Chronos high-speed camera systems capture motion like no other camera. From swing analysis for baseball or golf, to observing bird flight or insect movement, Chronos cameras are ideal for biomechanics.

Studying the mechanical structure, function and motion of biological systems is essential to improving performance, understanding natural motion, and applying measurement techniques for data collection. Through high framerates and resolution, Chronos cameras are able to capture detailed video of fast moving biomechanics such as baseball swing analysis, the macro study of insect movement, or fluid dynamics of aquatic life.

The all-in-one system includes a robust 5” display and battery pack for portable field study. And the ease-of-use and affordability is perfect for biologists, entomologists and sports performance analysts.

Applications

• Baseball swing analysis
• Golf swing analysis
• Cricket swing analysis
• Biofluid mechanics
• Biotribology
• Comparative biomechanics
• Computational biomechanics
• Experimental biomechanics
• Continuum biomechanics
• Plant biomechanics
• Sports biomechanics
• Vascular biomechanics
• Kinematics

Some things to consider when choosing a high-speed camera for sports and biomechanics are:

Chronos high-speed camera systems offer the framerate, video quality and price-point critical to researchers at Engineering R&D facilities.

Capturing high-quality, detailed video down to the millisecond is critical for detailed analysis of many Engineering and R&D projects. Moreover, when the recorded footage is paired with measurement software, engineers can extract parameters such as displacement, velocity, and frequency values, to name a few. This valuable data is used to gain further insight into the process of monitoring or to optimize. Engineers around the world rely on Chronos cameras when looking to track, measure, and analyze the fine details of their projects.

To substantiate this claim, the following projects are worth mentioning.  In India, an engineering team has proposed a new technique to resolve the small vibration from cutting tools[1].  Their method can be extended to evaluate mechanisms of material deformation during the cutting process or to apply it in other engineering fields.

In Malaysia, a country with one of the highest incidences of lightning strikes in the world, a team of engineers used a Chronos camera to analyze fork lightning formation[2]. Their work can lead to the design of more effective lightning protection strategies for the safety of villagers.

Using a Chronos 1.4 high-speed camera, Luberto and Peyrebrune have built a low-cost particle image velocimetry setup[3]. Their setup can be replicated in regions with limited economic and technical resources to enhance educational activities. 

The previous examples not only attest that Chronos cameras are used worldwide. They also enable engineers, educators, and regular individuals to have access to state-of-the-art equipment at an affordable price.

Chronos high-speed imaging systems offer an all-in-one, high-frame rate solution for a wealth of demanding Engineering projects. The imaging system can be set up and running in minutes with its easy-to-use interface and accessories. Please visit Krontech.ca and check the accessories available for your Chronos camera. They include triggering devices, SSD storage devices, illumination sources, lenses, and lens adapters.

Applications

• Fluid Dynamics
• Flow visualization
  • Schlieren Imaging
  • Particle Image Velocimetry
  • Particle Tracking Velocimetry
• Tests on product ideas
• Prototyping
• Vibration Analysis 
• New Product Development
• Optical Flow Testing
• Impact Testing
• Robotics
• Materials testing

References

1. Singh, A., Lambora, R. and Law, M., 2022. Methods to estimate subpixel level small motion from video of vibrating cutting tools. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 39, pp.175-184.
2. Ramlee, N.A., Ahmad, N.A., Baharudin, Z.A. and Mohamed, A.R., 2020. High-Speed video observations on fork lightning events in Malaysia. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS), 19(3), pp.1620-1625.
3. Luberto, L. and de Payrebrune, K.M., 2021. Examination of laminar Couette flow with obstacles by a low-cost particle image velocimetry setup. Physics of Fluids, 33(3).

Some things to consider when choosing a high-speed camera for Engineering R&D are:

Chronos high-speed camera systems offer the versatility, resolution and ease-of-use that cinematographers need to tell their story. Whether it is exploring macro videography or capturing big dramatic events, Chronos helps cinematographers explore the narrative.

Chronos high-speed cameras are an all-in-one, high-resolution systems like no other. With their built-in display and uncompressed file format, cinematographers have the familiarity and portability of a standard camera while harnessing the power of 1000 frames per second (FPS).

Chronos is the camera of choice for leading influential YouTubers, Instagrammers and other videographers who are pushing the boundaries of storytelling.

