Since its foundation in 1999,
REGULUS has been providing excellent technologies
as the world leading image-processing technology provider.
Our next dream is to realize the “robot vision”,
which exceeds human sense of vision to “monitor, capture,
and analyze” the objects, anticipating the future which is realized by the AI vision,
and to become the IPS (image processing solution) provider to serve the world society.
Corporate Profile
- Company Name
- REGULUS Co.,Ltd
- Foundation
- July 2, 1999
- Capital
- 50 million yen
- President
- Hirotaka Furusawa
- Number of Employees
- 43
- Headquarters
- Yotsuya Orchid Building 2F, 23-3, Daikyo-cho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0015
- Phone
- 81(country code) 3-5362-1205
- Parent Company
- INNOTECH CORPORATION
Main Business Contents
- Manufacturing and Sales of REGULUS-made Products
Development, Manufacturing and Sales of Intelligent Camera Systems - Image Sensor-related Business
Evaluation of CMOS Image Sensors, Development and Sales of Image Sensors and Mass-production Testers - Image Processing Solution Consulting Service
Providing Optimal Image-processing Technologies Tailored to Customers’ Needs (such as by combining IPs, libraries, and image algorithms) - Image Inspection and Image Inspection System Business
Development of Various DSP/CPU Farms, Development and Sales of Middleware for High-speed Processing Boards and Image Processing Boards for Cameras used for Inspection Device
REGULUS Products&Solutions
INTELLIGENT CAMERA
Summit Series
Incorporating image-processing libraries into intelligent cameras
which can be combined to various image sensors and providing edge computing cameras as one-stop solutions
which are tailored to various environmental needs.
McKinley
High-end model intelligent camera incorporating FPGA and high-performance CPU
- OS
- Windows10 IoT Enterprise / Ubuntu / CentOS
- CPU
- CPU Intel Atom E3825/E3845
- HDD
- mSATA SSD 16GB
- CPU Board Memory
- DDR3 2GB
- Others
- Ethernet /USB3.0 x1/ USB2.0 x1/
FPGA XC7A100T
FPGA On-board memory DDR3 1GB
Insulation input/output
24V supported for robot vision
EigerⅡ
High-performance model intelligence camera incorporating MPSoC.
- Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Series [XCZU3EG-1SFVC784E/ XCZU5EG-1SFVC784E]
- On-board memory DDR4 4GB
- USB3.0
- Gyroscope sensor
- CAN
- GPIO
- Ethernet(PoE) Supported
- Display Port
- microSD
Eiger
Middle-class intelligent camera incorporating Zynq
- Xilinx Zynq-7000 series [XC7Z020-1CLG400C]
- On-board memory DDR3 1GB eMMC 4GB
- USB2.0
- GPIO
- PoE (IF board)
FitzRoy
Low-cost model intelligent camera incorporating i.MX6
- NXP i.MX6
- USB2.0
- Certified Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz
- Audio In
- Full HD 1080p video enc/dec
- Vivante 2D/3D GPU
- On-board memory LPDDR2 1GB, eMMC 8GB
Kailas
Kailas
Provides a high-performance camera system by incorporating various image-processing HWIPs
and software libraries to intelligent cameras. Its applications include surveillance, FAs, drones, and automotive.
Application Solutions
Kailas HW IP
Enables high-volume data processing by SensorFusion leveraging various HW IPs
Image Clarification
Clarify low-contrast images and improve visibility as well as accuracy of image recognition.
WDR
Expand the dynamic range where the difference between brightness and darkness is significant.
Distortion Correction
Correct the distortion of lenses. Also, the camera installation location can be calibrated.
SAD（Sum of Absolute Difference）
Detect the distance of objects from stereo images.
ISP4K
JPEG Encoder/Decoder
Capable of irreversible image compression/expansion supporting 8~12 bit input, variable speed, Gray, YUV, RGB, CMYK, and YCCK.
JPEG-LS Encoder/Decoder
Capable of reversible image compression/expansion supporting 8~12 bit input, variable speed, Gray, YUV, RGB, CMYK, and YCCK.
IMAGE PROCESSING SOLUTION
Surveillance Camera Solutions
Human detection
Human only is detected.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Eiger
Software : Human detection algorithm and Image clarification
Moving object detection
Moving objects (pedestrians, animals, vehicles, and bicycles) only are detected.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Eiger
Software : Moving object detection algorithm and image clarification
Object distance measurement
Object detection and distance measurement can be done by using two cameras.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware: Stereo Eiger/Stereo AI Camera
Software: object detection algorithm + distance measurement, grouping
Infrared camera
Thermal detection and life detection utilizing infrared cameras.
