Image sensor technology in computer vision

Range imaging camera system

camera or camera rig having a field of view of at least a full circle in the horizontal plane

machine vision system

process of projecting a known pattern (often grids or horizontal bars) on to a scene

video interface protocol over Ethernet cables

technique which produces a 2D image showing the distance to points in a scene from a specific point

GenICam (abbreviated for Generic Interface for Cameras) is a generic programming interface for machine vision (industrial) cameras. The goal of the standard is to decouple industrial camera interfaces technology (such as GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, CoaXPress or Camera Link) from the user application programming interface (API). GenICam is administered by the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA). The work on the standard began in 2003 and the first module in GenICam, i.e., GenApi, was ratified in 2006 whereas the final module, i.e., GenTL was ratified in 2008.