Dr. Norman Axelrod

Dr. Norman N. Axelrod (New York, NY) does contract development and consulting on challenging electro-optical sensing & control systems. For more information, visit www.axelrodassociates.com, call (212) 741-6302 or e-mail naxelrod@axelrodassociates.com.  

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Vision & Sensors - 3-D Imaging

Optically Enhancing Images

From Basic to 3-D: Inspection and control using optical spatial filtering and diffraction.
May 7, 2013

Image processing is usually done in order to extract information of interest from a busy image or to enhance the image.


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Vision & Sensors 101: The LED Basics

July 3, 2012
Light output per LED has doubled about every two years since 1970. Learn more about this growing technology.


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Photonics, Electro Optics or Optoelectronics?

February 28, 2012
Our intention here is to suggest, for comprehensiveness, the use of all three of these words-photonics, electro optics, and optoelectronics-to any relevant computer searches for products, jobs, literature and more.
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Cognitive Biases and Project Planning

January 19, 2012
Cognitive biases are more common than we imagine, even among folks who are technically well-trained and competent. These can lead to misreading data and faults in project planning.
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Color Imaging: Color: It's Not Always What You See

January 10, 2012
Color is a versatile, non-contact method to identify materials and material variations and its wave properties are commonly used for gauging.
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Measurement: Best Practices for Developing Sensing Systems for Production and Quality Control

January 3, 2012
Make use of available resources and different management environments.
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Auto-Compensated Optical Sensing for Online Applications

September 23, 2011
Auto-compensated photosensing systems are used to increase reliability and sensitivity of on-line defect detection, positioning, and other optical and laser systems.
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Vision & Sensors: LEDS: LEDs 101

September 1, 2011
To see the increasing use of LEDs, just look around. Their growing popularity is driving efforts to improve performance, reduce costs and further expand applications.
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3-D Imaging for On-Line Product and Process Control

July 6, 2011
The selection of an appropriate 3-D technique depends on the feature(s) to be quantitatively determined.
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Automated Vision and Sensing: Truth or Consequences

June 9, 2011
The earlier the truth about actual performance requirements are identified, the earlier there will be preferred consequences: simplifications and a reliable system.
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