Elbit Systems will install a state-of-the-art laboratory at the Technion, will provide research grants and direct the students to unique research topics
Elbit Systems and the Technion in Haifa signed an agreement for joint development in the field of vision systems. According to the agreement, Elbit Systems will install a sophisticated research laboratory in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and will give the Technion research grants totaling half a million dollars over the next five years. Researchers from the Technion will carry out their research on vision systems using the dedicated laboratory.
Elbit Systems recently published a call for research in the fields of vision and computer vision intended for students and researchers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Technion. In response to the reader's voice, many research requests were submitted by undergraduate and other graduate students. The grants committee, which includes representatives of Elbit Systems in the field of research and development and an observer from the Technion, will soon decide which of the applications will receive a grant to carry out the proposed research. The committee will continue to work to identify additional research areas for which research grants will be awarded in the following years.
As part of research in the field of eye tracking, the ability of the human eye to visually track objects in space, and to classify them according to their various characteristics (such as XNUMXD movement and more) will be tested. The findings from studies on vision are expected to improve the fusion capabilities of the received information, enable the finding of outlines of important objects, assist in the performance of automatic and efficient calibration of fields of view between overlapping cameras, image reconstructions, and more.
Michael Federman, chairman of Elbit Systems, said that the Technion is woven into Elbit's DNA and that the company is proud to be an active partner in promoting the research activities carried out at the Technion, which is considered one of the most advanced research institutions of its kind in the world. Mr. Federman believes there is room for even closer cooperation.
"Elbit Systems is proud to be an active partner in promoting the research activities carried out at the Technion, one of the most advanced research institutions of its kind in the world," said Elbit Systems President Yossi Akerman. "The investment in research and development is one of the main factors for the success of Elbit Systems so far and is an essential condition for our continued leadership in the global competitive field of the defense industries. At the same time, we are happy that we have the opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the circle of students who are exposed to the fascinating field of vision systems in general and eye tracking in particular, as part of their studies at the Technion, an institution whose many graduates over the generations have integrated themselves into the work of Elbit Systems."
The president of the Technion, Professor Yitzhak Apluig, said: "The new program we are launching and the annual contribution that Elbit Systems will give each year to research in the field of vision systems, are an example of fruitful and fruitful cooperation between the Technion and industry. I have no doubt that both our students and Elbit Systems will benefit and reap fruits as soon as possible as a result of this collaboration. On behalf of the Technion and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the largest of the Technion's faculties and its flagship, I thank Elbit Systems, the flagship of Israeli industry."
Elbit Systems is a global leader in advanced technological applications in the fields of vision, among others in the field of advanced head systems for fighter planes, which present pilots with critical data for flight management and mission performance. The data appears in front of the pilot's eyes immediately and readily available, without him having to look down or turn his head, and this is thanks to the electromagnetic positioning technology that enables an accurate indication of the position of the pilot's field of vision and head position.
