Imaging Sensor Systems

11M0485

Master

German

5.0

only winter term

1 semester

The use of cameras and other imaging technologies as sensor systems offers innovative solutions in automation technology and many other areas, and imaging has established itself as an interdisciplinary field. A problem- and system-oriented approach is used to develop solutions for complex tasks, from lighting and the object itself to the interpretation of the evaluated data. After completing the module, students will be familiar with the technological areas of imaging systems, from image capture to image processing, and will have acquired the skills to design and implement projects in the field of imaging, supplemented by practical experience.

• Fundamentals of imaging sensor technology
• Pixel structures and system architectures
• Characterisation of imaging systems
• Imaging camera systems (examples: spectral imaging, high-speed cameras, light-shadow sensors, 3D imaging)
• Image capture (formats, colour spaces)
• Image processing (point operations, filters, object extraction)
• Applications

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Project Report, written or
• oral exam or
• Written examination

• Field work / Experimental work

The experimental work can be carried out in the form of an ‘advanced practical course’: in addition to the tasks set out in the experiment instructions, students carry out a task they have set themselves using the technologies involved in an experiment.

Graded examination performance:

• Project report (written): approx. 15–20 pages; explanation: approx. 20 minutes
• Oral examination: see general section of the examination regulations
• Written examination: see study regulations

Ungraded examination performance:

• Experimental work: Experiment: approx. 5 experiments in total

The module requires basic knowledge of physics and electronics, digital signal processing, programming skills and mathematics (especially vector and matrix calculus).

Students are familiar with the concepts and many system-related approaches to imaging sensor technology. They also know basic image processing algorithms for extracting knowledge from images.

Students are able to develop technological solutions for practical problems using imaging sensor technologies and to specify the technological steps required for their implementation.

Students gain practical experience in the problem-oriented design and application of imaging sensor systems. They also learn how to apply and combine image processing algorithms appropriately.

Students can independently design and implement problem-oriented system solutions based on imaging sensor technologies and image processing algorithms. Imaging sensor technologies/imaging should be understood as a system technology that has strong links to electronics, computer science, sensor technology and human vision; systems thinking is therefore firmly anchored in the subject.

• Weinhardt, Markus

• Lang, Bernhard
• Weinhardt, Markus