TRANSACTIONS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Transactions on Science and Technology Vol. 4, No. 3-2, 263 - 272, 2017
Zakaria et al., 2017. Transactions on Science and Technology. 4(3-2), 263 - 272
Do We Need A New Camera Vision System In
Future? One of Two Realities; One of The Two
Must Be True
Shahrudin Zakaria
1#
, Syed Najib Syed Salim
1
, Maslan Zainon
1
,
Norazlina Abd Razak
2
1 Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, MALAYSIA.
2 Faculty of Electronics & Computer Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka,
MALAYSIA.
# Corresponding author. E-Mail: shahrudinzakaria@utem.edu.my; Tel: +606- 234 6325; Fax: +606-234 6526.
ABSTRACT
Do we need a new camera vision system? To answer this, we need to choose between the realities. At least one of these
interpretations must be true (1 or 2). The authors try to demonstrate the only possible questionable reality is only one of
the two realities. Whilst the authors attempt to propose answers to the question, both pathways are possible.
Interpretation 1 indicates that the world has the same colour as in our minds while Interpretation 2 justifies that colour is
relative and cannot be determined. It also implies new knowledge, which is difficult to be accepted. Readers have the
choices to choose. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, readers will have to choose one of the options available (no
choice). Interpretation 1 or 2; the reality is then derived from the chosen one.
KEYWORDS: Vision system; Bio-physics; Light; Tetra and dichromatic; Colour
Full Article - Physical Sciences
Received 12 October 2017 Revised 23 October 2017 Accepted 26 October 2017 Online 2 November 2017
© Transactions on Science and Technology 2017
THE COLOUR MYSTERY UNDER NATURAL LIGHT- ARE LEAVES BLUE OR GREEN?
What happen in the main source of light? The conversion of energy occurs in a nuclear fusion
process in the sun, which is the conversion of Hydrogen to Helium. Besides other energies, the sun
releases the main energy, known as an Electromagnetic Wave (EM), which is the source of the
meaning ‘colour of nature’.
Almost the entire EM spectrum affects objects on the earth. Leaves are green because of the
photosynthesis process. They absorb most of the EM energy around 570nm and 440 nm, which
indicates the interpretation of the human mind towards the colours red and blue respectively,
whereas most of the EM energy around 540nm can penetrate the thin leaves (which appear to be
green in colour if viewed from the bottom, whereas the thick leaves will look black in colour if
viewed from the bottom due to the all related frequencies (green) that are reflected back). The
frequency’s energy that is equivalent to the need or absorptions of the material will be absorbed by
an object (like an accurate radio station frequency receiver). Therefore, each of the returned energy is
equivalent to the least or most unwanted ‘colour’ energy.
The reflection of GREEN EM, which is less needed is certain. However, it is uncertain whether
the colour of the leaf itself is really ‘GREEN’? Whereas, On Planet X, if leaf X’s photosynthesis
process absorbs all EM energy of medium and low frequencies, the leaf will appear to be in blue-
violet colour. Do the leaves have an actual GREEN or BLUE-VIOLET colour? Is colour characterised
as the OBJECTIVE (Interpretation 1) or RELATIVE (Interpretation 2)?