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COURSES

This page contains details of organisations, not necessarily members of the Association, offering courses relevant to machine vision and its industrial application. Only a generalised indication of the courses on offer is contained here - for dates, costs, and other details follow the link to the website of the organisation concerned.

Organisation Description  

Scorpion Vision

Scorpion Vision run regular Seminars, Workshops and Training Courses.

Kingston University

MSc Computer Vision and Image Analysis

MSc Embedded Systems

(modules of the above may be taken individually and they last one full-time week each)

MSc by Research

PhD

University of York

The Department offers a range of programmes in Electronic and Computer Engineering, including an Undergraduate BEng/MEng in Digital Media Systems

and an MSc in Digital Signal Processing

both of which include material on image processing and computer vision.

 

FLUKE

Fluke has extended its successful programme of “hands-on”  Thermal Imaging Training Seminars through 2009 at locations around England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The seminars are designed to offer electricians, electrical engineers and industrial maintenance technicians the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of the latest, powerful, handheld thermal imagers. All seminars are based around real case studies: no previous experience is necessary. The programme can be viewed by visiting the Fluke web site www.fluke.co.uk and clicking on Events/Seminars.

Oxford Brookes University

School of Technology - Computer Vision Group

PhD courses and MPhil are offered

Cranfield University

Cranfield University - Digital Signal & Image Processing MSc
Digital Signal & Image Processing option on the MSc in Computational
and Software Techniques in Engineering offered by the university's
world renowned School of Engineering.

Our Digital Signal and Image Processing MSc is aimed at students
interested in software development within the wide spectrum of
industries in which digital signal processing and/or digital image
processing play a significant role.

The course is open to both full-time and part-time students wishing to
develop their software skills in the computer vision, image processing
and related industries.

Stemmer Imaging Ltd

Smart - an introduction to Stemmer Imaging's range of smart cameras.
These free seminars cover the basics of the setup, configuration and running of a smart system. You will be introduced to the basics of machine vision, the hardware used, an introduction to the system and some real world application experience. As an attendee, you are encouraged to bring actual parts or components, both good and bad for evaluation.
The seminars are free of charge and a buffet lunch will be provided for all attendees. It would be advisable to book promptly, as places will inevitably be at a premium. They generally run from 10am to 4pm and are held on a monthly basis.

 

FLIR Systems Ltd

The Infrared Training Centre (ITC) offers a wide variety of infrared training courses at our modern training facilities both in our offices in West-Malling, Kent or at your facility.

Choose from Certification courses for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 thermography, as well as specific software and/or application training.

 

University West of England

Engineering and Technology Management
Introduction
This programme is intended for engineers and technologists who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in a number of key areas in strategic and operations management, and also gain knowledge in some of the core and emerging technologies. It is designed to fill the void between specialist technical MScs and MBAs and to provide a holistic view of the operation and management of technology. It aims to provide a strategic, operational and financial framework for an effective application of engineering and technology in order to meet the competitive pressures on industry.
Content
The programme includes taught and core (or specialist) modules, and a dissertation. It has been structured to allow students to specialise in an area of particular interest or relevance to their career, and specialist routes are listed below. The core modules, taught to all students on the programme, explore issues related to strategic, operations and financial management, lean engineering, and research methods. The remainder of the course is made up of specialist technology areas. Students choose to specialise in one of these areas, or pursue a more general route in which any three modules from the available set can be chosen. Core modules
Strategy Formulation and Implementation for Engineers Operations Management and Improvement
Financial Management
Lean Engineering and Decision Support Tools for Continuous Improvement
Research Methods
The following specialist stream is currently available:
Machine Vision and Computer Graphics
Theoretical Concepts in Applied Computer Vision
Computer Vision and Virtual Environments
Virtual Instrumentation and Environments

The Vision Group at the University of West of England runs 12-week courses on Vision, see details at http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/groups/mvl/aip.html

 

University of Leeds

MSc in Cognitive Systems

MSc in Artificial Intelligence

 

Dublin City University

EE544 - Postgraduate (Masters). To introduce the student to the theory, applications and techniques of computer and machine vision. To provide students with an understanding of the problems involved in the development and implementation of vision systems. This course will give the student the skills and knowledge to evaluate new vision technologies. This module is available in both online (available on request via RACeE - see URL below) and traditional (available on an annual basis) form.

http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~whelanp/vsg/outline.html

http://www.dcu.ie/electronic_engineering/post/racee.shtml

EE425 - Undergraduate (year 4). This module will concentrate on developing the fundamentals necessary to design and develop a wide range of imaging solutions. Such solutions relate to the fields of computer and machine vision, video data processing, imaging graphics, imaging science, multimedia and enhanced reality systems. This module is run annually.

http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~whelanp/EE425/

All support software for these modules are available freely from the VSG @ http://www.neatvision.com/

See associated links for module costs.

 

Cardiff University 

Title: Machine Vision
Duration: 20-22 hours
Level: Final year degree /Master's degree
Location: Cardiff University
Availability: Individual students: attend existing lecture course at Cardiff University. 2 hours/ week for 11 weeks, plus tutorials and laboratory classes.
Group: by arrangement.
Syllabus: URL, as above.
Can also cover:
Lighting-viewing methods.
Image processing techniques
Prolog programming
MATLAB programming
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition

 
 

National Instruments

LabVIEW Basics I - 3 Day Course
£895 with 25% educational discount available.
Course run weekly

LabVIEW Basics 2 - 2 Day Course
£595 with 25% educational discount available.
Course run weekly

LabVIEW (IMAQ) Machine Vision & Image Acquisition Course
£995 with 25% educational discount available.
Course run quarterly.

 

Foreshore Solutions

One or two day courses on machine vision optics and lighting. They cover various lighting techniques, lens and camera selection, and case studies to demonstrate the principles involved. A hands on test/question and answer section completes the course.

 email for details
Vision Academy

The Vision Academy is aimed at a large target group. The technical backgrounds of the participants range from complete newcomers to experts. Groups of participants consist of the engineers and skilled workers who conceive and develop the machines that employ Machine Vision, to the maintenance workers and the machine setters who look after and operate the Machine Vision. Training follows a systematic concept, with courses of different levels and content. Usually, participants will go through several levels of training, of increasing complexity, in order to systematically develop practical know-how. This purposeful development of the understanding required enables participants to master the knowledge gained and to practically apply it in the real world of Machine Vision. In addition, it provides them with the background knowledge necessary in the different technologies.

The courses are divided into:->

  • An introduction to the technology for beginners and    decision makers (half a day)
  • Basic course in optics & lighting (one day)
  • Basic course in Vision Systems (one day)
  • Continuation courses in optics &lighting (two days)
  • Continuation courses in Vision Systems (three days)
  • Advanced courses (one to three days)
  • 2/ 3D measuring using Machine Vision
        Machine Vision project work
        Communication in Machine Vision systems Reading     codes and characters
        High-speed processes
        Surface inspection
        Remote control of Machine Vision and others
 
Delft University of Technology

Annual courses on Pattern Recognition for Industrial Applications. http://www.prtools.org/

The Course will help you to extend your competence and practical capabilities.

The course is given by Delft Pattern Recognition Research within the Information and Communication Theory Group at TU Delft, in cooperation with PR Sys Design and the Dutch Neural Network Foundation.

The next Advanced Pattern Recognition for Industrial Applications Course will be held from 30 March- 3 April 2009. You can register now by follow the link for more details.


For more information see the above website or send an email message to prcourse@prtools.org

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