illumination unit

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illumination unit - a measure of illumination

light unit - a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation

footcandle - a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle

lambert, L - a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

lux, lx - a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle

phot - a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

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The all-in-one illumination unit provides stable inspection solutions, even in environments with significant variation in product and lighting.

Robotics to be focus at UKIVA conference: Embedded vision, deep learning, robot and 3D imaging, along with advances in optics and illumination, will all be on display during the UK Industrial Vision Associations Machine Vision Conference in Milton Keynes on 6 June

Completely redesigned to replace the Eclipse 80i and 90i, the Ni series' enhanced features include a newly developed laser illumination unit that supports applications for full field variable oblique laser illumination, in addition to spot and ROI stimulation, a first for upright microscopes.

Nikon Instruments Debuts ECLIPSE Ni Series Microscopes

Patent 7,820,778 (October 26, 2010), "Light Guide Member and Illumination Unit," Yasuhiro Ishikawa (Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).

Guiding light

It can be equipped with an optional fluorescence illumination unit for scanning fluorescently labeled samples.

The new image of microscopy

Siemens VDO uses a newly developed illumination unit that serves as a white light source, which transmits a luminous intensity (brightness) up to 500,000 candela per square inch.

Heads-Up Again: Siemens VDO aims to rekindle interest in HUDs with a new, freely programmable color system. (Trends: Supplier Technology)

The compact illumination unit integrates a pre-centered LED with a lifetime of 50,000 hours.

Innovative illumination

An optional fluorescence illumination unit allows the system to scan fluorescently labeled samples with excellent color fidelity.