Images can be captured even if the visibility is limited such as in the darkness or in the fog.
Images can be captured even if the visibility is limited such as in the darkness or in the fog.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Infrared camera
Software : Thermal detection algorithm
FA Solutions
High-speed template matching
High-speed processing of OK/NG determination referring to the templates registered in the FPGA.
- [Example of processing time]
- 8.0ms/pc (125 pcs/sec*) *Numbers may vary depending on the conditions.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : McKinley
Software : Template matching
High-speed foreign object (dust or a crack) detection
High-speed detection of specific objects by making the optimal algorithm as a hardware, utilizing FPGA.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : McKinley
Software : Various detection algorithms
High-speed positioning
High-speed calculation of the central point of a circle by making the part of processing as a hardware, utilizing FPGA.
- [Example of processing time]
- CPU only : 580ms→FPGA: 30ms
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Eiger
Software : Central point extraction algorithm
Meter reading
Read analog/digital meter and transfer to digital info. in high-precision
Text data conversion by camera to reduce transferred data
Adapt to various env. by comb. of image processing IP e.g. sharpening
Easy initial setting by MeterViewer
Text data conversion by camera to reduce transferred data
Adapt to various env. by comb. of image processing IP e.g. sharpening
Easy initial setting by MeterViewer
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Eiger (Sensor: OV5640)
Software (Kailas): Labelling, Binarization, Pattern Matching, Hough Transformation
Solutions for Drones and Automotive
Stereo camera
Long-distance measurement and obstacle detection based on the information captured by the stereo camera
- [Example of processing time]
- 8.0ms/pc (125 pcs/sec*) *Numbers may vary depending on various conditions.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Stereo Eiger
Software : Distance measurement algorithm
Detection and measurement of specific wavelengths
Detection and measurement of wavelengths for specific colors of the object (rice plant, vegetables). Also, capable of NDVI calculation by simultaneous photographing utilizing multi-cameras.
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Eiger
Software : Color space characteristic vector extraction algorithm, image synthesis
Electronic mirror
- [Example of system configuration]
- Hardware : Eiger
Software : ISP, distortion correction, human detection,
white line detection
IMAGE SENSOR
Various Choices
Creating diverse applications from various image sensor boards
-
IMX178
RS 6.3M -
IMX290
RS 2.12M -
IMX174
GS 2.3M -
OV5640
RS 5M -
CMV300
GS VGA
Sensor Fusion
Creating diverse applications from various image sensor boards
-
Stereo
-
Stereo + Infrared Camera
-
4 Cam
DEEP LEARNING
New Image Recognition Technologies
Nowadays various object recognition technologies for objects which were not recognizable under the traditional approaches utilizing Deep Learning are becoming available. REGULUS provides a broad range of recognition technologies ranging from high-speed image analysis to real-time processing by leveraging Deep Learning and by developing recognition engines utilizing CNN which is implemented on GPUs and FPGAs. Also, REGULUS provides a learning service for various objects to be recognized.
EagleEye
Stereo camera by EigerII with two sensors connected
- Features
- Human and object detection with 100 degrees angle of coverage
- Simultaneously detect various class of object
- Distance measurement & location info. acquisition
- Edge computing：GPU free, PC free, Cloud free
- Dustproof/Waterproof housing (IP65 equivalent)
- Mounting by magnets
- Detection range: 1.2m ~ 10m
- Configuration
- Hardware: EigerII (Sensor: IMX174/AR0135)
- Software (Kailas): Stereo distance measurement, detection, classification
- Primary use
- Surveillance camera for construction site,
- Surveillance camera for public facilities, etc.
HawkEye
Multi sensor camera by EigerII with four sensors connected
- Features
- High-accuracy detection with a wider coverage
- Human and object detection with 180 degrees angle of coverage
- Simultaneously detect various class of object
- Distance measurement & location info. acquisition
- Edge computing：GPU free, PC free, Cloud free
- Dustproof/Waterproof housing (IP65 equivalent)
- Mounting by magnets
- Detection range: 1.2m ~ 10m
- Configuration
- Hardware: EigerII (Sensor: IMX174/AR0135)
- Software (Kailas): Stereo distance measurement, detection, classification
- Primary use
- Surveillance camera for construction site,
- Surveillance camera for public facilities, etc.