Teledyne’s new AI software allows learning at runtime

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Teledyne has announced the release of its Sapera Vision Software Edition 2021-07, enhancing capabilities for machine vision applications. Key upgrades include the Astrocyte AI training tool, which now supports continual learning, allowing real-time adjustments to classifiers. A new anomaly detection algorithm provides improved defect localization with output heatmaps. The software is well-suited for applications like surface inspection and medical imaging. For more details, visit their website.

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• Launch of Sapera Vision Software Edition 2021-07 enhances machine vision capabilities.
• Introduction of continual learning in Astrocyte improves model accuracy without full retraining.
• New pixel-level anomaly detection algorithm offers robust defect identification with heatmap functionality.

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WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne is pleased to announce its Sapera Vision Software Edition 2021-07 is now available. Sapera™ Vision Software from Teledyne DALSA offers field proven image acquisition, control, image processing and artificial intelligence functions to design, develop and deploy high-performance machine vision applications.

The new upgrades to the Sapera Vision Software include enhancements to its AI training graphical tool Astrocyte™ and the image processing and AI libraries tool Sapera Processing.

“We are excited to introduce continual learning to the Astrocyte package. This helps improve the accuracy of a classifier ‘on the field’ by training only the samples that fail, without having to retrain from scratch,” said Bruno Ménard, Software Director for Teledyne’s vision solutions group. “Astrocyte now includes a new anomaly detection called ‘pixel-level anomaly detection’. This new algorithm is much more robust and precise than the previous one. It also has the ability to generate heatmaps at runtime,” he continued.

Sapera Vision Software is ideal for applications such as surface inspection on metal plates, location and identification of hardware parts, detection and segmentation of vehicles and noise reduction on x-ray medical images.

New features in this release:

• Continual Classification: New algorithm allows to pre-train a classifier in Astrocyte and then perform further training at runtime in Sapera Processing.
• New Anomaly Detection with Output Heatmaps: New Anomaly Detection algorithm which is more robust in locating defects while providing the ability to generate output heatmaps. Heatmaps at runtime are very useful for obtaining the location and shape of defects without the need for graphical annotations at training.
• Live Acquisition for Dataset Creation: When creating dataset in Astrocyte you can now acquire live video from a camera and generate a series of files automatically prior to training. During acquisition images are prepared for training (i.e. adjusted for size and aspect ratio) before being saved to disk.

For more information visit our website.

About Teledyne
Teledyne’s imaging businesses form an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience. Individually, each company offers best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the widest imaging and related technology portfolio in the world. From aerospace through industrial inspection, scientific research, spectroscopy, radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne offers world-wide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.

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FAQ

What are the new features in Teledyne's Sapera Vision Software Edition 2021-07?

The new features include continual classification, enhanced anomaly detection with output heatmaps, and live acquisition for dataset creation.

How does the new Astrocyte tool improve AI training in Sapera Vision Software?

Astrocyte now supports continual learning, allowing classifiers to improve by training only on samples that fail, rather than starting from scratch.

What applications can benefit from Sapera Vision Software?

The software is suitable for surface inspection, hardware part identification, vehicle detection, and noise reduction in x-ray medical images.

What is the significance of the new anomaly detection algorithm in Sapera Vision?

The new anomaly detection algorithm enhances defect localization accuracy and can generate heatmaps at runtime for better analysis.