Project Imagination

Developing sensors, research transmission technologies and compression

About Imagination

Image capture, 3D situational awareness and image data transmission are generic technologies used in a multitude of business applications, including: production technologies, robotics, security, healthcare and digital entertainment. In all vision based professional applications, the trend in image capture continues towards higher spatial and temporal resolutions, and better image quality. The IMAGINATION project will develop:

  • ultra high resolution image sensors,
  • building blocks for visible, Time-of-flight (TOF), and 'outside visible spectrum' image sensors,
  • research technologies like stitching for small global shutter pixels and stacking,
  • wavelet based compression for transmission of data rates of 100 gigabits per second over fibre.

A highly qualified and multi-disciplinary team is required to develop the various aspects of the technologies such as optics, image capture, video processing and transmission. To develop and optimize these technologies for professional products, a consortium with a critical mass of world-class engineering and research skills is required. This project brings together important European players in the imaging industry with proven records of accomplishment. The team consists of an R&D institute, fabless design houses, a semiconductor manufacturer, and system integrators experienced in image sensor technologies, signal processing, transmission and camera integration. Technical results will be demonstrated in a Machine Vision and in a broadcast camera application, as well in technology demonstrators.

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News & Events


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October 11th , 2024

All partners participated in an online PCM meeting hosted by Grass Valley to discuss progress and plan future activities

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October 8th to 10th , 2024

At the Vision Stuttgart 2024 trade show, the Imagination second year review GenDC demo, by Euresys/Adimec, has been showcased to the public on the EMVA booth. A related newsrelease can be read here

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September 26th, 2024

ePicture This event organised at the Eindhoven University of Technology on 26th September 2024 and the best presentation award was received by Klaus Weber from Grass Valley

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Demos at 2nd Year Review, July 3rd,2024

Successful demonstrations by partners at the 2nd-year review in Ieper, Belgium

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Second Year Review – July 3rd, 2024

Second year review held at Melexis in Ieper, Belgium

Joint evaluation

Joint evaluation - August 30, 2023

Joint evaluation (GV and Adimec) of the GV 2/3-inch image sensor in Breda on 30th August, 2023

Visit of Grass Valley to Adimec on July 11th, 2023 to discuss de-mosaicking

July 11th, 2023

Visit of Grass Valley to Adimec on July 11th, 2023 to discuss de-mosaicking

Visit of Grass Valley to Adimec on July 11th, 2023 to discuss de-mosaicking

July 11th, 2023

Visit of Grass Valley to Adimec on July 11th, 2023 to discuss de-mosaicking

Visit of Adimec to Grass Valley on July 5th, 2023 to discuss experience sharing

July 5th, 2023

Visit of Adimec to Grass Valley on July 5th, 2023 to discuss experience sharing

Visit of Adimec to Grass Valley on July 5th, 2023 to discuss experience sharing

July 5th, 2023

Visit of Adimec to Grass Valley on July 5th, 2023 to discuss experience sharing

First year review

First year review - June 22, 2023

First year review held at TU Delft

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ePicture This - June 21, 2023

ePicture This event organised at the Delft University of Technology on 21st June 2023 and the best presentation award was received by Dirk Meier from IDEAS

Grass Valey and TNO

April 13th, 2023

Grass Valley and TNO met on April 13th in The Hague to discuss and align the work frame-based depth map generation with Deep Learning algorithms. Intention is to link the work in the Penta projects Mantis Vision and Imagination

Grass Valey and TNO

April 13th, 2023

Grass Valley and TNO met on April 13th in The Hague to discuss and align the work frame-based depth map generation with Deep Learning algorithms. Intention is to link the work in the Penta projects Mantis Vision and Imagination

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Progress Meeting - January 23, 2023

On 23rd January 2023, TNO and Grass Valley met in Breda to discuss the progress on deep learning depth map generation and align future activities in both the Mantis Vision and Imagination project

Grass Valey and TNO

November 24 & 25, 2022

Imagination booth at EFECS 2022, November 24 & 25

EFECS

EFECS 2022, November 24 & 25

We are glad that Project Imagination gained attention exhibiting demonstrators at EFECS 2022!

EFECS

EFECS 2022, November 24 & 25

We are glad that Project Imagination gained attention exhibiting demonstrators at EFECS 2022!

Grass Valey and TNO

October 14th, 2022

On 14 October 2022, the team met for their quarterly consortium meeting at intoPIX in Mont-Saint-Guibert. Overall project management, technical progress, and preparation of EFECS were discussed, and intoPIX demonstrated their technical achievements

Kick-off!

Project Imagination kick-off! 8 July 2022

The project was successfully kicked-off today. The event was hosted by Delft University of Technology (TUDelft), the Netherlands.


Publications

Internal link for consortium members to register publications.

ePicture This (workshop 2024)

Building on the tremendous success of ePicture This 2023, the Penta projects Mantis Vision and Imagination, in collaboration with the Xecs project Elevation, proudly hosted the second edition of the one-day workshop ePicture This 2024 on September 26th , 2024, at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. This inspiring workshop offered a unique platform for engaging with leading experts in imaging technologies. The event brought together about 55 specialists in fields of image sensor design, image processing, and image capture systems. The program featured 3 keynote speeches delivered by Guy Meynants (Professor, KU Leuven, Belgium), Peter H.N. de With (Professor, TU Eindhoven, Netherlands), and Gordon Hamilton (CEO and Co-Founder, Depixus, France). Additionally, participants benefited from 9 technical presentations delivered by prominent industrial partners, fostering insightful discussions and knowledge exchange.

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Keynote speaker

Peter H.N. de With (TU Eindhoven)

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Keynote speaker

Guy Meynants (KU Leuven)

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Keynote speaker

Gordon Hamilton (Depixus, France)

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Jury members

from left Ben Ruck (Dutch Ministry; RVO), Guy Meynants (KU Leuven) and Shéhérazade Azizi (Aeneas)

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Organizers

Marcel Dijkema (Adimec)

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Organizers

Klaas Jan Damstra (Grass Valley)

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Organizers

Egor Bondarev (TU/e)

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Organizers

Poonam Devi (TU Delft)

Venue: Senaatzaal (1st Floor, Auditorium building), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), The Netherlands

Agenda

Please find below the detailed agenda where you can also download all presentations


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