Agriculture Lenses from Universe Kogaku
Vision-based machine and robotic systems are anticipated to play a larger role in the agriculture industry in the near future. These optical-based systems, which incorporate custom designed lenses, are used to improve planting, harvesting, pest inspection, quality-control, and more. Today, machine vision systems used in agriculture help farmers maximize efficiency by understanding crop conditions through data collection and improving the speed of cultivation as well as the quality of yield. A practical example is a harvester truck equipped with an optical yield-measurement system that can collect data to help a farmer make strategic decisions based on current soil condition with respect to weeds, insects, and diseases. Other current and future, vision-based, precision agriculture applications include harvesting solutions, water well management, infrared spectroscopy and imaging analysis, remote sensing through satellite or drones, artificial horticultural lighting, high-throughput phenotyping, etc. Universe Kogaku’s expert engineers can help you identify a stock lens, or create a custom one to fit your needs. The ability to meticulously maintain quality and specifications make Universe Kogaku a leader in standard and custom design lenses for a multitude of industries. Regardless of performance or application, we are happy to provide detailed information regarding budget recommendations, design concepts, assembly timelines, environmental factors and more.
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Remote Sensing Lenses Boost Invasive Species Research
Research teams tasked with protecting the environment are discovering and implementing new camera technology that helps organizations quickly identify invasive species. For example, weeds, many of which are attractive, are [...]
Laser Scanning In The Sawmill Industry
The sawmill industry is one of the countries key industries. Lumber is a primary raw material in a wide range of manufacturing & construction. […]
Monitoring Livestock Using Imaging Systems
Gone are the days when managing and monitoring livestock was entirely dependent on manual labor. Technological advancements have relieved the farmers from such physically demanding and time-consuming tasks. The farms [...]
Drones At Work: Part 3 — Animal Population
Parts one and two of “Drones at work” discussed the use of drones in agriculture and surveying, respectively. But did you know that researchers are also using thermal sensor-equipped drones [...]
Drones At Work: Part 1 — Agriculture
While still in their relative infancy in terms of mainstream adoption and application, drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or un-crewed aerial vehicles, have already dissolved rigid traditional [...]
Harvesting Robots For Farmers
The global population is steadily increasing and it currently stands at 7.7 billion people. One question that needs to be answered is, “What are all these folks going to eat?” [...]
Air Quality Monitoring Systems
Poor air quality is a tell-tale sign of the widespread air pollution that has blanketed our country for several years. With rising concerns about air pollution, federal authorities are now [...]
Hyperspectral Imaging In Agriculture
Hyperspectral technology can capture the continuous electromagnetic spectrum of color and light through a lens and split it into different spectral lengths using a dispersive element such as a prism [...]
Hyperspectral Inspection Overview
Hyperspectral imaging is a new analytical technique wherein multiple images for the same spatial area are collected in different wavelengths. Unlike our own eyes that contain only three types of [...]
How Drones Are Revolutionizing Agriculture
Drones have always been linked to photography and are widely recognized to be indispensable photography tools. That being said, these unmanned, autonomous flying machines are now being used to reform the agricultural industry. [...]
Identifying Plants Versus Weeds
Farming equipment has come a long way and at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, John Deere made a big splash with their new technology. Exhibited in 2019, John Deere’s newest combine [...]
Machine Vision In The Agri-Food Industry
Recent estimates from the United Nations predict the world will need around 60 per cent more food by 2050. Precision farming will be vital in meeting this demand. The use of machine vision in the [...]
Robotics And Food
Growing and preparing food is still rather low tech. For the most part; people are still key players at every step. However, that could change, and soon, as robotics is changing many aspects of life [...]
Robotic Farming: The Future Is Here
Robotic farming is here and it’s showing up in small pockets of the world. In the not-too-distant future, our fields could all be tilled, sown, tended and harvested entirely by fleets of co-operating autonomous machines [...]
Automation in Agriculture
For centuries, farming was an intuitive process. Today, it’s networked, analytical, and data-driven. Large farms (1,000 acres or more) started the trend, adopting the tools of precision agriculture—using GPS-guided tractors, drones, and computer modeling to [...]
Increasing Productivity with Drones in Agriculture
If precision technology has driven the farming revolution of recent years, monitoring crops from the sky will drive the next. With using drone or UAV technology, you can capture highly accurate images of your [...]
Using Robotics in Farming
To feed the world’s growing population, farmers are looking for new ways to automate agricultural processes which includes using robotics. In recent years, there has been an increase in the agriculture industry’s level of interest [...]