Ernest Franke


Ernest Franke, Technical Advisor
Administration Manufacturing Systems Department Automation & Data Systems Division	Phone: (210) 522-3678 Email: ernest.franke@swri.org

Links on the SwRI Web site for Ernest Franke:

News Release:

NASA robot uses SwRI-developed tools to sample life deep underwater

Underwater probe to explore Earth and possibly Jupiter’s moon

SwRI® wins award for 3-D measurement tool

SwRI® optical system yields precise 3-D scans of very large, small surfaces

Brochure:

DSL 3-D Imaging

Computer Vision

Technology Today:

Underwater probe to explore Earth and possibly Jupiter’s moon

SwRI Wins R&D 100 Awards

Seeing in Black and White

IR&D Reports:

Three-Dimensional Strain Mapping in Highly Porous Structures, 18-R9676 (2009)

Three-Dimensional Strain Mapping in Highly Porous Structures, 18-R9676 (2008)

Small Stratospheric Payload for Over-the-Horizon Communications, 16-R9689 (2007)

Direct Measurement of Operational Induced Strain Using Laser-Embosse Parts Marking, 18-R9549 (2006)

Direct Measurement of Operational Induced Strain Using Laser-Embossed Parts Marking, 18-9549 (2005)

Development of DSL Three-Dimensional Calibration Technique, 10-9535 (2005)

The Southwest Initiative for Mars (SwIM), 15-9272 (2005)

Three-Dimensional Surface Profiling of Microstructures, 10-9327 (2003)

Three-Dimensional Surface Profiling of Microstructures, 10-9327 (2002)

Southwest Initiative for Mars, 15-9272 (2002)

Development of Precision Surface Profile Measurement Capability, 10-9197 (2001)

Support Request for Computational Science and Engineering Transitional Activities, 15-9069 (2000)

Investigation of Machine Vision With Longwave Infrared Cameras, 10-9099 (2000)

Support Request for Computational Science and Engineering Transitional Activities, 15-9069 (1999)

Patents:

Non-Contact Apparatus and Method for Measuring Surface Profile, 7,382,471

Interactive Computer Aided Analysis of Images from Sensor Combinations, 7,283,664

Apparatus and Methods of Generation of Textures with Depth Buffers, 7,164,785

Non-Contact Apparatus and Method for Measuring Surface Profile, 7,061,628

Model-Based Incident Detection System with Motion Classification, 6,985,172

Method and Apparatus for Traffic Incident Detection, 6,411,328

Deflection Sensor for Robot Links, 5,383,368

Optical Sensor for Detecting Quantity of Protective Coating (1906), 5,038,038

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May 07, 2013