Aerospace and Defense Applications for Embedded Vision
8tree and Panasonic Avionics Announce Expanded Partnership to Offer dentCHECK Service
April 26, 2022—Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) and 8tree today announced an expansion of their relationship and availability of the dentCHECK® dent-mapping and reporting service. The expanded service will now include support for large area dent mapping at customer locations. This builds on the existing Ad Hoc dent-mapping services offered at Panasonic Technical Service (PTS)
Teledyne to Present Its Latest Innovations for Unmanned Systems at AUVSI XPONENTIAL Exhibition
Waterloo, Ontario, April 12, 2022 – Teledyne will showcase their newest products and solutions at AUVSI XPONENTIAL exhibition taking place April 25- 28 2022, in Orlando, Florida. At booth #2107, Teledyne FLIR, DALSA, Lumenera and Geospatial, will showcase innovative imaging solutions for unmanned systems including compact and board-level cameras, compact lidar sensors, 360° spherical and
Immervision Launches UAV Low-light Navigation Camera Module
Immervision’s UAV Camera Module for machine perception and maximized low-light sensitivity delivers enhanced image quality MONTREAL, CANADA—March 29, 2022 – Immervision, the world’s leading developer of advanced vision systems combining optics, image processing, and sensor fusion technology, today announced the availability of its UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Low-Light Navigation Camera Module designed for autonomous and semi-autonomous
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Integrates 8tree’s dentCHECK Into Its Aviation Maintenance Science Curriculum
World-renowned aviation school is using dentCHECK at its Daytona Beach, Florida campus to improve student skills and employability. CONSTANCE, Germany & RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (PRWEB) – March 09, 2022 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s premier accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, has begun integrating dentCHECK into its Aviation Maintenance Science (AMS) curriculum. Embry-Riddle’s
KF Aerospace Adopts dentCHECK for Its Commercial MRO Operations
CONSTANCE, Germany and RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – PRWEB – February 01, 2022 – KF Aerospace, a leading Canadian approved maintenance organization (AMO) has begun using 8tree’s dentCHECK to enhance the efficiency and quality of its dent-mapping activities. “KF performs hundreds of structural repairs annually on a wide variety of commercial aircraft” says Gregg Evjen, Chief Operating
Kalitta Air, LLC (“Kalitta Air”) Adopts dentCHECK to Enhance Cargo Aircraft Maintenance Operations
US cargo airline Kalitta Air implements dentCHECK at its Oscoda MRO facility and CVG line operations, further expanding the tool’s adoption within the air cargo sector. CONSTANCE, Germany; RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (PRWEB)January 12, 2022 – Kalitta Air, a leading US cargo and special-missions airline has begun using 8tree’s dentCHECK to enhance the efficiency and quality
Boeing Q&A: Machine Learning and AR-powered Aircraft Inspection
In this Q&A moderated by Nick Facey, Senior Program Manager for Accelerate Solutions at Unity Technologies, Jack Hsu, senior manager at Boeing Vancouver, describes the development of his company’s augmented reality (AR) project for maintenance and inspection. You’ll learn how Boeing overcame development challenges by training machine learning algorithms with synthetic images to enable quick
Ready for Air: Welcome to a New Dawn for Aerial Autonomy
This blog post was originally published at Opteran Technologies’ website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Opteran Technologies. Opteran enables robust, fast, GPS free, verifiable autonomy for aerial systems, at previously unimaginable size, weight (~30g), power (~3W) and hardware costs using consumer 2D cameras Today we’re happy to share a first glance at our
May 2021 Embedded Vision Summit Slides
The Embedded Vision Summit was held online on May 25-28, 2021, as an educational forum for product creators interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The presentations delivered at the Summit are listed below. All of the slides from these presentations are included in PDF form. To… May 2021 Embedded Vision Summit
Proven Drone-Based Automatic Dent Inspection Maps an Entire Rafale Fighter Jet in Just One Hour
(© Donecle – Latam 2019) Experience the flying dentCHECK at this year’s MRO Europe in Amsterdam, booth #3080C and #9059 CONSTANCE, Germany and RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (PRWEB)October 15, 2021 – In early 2020, the French Defense Innovation Agency launched a program in partnership with 8tree, Donecle and Dassault to explore automated drone-based dent-inspection of the
“Building an Autonomous Detect-and-Avoid System for Commercial Drones,” a Presentation from Iris Automation
Alejandro Galindo, Head of Research and Development at Iris Automation, presents the “Building an Autonomous Detect-and-Avoid System for Commercial Drones” tutorial at the May 2021 Embedded Vision Summit. Commercial and industrial drones have the potential to completely disrupt industries and create new ones. Used in applications such as infrastructure inspection, search and rescue, package delivery,
“Productizing Complex Visual AI Systems for Autonomous Flight,” a Presentation from Airbus
Carlo Dal Mutto, Director of Engineering at Airbus, presents the “Productizing Complex Visual AI Systems for Autonomous Flight” tutorial at the May 2021 Embedded Vision Summit. The development of visual AI systems for real-world applications is a complex undertaking characterized by a variety of diverse challenges. While the media spotlight is often focused on academic
Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform — The World’s First 5G- and AI-enabled Drone Platform
This blog post was originally published at Qualcomm’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Qualcomm. Qualcomm Flight is now ready to transform industries with premium computing, camera, computer vision, and connectivity features. Qualcomm Technologies is a leader in inventing breakthroughs that power robotics and drone platforms. We help people connect and communicate
CEVA to Acquire Intrinsix Corp, Expanding its Offering to Include Full Turnkey IP Platforms
Extends CEVA’s market reach into the sustainable aerospace & defense markets Increases CEVA’s revenue and royalty opportunity by combining IP, software and chip development for full turnkey IP platforms Expands CEVA’s IP portfolio with secure processor IP and interface IP for heterogeneous SoCs targeting IoT markets Rockville, MD., – May 10, 2021 – CEVA, Inc.
September 2020 Embedded Vision Summit Slides
The Embedded Vision Summit was held online on September 15-25, 2020, as an educational forum for product creators interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The presentations delivered at the Summit are listed below. All of the slides from these presentations are included in PDF form. To… September 2020 Embedded Vision Summit
“Tackling Extreme Visual Conditions for Autonomous UAVs In the Wild,” a Presentation from Skydio
Hayk Martiros, Head of Autonomy at Skydio, presents the “Tackling Extreme Visual Conditions for Autonomous UAVs In the Wild” tutorial at the September 2020 Embedded Vision Summit. Skydio ships autonomous robots that are flown at scale in complex, unknown environments every day to capture incredible video, automate dangerous inspections and save lives of first responders.
“Introduction to Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM),” a Presentation from Skydio
Gareth Cross, Technical Lead for State Estimation at Skydio, presents the “Introduction to Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)” tutorial at the September 2020 Embedded Vision Summit. This talk provides an introduction to the fundamentals of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). Cross provides foundational knowledge; viewers are not expected to have any prerequisite experience in the
Towards Dent Measurement by Drone
This blog post was originally published at Donecle’s website on behalf of 8tree. It is reprinted here with the permission of Donecle and 8tree. Can you measure dents? This is a question which our customers and prospects ask on a regular basis. Dent damage is a chronic and recurring problem on aircraft, due to loading
