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Applications
Resonon hyperspectral systems enable you to accurately and consistently distinguish between similar colors or materials. Our systems are in use worldwide on platforms ranging from airplanes to microscopes. As the following examples demonstrate, our solutions solve a wide range of problems.
Precision AgricultureEnvironmental MonitoringBiotechnologyRemote SensingFood AnalysisMachine Vision
Precision Agriculture
Resonon's hyperspectral imaging systems are used in agriculture research all over the world, enabling identification of weeds, monitoring of plant health, and evaluation of ripeness. Early detection of crop stress is a common application.
Application Example
Published in: S.C. Jay et al., Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (2010).
Invasive Weed Mapping
A Resonon airborne hyperspectral imaging system was used to identify and locate an invasive weed infestation.Published in: S.C. Jay et al., Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (2010).
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Hyperspectral Fluorescence in Grapevine
A Resonon Pika L hyperspectral imager was used to quantify chlorophyll and nitrogen in Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines.Application Example
Water Stress of Oilseed Rape Leaves (Brassica napus L.).
A Resonon laboratory hyperspectral system was used to detect water stress of oilseed rape leaves (Brassica napus L.).
Published in: Xia Ji'An et al., Comp. and Elec. in Ag. 159, 59 (2019).
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Hyperspectral Analysis of Stomatal Behavior of Wheat
A Resonon Pika XC2 hyperspectral camera was used to analyze the stomatal behavior of winter wheat.
Environmental Monitoring
Resonon hyperspectral systems are used widely in environmental sciences and monitoring applications.
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View the imagery data here.
Algae Blooms in Lake Erie
NOAA GLERL and the University of Michigan's Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research fly weekly airborne campaigns with a Resonon Pika II hyperspectral imaging system to track and understand the spread of harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.View the imagery data here.
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Detecting Contamination in Rivers
In-situ measurements of the Mississippi River Watershed were used to detect nitrates, phosphates, and sediments.Application Example
Detection of Microplastics
A minimally-modified Spectronon Pika IR+ imager was used for the rapid
detection of microplastics down to 100 microns.
Published in: Zhu et al, MethodsX 8, 101175 (2021).
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Environmental Mapping with Robotic Teams
An autonomous robotic team was developed that can rapidly learn the characteristics of environments it has never seen before using a Pika XC2. This study describes the characterization of an aquatic environment over just a few minutes.Biotechnology
Resonon systems have been used for many biological and medical applications.
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Published in: C. Nansen et al., J. Photochem. and Photobio. B (2015).
Seed Viability
Viable and non-viable Corymbia seeds that appear identical to the human eye can be clearly distinguished using hyperspectral data.Published in: C. Nansen et al., J. Photochem. and Photobio. B (2015).
Download the hyperspectral data here.
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Published in: Xu, Ronald X et al., Biomed. Opt. Exp. 3, 6 (2012).
Wound Healing
Scientists from NIST and The Ohio State University used a Resonon Pika II hyperspectral imaging camera to characterize wounds.Published in: Xu, Ronald X et al., Biomed. Opt. Exp. 3, 6 (2012).
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Phototrophic Microbial Communities
A group at the Max Planck Institute in Germany used a Resonon hyperspectral camera to non-invasively identify pigments in single cells and map the spatial organization of phototrophic groups in complex microbial communities.Remote Sensing
Resonon hyperspectral imaging cameras are used in air, space, and underwater vehicles to capture detailed spectral data for a wide range of applications.
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Yield estimation in wheat
A Resonon Airborne Pika L system was used to help predict yield in wheat as a function of fertilizer concentration. LAI and chlorophyll were measured for 24 plots using 8 nitrogen treatments.Published in: M. Kanning et al., Remote Sensing 10, 12 (2018).
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NASA ARCSTONE
Resonon has partnered with NASA to design and build the ARCSTONE hyperspectral instrument to measure calibrate lunar reflectance from low-Earth orbit. The calibration accuracy will improve by more than 10x, helping to increase understanding of Earth systems (i.e., weather, climate change) while reducing future imaging satellite costs.
View the press release here.
Food Analysis
Resonon's hyperspectral imaging systems are used in food research and industry to identify defects, characterize product quality, and locate contaminants.
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Bruised Apples
A Resonon IR+ hyperspectral camera was used to scan apples, some of which were purposefully bruised pre-scanning. Resonon’s Spectronon software was used to classify the bruises. Peeling the skin shows the bruising, undetectable in a standard RGB image.Application Example
The image of walnuts shows the classification of the walnut meat (green) and shell (orange) components.
Nut Sorting
Hyperspectral imaging enables robotic sorting of nuts from shells and other foreign material, a job traditionally accomplished via manual sorting.The image of walnuts shows the classification of the walnut meat (green) and shell (orange) components.
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The image of chicken nuggets shows the classification: missing breading (red), crispy (green), and appropriately-cooked (blue).
Cooked Food
Subtle color changes associated with food quality can readily be identified using hyperspectral imaging.The image of chicken nuggets shows the classification: missing breading (red), crispy (green), and appropriately-cooked (blue).
Machine Vision
Hyperspectral machine vision detects small color differences more accurately and identifies different materials more reliably than conventional imaging.
Resonon's system can be interfaced to robots, labeling devices, or used as feedback for sorting, grading, or process control.
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Pharmaceuticals
Hyperspectral infrared imagers can identify counterfeits, find defects, and eliminate prescription errors.The image shows three types of white pills, indistinguishable by color to the human eye, but accurately classified via Resonon IR+ hyperspectral machine vision.
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The image shows two nearly-identical products that are accurately differentiated using Resonon machine vision.
Identifying Finished Goods
A major manufacturer of laminates uses Resonon machine vision systems at multiple facilities to identify over 30,000 products daily from a library of several thousand.The image shows two nearly-identical products that are accurately differentiated using Resonon machine vision.
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