Smart Camera Technology Increases Quality

About this technology

Overview

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center uses smart camera technology for its Advanced Video Guidance Sensor (AVGS) on the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) mission. The mission's goal is to launch an unmanned spacecraft that autonomously docks with an on-orbit satellite without human intervention. Southern Vision Systems, Inc., developed its SpecterViewT sensor based upon work done in support of the DART mission. The SpecterView sensor looks at light in many different ways and graphically displays and logs the light signals captured. Its primary application is as a rapid prototyping and diagnostic tool for scientists and engineers developing optical systems. The smart camera technology developed for AVGS and implemented in SpecterView has applications in quality assurance, product inspection, and automated manufacturing of everyday products. SpecterViewT is a trademark of Southern Vision Systems, Inc.