras have a significant benefit in agriculture since they enable farmers to speed up the process from lane to market by sorting products as well as autonomous agricultural vehicles such as tractors.
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Driverless cars and remotely controlled vehicles

Completely removing the driver or allowing long distance control depends mainly on the latency included in the system and thus minimizing it is key. Computer vision is being utilized to produce self-driving cars and remote-controlled devices. Autonomous driving relies on computer vision to make quick and correct judgements.

Cameras suitable for autonomous applications

MU9PC-MBRD

MU9PC-MBRD

Aptina MT9P031 Color Board Level camera with USB 2.0
Resolution: 5 MPixSensor resolution: 2592 x 1944 Interface: USB 2.0 Frame rate: 4.6 FPSSensor technology: CMOS Sensor size: 1/2.5" Sensor vendor: Aptina Sensor model: MT9P031 
MU9PC-MH

MU9PC-MH

Aptina MT9P031 Color Smallest camera with USB 2.0
Resolution: 5 MPixSensor resolution: 2592 x 1944 Interface: USB 2.0 Frame rate: 4.6 FPSSensor technology: CMOS Sensor size: 1/2.5" Sensor vendor: Aptina Sensor model: MT9P031 
MX124CG-SY-X2G2

MX124CG-SY-X2G2

SONY IMX253 Color Embedded camera with PCIe X2 Gen 2
Resolution: 12.3 MPixSensor resolution: 4112 x 3008 Interface: PCIe X2 Gen 2 Frame rate: 69 FPSSensor technology: CMOS Sensor size: 1.1" Sensor vendor: SONY Sensor model: IMX253 
MX124MG-SY-X2G2

MX124MG-SY-X2G2

SONY IMX253 Monochrome Embedded camera with PCIe X2 Gen 2
Resolution: 12.3 MPixSensor resolution: 4112 x 3008 Interface: PCIe X2 Gen 2 Frame rate: 69 FPSSensor technology: CMOS Sensor size: 1.1" Sensor vendor: SONY Sensor model: IMX253 
MC089CG-SY

MC089CG-SY

SONY IMX255 Color Industrial camera with USB3
Resolution: 8.9 MPixSensor resolution: 4112 x 2176 Interface: USB3 Frame rate: 43 FPSSensor technology: CMOS Sensor size: 1" Sensor vendor: SONY Sensor model: IMX255 

Want to discuss  your autonomous application? Get in touch!

We’re always curious to learn more about how you’re using XIMEA cameras and love discovering the most interesting applications to share with the world.

The XIMEA team would be very glad to collaborate with you on writing a case study and thus promote the experience among peers and highlight your case even further. Please fill out the form below to get started - we look forward to hearing from you!

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Disclaimer

XIMEA is a component manufacturer - cameras being the main component and focus. 
We welcome your inquiries in regards to applications and will try to provide advice or recommendation to the best of our knowledge and experience.
However, XIMEA is not a Solution provider nor a System integrator, which means that we can offer suggestions only concerning the camera part of the overall setup.