A Guide to Stereovision and 3D Imaging

3D imaging technology has come a long way from its roots in academic research labs, and thanks to innovations in sensors, decreasing cost of components, and the emergence of 3D functions in software libraries, 3D vision is now appearing in a variety of machine automation applications. From vision-guided robotic bin-picking to high-precision metrology, the latest generation of processors can now handle the immense data sets and sophisticated algorithms required to extract depth information and quickly make decisions.