Prof Yahya Zweiri in his laboratory at Khalifa University - in pictures

  • Prof Yahya Zweiri, director of the Advanced Research and Innovation Centre at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
    Prof Yahya Zweiri, director of the Advanced Research and Innovation Centre at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
  • Prof Zweiri with some of his team members, from left, Mohammed Alkrunz, Eslam Mohamed and Aiswarya Babu
    Prof Zweiri with some of his team members, from left, Mohammed Alkrunz, Eslam Mohamed and Aiswarya Babu
  • Prof Yahya Zweiri and colleagues, who work in the university's Advanced Research and Innovation Centre, have developed technology for the inspection of countersinks, which are the holes for rivets, bolts or screws.
    Prof Yahya Zweiri and colleagues, who work in the university's Advanced Research and Innovation Centre, have developed technology for the inspection of countersinks, which are the holes for rivets, bolts or screws.
  • The team at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have developed a cutting-edge method to make inspections of crucial aircraft components 10 times faster – without compromising safety.
    The team at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have developed a cutting-edge method to make inspections of crucial aircraft components 10 times faster – without compromising safety.
  • The new inspection technology involves neuromorphic computing, in which the computers processing the camera images are designed to resemble the structure and function of the human brain.
    The new inspection technology involves neuromorphic computing, in which the computers processing the camera images are designed to resemble the structure and function of the human brain.
  • Prof Zweiri in his laboratory at Khalifa University
    Prof Zweiri in his laboratory at Khalifa University
  • Engineer Abelrahman Youssef operates the robotic arm
    Engineer Abelrahman Youssef operates the robotic arm
  • Rather than considering every pixel recorded by the camera, the computer’s visual analyser looks at only those pixels where the light intensity is changing above a certain level. These pixels are in the sections of the image that are critical for inspecting the countersink.
    Rather than considering every pixel recorded by the camera, the computer’s visual analyser looks at only those pixels where the light intensity is changing above a certain level. These pixels are in the sections of the image that are critical for inspecting the countersink.