New-Tech Europe Magazine | Jan 2018

How Perceptual Computing Enables an Entire New Class of Imaging Applications

Dr. Christopher Scheubel, FRAMOS

3D sensing technology is a key technology to making human-machine- interaction (HMI) natural, and intuitive. This “Perceptual Computing” adds human-like sensing and intelligence to machines, and enables them to sense, understand, interact, with their environment and users and to learn from one interaction to the next. End user control schemes either passive or active such as touchless control via eye tracking, gesture, and facial recognition enables a whole new class of consumer products, security features, safety and industrial solutions. 3D sensing is now ready for the leap into the mass market, creating future technologies -with turnkey technology, affordable economics, and market demand. Perceptual Computing has the capacity to enable new intelligent applications for drones, industrial robots, home robots, and other consumer devices.

Coffee machines will be able to recognize and identify users and their preferences; individuals will be able to control devices with gestures as they would interact with another person. Cleaning robots will be enabled to map their surroundings; intelligently maneuver through an apartment, avoiding obstacles, or be able to detect valuables like ear rings and act accordingly. Virtual and Mixed Realities in the field of gaming and virtual collaboration will be enabled by Perceptual Computing merging real world objects intuitively into artificial ones blending the edges of realities. 3D sensing technology in industry will enable robots to “pick-and-place” objects mimicking their human co- workers while avoid any collisions them while in motion. Consequently, human and machine interaction will become natural and productive. Drones will achieve the ability to track people and

recognize obstacles; merging many forms of technology and data streams surveillance and security applications can intuitively use depth information to navigate and monitor changes to the environment for the interpretation of many situations. New 3D sensing products, like the Intel ® RealSense™ Technology line, improve perceptual imaging and enable a whole new level of Embedded Vision capability. OEMs and vision engineers, without baseline development, can easily implement human-like 3D sensing in their applications. Imaging and vision experts, including existing value-added distributors and system integrators, can assist customers using 3D sensing technology, to bring cutting- edge applications to realization, and, to allow machines to see and think. Intel ® RealSense™ Technology is a suite of components that, when integrated into a device or machine,

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