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Exploring the Impact of Image Sensors in Robotics and Automation

Exploring the Impact of Image Sensors in Robotics and Automation

Image sensors are essential for enabling autonomy and real-time decision-making in mobile robotics, powering applications like warehouse automation and service robots. This white paper explores how image sensors contribute to technologies like 3D mapping, SLAM, depth detection, and compares rolling and global shutter options, highlighting the impact of shutter efficiency and pixel size. It also delves into how features like Wake-on-Motion and SmartROI optimize robotic vision and reduce power consumption.


System Solutions Guide: Drones

System Solutions Guide: Drones

Drones have evolved from basic remote-controlled devices to advanced machines with sophisticated sensors, GPS, and autonomous navigation. This solutions guide explores how technologies such as high-resolution cameras, depth-sensing systems, and AI enhance drones' capabilities in performing complex tasks like obstacle avoidance, real-time data analysis, and advanced navigation. It includes block diagrams, recommended image sensor devices, and development tool information to assist in designing next-gen drone systems.


Automotive Satellite Camera Power Distribution Reference Design Using onsemi’s NCV760040

Automotive Satellite Camera Power Distribution Reference Design Using onsemi’s NCV760040

This reference design demonstrates how to implement automotive satellite camera power distribution using onsemi's NCV760040 IC, focusing on safety features for ADAS such as under/over-voltage protection and ASIL-C readiness for ISO26262 compliance. It details the implementation of ADAS power management, including a SEPIC circuit for stable 12 V output. The design also covers circuit specifications, efficiency measurements, and ripple analysis to ensure stable power supply performance in automotive ADAS applications.


System Solution Guide: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

System Solution Guide: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) leverage a mix of sensors and cameras in vehicles—to detect nearby obstacles or potential driver errors, and respond accordingly. To design these systems, you need to understand image sensors, LiDAR, radar, and ultrasonics, as well as ADAS autonomy levels and depth sensing methods. This solution guide covers all that and more to get you started on your next ADAS design.


System Solution Guide: Security and Surveillance Cameras

System Solution Guide: Security and Surveillance Cameras

This white paper will help you select the right high-performance image sensors for your applications. This includes understanding options for sensor size, pixel counts, resolution, and features such as Wake-on-Motion and Masked Region of Interest.


System Solution Guide: 48V-12V DC-DC Converters

System Solution Guide: 48V-12V DC-DC Converters

With the auto industry migrating to 48V, it’s important to have the right DC-DC conversion technology in place. The current standard for Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles (MHEV) is to have two batteries, with a 48V - 12V DC-DC converter linking the 48V and 12V batteries. This solution guide provides comprehensive resources on power stage topologies, power module choices, MOSFET devices, eFuses, and more.


System Solution Guide: 48V Powernet Trends

System Solution Guide: 48V Powernet Trends

The era of 48V automotive electrical systems is upon us. This higher voltage technology is vital for supporting all the functions in demand in today’s modern car. Selecting the right MOSFETs, gate drivers, and complementary devices can make or break your design. This solution guide provides a comprehensive resource on 48V powernet trends—recommended devices, application examples, market trends, EV power flow discussions, and more.


The Future of Human-Machine Interfaces: Beyond Touch

The Future of Human-Machine Interfaces: Beyond Touch

Explore how embedded computing modules advance the modern human-machine interface (HMI) and can now be implemented cost-effectively to improve the operation of devices and machines.


Automotive Radar Sensors — Transmit Signal Analysis and Inference Tests

Automotive Radar Sensors — Transmit Signal Analysis and Inference Tests

This application note focuses on signal analysis of automotive radars with particular emphasis on a setup to verify the functionality of a radar exposed to radio interference.


Three Advantages of MEMS Timing Technology in Industrial Automation Applications

Three Advantages of MEMS Timing Technology in Industrial Automation Applications

Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology has provided the foundation for transformational change in the electronics industry. In timing components, MEMS technology enables superior performance compared to traditional quartz oscillators in key areas such as greater stability, far higher shock and vibration resistance, higher reliability, and smaller size.


Comparing Parameters of Shunt-based and Hall-based Current Sensors

Comparing Parameters of Shunt-based and Hall-based Current Sensors

Optimize your electrical systems with Allegro's current sensors, offering superior accuracy, reliability, and integration for enhanced performance and simplified design. Explore our advanced Hall-effect sensor solutions today!


From Analog to AI: The Sensor Continuum

From Analog to AI: The Sensor Continuum

Sensors are a machine’s interface into our world. Download this white paper to learn how advancements are enabling new applications, increasing automation and productivity.


Achieving Successful Timing, Power, and Physical Signoff for Multi-Die Designs

Achieving Successful Timing, Power, and Physical Signoff for Multi-Die Designs

Download this white paper to learn about the timing, power, and physical signoffchallenges of multi-die designs, along with advanced electronic design automation (EDA) solutions available today.


Super−Exposure Pixel Image Sensors Combat LED Flicker to Improve ADAS Safety

Super−Exposure Pixel Image Sensors Combat LED Flicker to Improve ADAS Safety

Learn how image sensors using pixel overflow technology provided increased dynamic range and LED flicker mitigation when compared to competing multiple exposure and split-diode exposure technologies. Super-exposure pixels are ideal for demanding automotive applications.


How Automotive Manufacturers Are Managing Risk With Their Image Sensor Suppliers

How Automotive Manufacturers Are Managing Risk With Their Image Sensor Suppliers

Sensors are vital components in today’s modern vehicles, which is why ensuring a well-maintained global supply chain is so important with these devices. This white paper explores the challenges of sensor supply chain management and how an effective manufacturing strategy plays an essential role, making use of a hybrid internal/external manufacturing approach.


Latest Innovation in MEMS Pressure

Latest Innovation in MEMS Pressure

Access the Triphibian™ Technical Paper and redefine pressure sensing for EV thermal management.


Unlocking Innovation with Cost- Optimized FPGAs and Adaptive SOCS

Unlocking Innovation with Cost- Optimized FPGAs and Adaptive SOCS

The ebook will introduce the future of AMD costoptimized devices and explore how the company’s long-term commitment to a cost-optimized portfolio (COP) of low-density and mid-range FPGAs helps deliver the advantages of programmable logic to nearly every application.


UWB Convergence Radar: Safety, Security, and Productivity in Smart Homes, Industrial IoT and Automotive

UWB Convergence Radar: Safety, Security, and Productivity in Smart Homes, Industrial IoT and Automotive

Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology provides accurate location and ranging measurements as well as detecting objects and motion through UWB short-range radar capabilities. Combining UWB radar and ranging on a single chip enables new use cases that boost safety, security, and productivity in the industrial IoT and automotive sectors. Download this whitepaper to discover more about the transformative impact of UWB technology.


Low Power Image Sensors Revolutionize Vision System Design and Efficiency

Low Power Image Sensors Revolutionize Vision System Design and Efficiency

Vision system designers face significant challenges—today’s more powerful image sensors often mean dealing with an unwelcome increase in system power consumption. This white paper from onsemi examines how to leverage modern image sensor capabilities—such as wake-on-motion, advanced on-chip image processing, and more—to ensure a power-efficient vision system implementation.


Evolving Robotics: From Traditional Vision to AI Guidance

Evolving Robotics: From Traditional Vision to AI Guidance

Read this white paper to learn how emerging AI-based vision systems are revolutionizing industrial automation.