Video analytics span embedded platforms

Analogic Computers now offers video analytics for high-speed image processing on embedded security/surveillance applications.

Analogic Computers now offers video analytics for high-speed image processing on embedded security/surveillance applications.

These complex algorithms process images from security cameras and identify a wide range of behaviours that require further investigation by human security staff - such as people loitering, removing or abandoning an object, or cars or people entering a restricted area.

Analogic CEO and Director of Business Development, Dr Gusztav Bartfai, says: "The emerging market for video analytics for security applications represents an extraordinary opportunity for us to leverage the unique and industry-proven capabilities for high-speed embedded image processing that we have developed over the last five years".

"It is widely recognised in the video analytics industry that as networks of security cameras grow larger and more complex, bandwidth and processing limitations will force video analytics applications closer to the edges of the network - into the cameras themselves".

"With over a hundred man-years of R and D efforts that resulted in the award winning Bi-i series of ultra-high speed intelligent cameras and the software that can best utilise their speed, Analogic is one of only a handful of companies in the world capable of delivering embedded video analytics applications for a range of processing types including DSPs, FPGAs and SoCs".

Analogic develops its technology in concert with its US affiliate, Eutecus, which has a number of contracts with the US Government and private corporations for military, aerospace and security applications.

Dr Akos Zarandy, who serves as Co-CTO and Vice President of Technology for both Analogic and Eutecus, gave a talk at the In-Stat Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California, in October, where he discussed "Multicores for Embedded Applications".

In his presentation, Dr Zarandy said: "We are witnessing the introduction of the ultra-high-performance multicore processor array to the embedded space".

Analogic and Eutecus are at the forefront of developing solutions that harness the full capabilities of this emerging technology.

Several demos showcasing some of Analogic's video analytics capabilities - algorithms for tracking people, objects, and vehicles and then classifying their behaviour - are available for download on the Analogic website.

These applications can be customised to run on a wide range of embedded platforms, and will also be available for the new multicore sensor-processor chips discussed by Dr Zarandy at the Microprocessor Forum.

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