Alrad''s Silicon Video® 2KS

The new Stereo Camera from Alrad Imaging captures 10 bit images at 340 fps.

The EPIX SILICON VIDEO® 2KS stereo camera has two 2048 pixel by 1088 line global shutter, monochrome or colour 5.5 micron pitch sensors on one inch centres. It is available with up to 100 meters of optical cable for high speed, remote imaging.

Global shutter provides triggered exposures from 65 microseconds to over 100 seconds.  Image capture can be performed at 8, 10, or 12 bits per pixel. Dark level and analogue gain adjustments provide flexibility in image exposure adjustment. High dynamic range operation is available for images with a wide range of illumination.

Features include;

Optical Format: 2/3 inch
Image Sensor Pitch: 5.5 microns
Active Pixels: 2048H x 1088V
Full Well Charge: 13.5 KeV
Sensitivity: 4.64 V/Lox s
Dark Noise: 13e RMS
Operating Temperature: -30C to +70C
Camera Dimensions: 2.125"W × 1.8"H × 1.3"D 53.975mm W × 45.72mm H × 33.02mm D
Weight: 2 ounces

This camera is advertised in NASA Tech Briefs E-Source.

The benefits of 3D stereo displays can be found in many applications such as entertainment, information transfer and automated systems. Stereo vision is highly important in fields such as robotics, to extract information about the relative position of 3D objects in the vicinity of autonomous systems. Other applications for robotics include object recognition, where depth information allows for the system to separate occluding image components, such as one chair in front of another, which the robot may otherwise not be able to distinguish as a separate object by any other criteria.

Scientific applications for digital stereo vision include the extraction of information from aerial surveys, for calculation of contour maps or even geometry extraction for 3D building mapping, or calculation of 3D heliographic information such as obtained by the NASA STEREO project.