The innovative design is unlike any other high-speed camera system on the market and allows us to offer it at a price point that fits into cinematographers budget.

Both novice and experienced camera users will appreciate the familiarity and ease-of-use of the Chronos highspeed camera series with their built-in 5” display, lens mount options and variety of file formats. A wide array of accessories from lenses and adapters to trigger switches and high-speed lighting is available to help capture the story.

Chronos cameras ship fast and have ongoing customer technical support to ensure you have what you need, when you need it.

Applications

• Commercials
• Promotional videos
• Product featurettes
• Social Media Content
• YouTube videos

Some things to consider when choosing a high-speed camera for media production are:

Chronos high-speed camera systems offer the portability, ease-of-use, and video quality required by manufacturers, and industrial applications for maintenance and troubleshooting.

Monitoring industrial operations in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, robotics and automotive industries is critical to improving efficiency, and reliability and reducing downtime. Whether it’s packaging transport, R&D, or quality assurance, observing the fine details of fast-moving processes allows manufacturers to improve their operational abilities. Moreover, predictive machine maintenance allows users to determine potential areas of failure before they happen. This lowers replacement costs in the future making the manufacturing cycle more efficient. 

Chronos cameras have been used recently, among other projects, to analyze arc welding modes used in wire arc additive manufacturing[1], to detect seed contamination[2], to select the ripe coffee fruit using a vibration-based approach[3], and to characterize tool vibration[4], instruments of common use in any manufacturing environment.  

The all-in-one system includes a robust 5” display and battery pack perfect for portability when troubleshooting assembly lines in a manufacturing facility or R&D department. The ease-of-use virtually eliminates the learning curve and the affordability is perfect for a maintenance team’s budget, so they can focus on the work and not on becoming a camera expert.

Chronos High-Speed Camera can be equipped with a trigger switch for remote control. Other accessories available for your Chronos high-speed camera include data storage devices, illumination sources, lenses, and lens adapters.

Applications

• Material Testing
• Predictive maintenance / Vibration analysis
• Production assembly line inspection
• Machine tools / metal fabrication
• Textile engineering
• Kinematics
• Electronics / PCB Testing
• Automotive research and design
• Robotics
• Packaging
• Additive manufacturing

References

1. Panchenko, O., Kurushkin, D., Isupov, F., Naumov, A., Kladov, I. and Surenkova, M., 2021. Gas metal arc welding modes in wire arc additive manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V. Materials, 14(9), p.2457.
2. Gierz, Ł., Przybył, K., Koszela, K., Duda, A. and Ostrowicz, W., 2020. The use of image analysis to detect seed contamination—A case study of triticale. Sensors, 21(1), p.151.
3. Cardona, C.I., Tinoco, H.A., Pereira, D.A., Buitrago-Osorio, J., Perdomo-Hurtado, L., Hurtado-Hernandez, M. and Lopez-Guzman, J., 2020, December. Vibration shapes identification applying Eulerian video magnification on coffee fruits to study the selective harvesting. In 2020 19th International Conference on Mechatronics-Mechatronika (ME) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
4. Lambora, R., Law, M. and Mukhopadyay, S., 2022. Recovering cutting tool modal parameters from fractionally uncorrelated and potentially aliased signals. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 38, pp.414-426.

Some things to consider when choosing a high-speed camera for manufacturing and industrial use are:

Chronos high-speed camera systems combine the high-resolution and framerates required to capture fast moving aerospace and ballistics events that appeal to both Engineers and enthusiasts alike.

Capturing high-quality, detailed video down to the millisecond is critical for detailed analysis of projectile launch, combustion testing, and explosives analysis. From the latest rocket launches to the enthusiast community and everyone in between, seeing is believing when looking to trace, evaluate, and calculate critical parameters encountered in aerospace and ballistics events.

Since 2019, Chronos cameras have been part of cutting-edge research relevant to the aerospace and defense industry, i.e. on propellant combustion[1–2], schlieren-based supersonic nozzle flow ejection analysis[3], and skin friction analysis[4], among others. Thus despite its short history, Chronos cameras are building a solid reputation backed up by the publication of results in leading international journals.   

With up to 40,000 frames per second, Engineers can observe and evaluate the performance of rocket engines [5]. This is a rather interesting interdisciplinary research field, bringing together individuals of different backgrounds to develop solutions relevant to a large number of industrial and commercial fields.

