The Cognitive Vision Story

Cognitive Vision has considerable expertise in leading-edge signal and image processing technologies. The company was founded in 1996 by a group of engineers to provide an innovative design for the development of a scalable "true-pattern-to-database" photomask inspection system. In a follow-on contract, Cognitive Vision jointly developed a wide bandwidth acoustic intercept system for shipboard applications that featured a fully integrated analysis capability. Demand continues to increase for high quality, custom engineering services and innovative solutions to complex signal processing problems.

Once the professional services division was firmly established, the company took advantage of its engineering competitive edge and decided to market its own line of instrumentation. In 1999, Cognitive Vision underwent a strategic expansion by acquiring the entire suite of portable signal processing instrumentation and related peripheral equipment sourced from Spectral Dynamics of San Diego, Scientific Atlanta, Inc., and Signal Processing Systems. This product line has a 30-year legacy of solving tough industrial problems in many different industries. These products are well respected among skilled engineers, operators and technicians as being the premier instruments of choice when versatility and reliable performance are paramount.

Hundreds of these rugged and durable systems have been in use worldwide, with many outlasting their purchasing agents in "on the job" tenure. They continue to be in high demand by various Fortune 500 companies, foreign and domestic government agencies, and military services. Our instruments have been used in a wide variety of data acquisition and import applications including rotating machinery, noise and vibration analysis, acoustics, thermal and structural analysis, electronic and biochemical measurements, forensic analysis, and physical testing, to name a few.