An autonomous sensor module based on a legacy CCTV camera

P. J. Kent; D. A. A. Faulkner; G. F. Marshall

doi:10.1117/12.2242182

24 October 2016 An autonomous sensor module based on a legacy CCTV camera

P. J. Kent, D. A. A. Faulkner, G. F. Marshall

Proceedings Volume 9995, Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, and Defence XII; 99950V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2242182
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

A UK MoD funded programme into autonomous sensors arrays (SAPIENT) has been developing new, highly capable sensor modules together with a scalable modular architecture for control and communication. As part of this system there is a desire to also utilise existing legacy sensors. The paper reports upon the development of a SAPIENT-compliant sensor module using a legacy Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera. The PTZ camera sensor provides three modes of operation. In the first mode, the camera is automatically slewed to acquire imagery of a specified scene area, e.g. to provide “eyes-on” confirmation for a human operator or for forensic purposes. In the second mode, the camera is directed to monitor an area of interest, with zoom level automatically optimized for human detection at the appropriate range. Open source algorithms (using OpenCV) are used to automatically detect pedestrians; their real world positions are estimated and communicated back to the SAPIENT central fusion system. In the third mode of operation a “follow” mode is implemented where the camera maintains the detected person within the camera field-of-view without requiring an end-user to directly control the camera with a joystick.

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P. J. Kent, D. A. A. Faulkner, and G. F. Marshall "An autonomous sensor module based on a legacy CCTV camera", Proc. SPIE 9995, Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, and Defence XII, 99950V (24 October 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2242182

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