Magik Eye Inc., a young and innovative company providing new technologies for high-volume 3D sensing applications, will be releasing its latest Invertible Light™ Technology (ILT) development kit to selected 3D sensing developers. “Developers will have a superior new tool for object detection, guidance, and gesture recognition, featuring high speed, low latency, and excellent surface visibility at close range,” said Takeo Miyazawa, founder and CEO of MagikEye. “We are very excited about this. Developers can now explore optimal use cases for applications such as robotics, and it is highly effective and easy to use for close-range applications.”
The ILT Development Kit (DK-ILT001) combines a simple infrared laser projector with a standard CMOS image sensor to achieve 3D imaging at over 600 frames per second (FPS), or up to 120 FPS using a simple Raspberry Pi host. Through ILT's proprietary algorithms, the DK-ILT001 can accurately measure the position and shape of targets at extremely low processing costs.
The DK-ILT001 will be released as an entry-level module, which can be used to easily evaluate fast, accurate and responsive 3D sensing technologies and support the development of new software applications.
The DK-ILT001 consists of a small, lightweight hardware module and dedicated firmware, enabling it to easily provide accurate 3D point cloud data for rapidly moving objects. It supports industry-standard middleware, including OpenCV, PCL, Open3D, ROS, and Unity, as well as C++ and Python, allowing users to effortlessly and quickly build their desired 3D sensing systems.
Features of DK-ILT001
1. Fast, accurate, and low latency:
Using a simple Raspberry Pi host, it enables fast 3D sensing at up to 120 FPS, allowing for high-precision, low-latency 3D point cloud data measurements of fast-moving objects. Higher speeds (i.e., >600 fps) can also be achieved and supported on other specific hosts.
2. Compact and lightweight design:
The DK-ILT001 is compact and lightweight [44 (W) × 24 (D) × 16 (H) mm, weighing 16g], enabling the development of compact 3D sensing systems. This system can be easily attached to many devices, including moving objects, and can be hosted by an inexpensive Raspberry Pi device.
3. Available software development environments:
The DK-ILT001 comes with a software API for OpenCV, PCL, ROS, and Unity, as well as C++ and Python. This simplifies the evaluation and development of new applications with higher levels of 3D performance.