The all-in-one system includes a robust 5” display and battery pack perfect for portability when observing rocket launches or ballistics tests in the field or in a testing facility. The ease-of-use virtually eliminates the learning curve and the affordability is perfect for any team’s budget, so they can focus on the work and not on becoming a camera expert.

Take a look at the Chronos-compatible accessories we offer to make your Chronos experience more effective: trigger switches to operate your camera remotely, storage devices, illumination sources, lenses, and lens adapters 

Applications

• Flight tracking
• Projectile launch
• Particle tracking
• Particle Image Velocimetry
• Combustion Observation
• Engine performance analysis
• Ballistics
• Weapons testing

References

1. Zhuang, Y., Feng, Y., Dong, L., Zhang, B. and Ling, Z., 2022, May. Experimental Study on Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Al/NEPE Propellant. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2235, No. 1, p. 012075). IOP Publishing.
2. Rasmont, N., Broemmelsiek, E.J., Mundahl, A. and Rovey, J., 2019. Linear burn rate of ionic liquid multimode monopropellant. In AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum (p. 4294).
3. Chaudhary, M., Krishna, T.V., Nanda, S.R., Karthick, S.K., Khan, A., De, A. and Sugarno, I.M., 2020. On the fluidic behavior of an over-expanded planar plug nozzle under lateral confinement. Physics of Fluids, 32(8).
4. Liu, T., Chen, T., Salazar, D.M. and Miozzi, M., 2022. Skin friction and surface optical flow in viscous flows. Physics of fluids, 34(6).
5. Kuhns, M.M., Roberson, T., Rixon, G., Byron, J., Devore, K. and Beard, S., 2020. Plastic Rocket Engines for New Space Propulsion R&D. In AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum (p. 3504).

Some things to consider when choosing a high-speed camera for Aerospace and Defence use are:

Chronos high-speed camera systems offer the framerate, video quality and price-point critical to researchers at Universities.

The Chronos camera is suitable for recording complex phenomena that researchers, scientists, and graduate students aim to elucidate. The imaging system can be used in a wide range of departments from Chemistry to Physics, to Aerospace. Measurement techniques for fluid mechanics such as fluorescent microscopy, Schlieren Imaging, and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) are frequently applied in some of the leading R&D facilities in the world. Kron Technologies offers several options to fit a wide range of research studies.

Some recent applications of Chronos cameras include a cell traction force measurement strategy[1], the monitoring of a microbubble growth on an optical fiber[2], the characterization of the mechanical properties of cells[3], and the visualization of droplets levitating in an acoustic field[4].

Chronos cameras can record at up to 1000 fps at full resolution.  At reduced resolution, the 1.4 Chronos camera can record at a maximum of 40,413 fps while the Chronos 2.1-HD camera can record at a maximum of 24,046 fps.

Our cameras offer all-in-one, high-resolution, high-frame rate solutions that empower demanding laboratory data analysis. Power up your camera and start recording high-speed footage in minutes with its easy-to-use interface. Also, extend the functionality of your camera by adding accessories such as lenses, and high-speed lighting. You can take a look at the accessories available at accessories – Kron Technologies.

Applications

• Flow visualization
  • Fluorescent microscopy
  • Particle Image Velocimetry
  • Particle Tracking Velocimetry
  • Schlieren imaging
• Ballistics Testing
• Vibration Analysis
• Biomechanics
• Impact Testing
• Robotics
• Materials testing

References

1. Tan, X.H.M., 2021. Cell Traction Force Measurement Platforms (Doctoral dissertation, UCLA).
2. Ortega-Mendoza, J.G., Zaca-Morán, P., Padilla-Martínez, J.P., Muñoz-Pérez, J.E., Cruz, J.L. and Andrés, M.V., 2021. Monitoring the Growth of a Microbubble Generated Photothermally onto an Optical Fiber by Means Fabry–Perot Interferometry. Sensors, 21(2), p.628.
3. Combs, C., Seith, D.D., Bovyn, M.J., Gross, S.P., Xie, X. and Siwy, Z.S., 2022. Deep learning assisted mechanotyping of individual cells through repeated deformations and relaxations in undulating channels. Biomicrofluidics, 16(1).
4. Deng, R., 2021. Liquid Droplet Oscillations in an Acoustic Levitator (Doctoral dissertation, Northeastern University).

Some things to consider when choosing a high-speed camera for Academic research are: