A few high-speed trains in China are about to get an updated set of eyes. That’s thanks to a machine vision system for robots and autonomous vehicles. Perceptin, the company behind the vision system, is touting its device as a key upgrade that could bring semi-autonomy to high-speed trains by allowing them to see 1000 meters down the track.
“To solve this challenging problem of producing reliable stereo visual sensors, we perfected seven different layers of technologies, including lens, image signal processing, image sensing, mechanical design, calibration, computing units, and algorithms,” says Bo Yu, CTO of PerceptIn. “The end result is a perception module that can be used for any autonomous vehicle scenario including high speed rail and commercial transport.”
Perceptin is collaborating with CRRC Corporation Limited, the world’s largest rolling stock manufacturer, to deploy its system with China’s high-speed trains, which approach 200 mph. The testbed will be closely watched by autonomous transportation proponents around the world.
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