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News Release from: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems | Subject: ADEPT5000 image processing subsystem
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2007
Image processing system improves
security
With ADEPT5000, video signals from multiple sensors are seamlessly merged into a real-time interactive panoramic image which can be displayed on a single monitor.
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems has released the ADEPT5000 image processing subsystem Designed to interface with a wide range of physical sensors, the ADEPT5000 is available for both fixed security installations and for military in-vehicle deployment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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ADEPT5000 has been developed in response to growing recognition of the difficulties posed by information overload in situational awareness, where multiple disparate information feeds are delivered to banks of monitors.
This creates the possibility of confusion and suboptimal reaction times on the part of operators who are often fatigued or stressed.
"With over three hundred man years of expertise and experience in the design and development of real-time image processing systems behind it, ADEPT5000 truly represents a significant step forward in situational awareness solutions that better support decision-making in life or death situations", said Clarence Peckham, General Manager, Military and Aerospace Systems at GE Fanuc Embedded Systems.
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"It is robust, highly flexible and can make a vital contribution when deployed in platforms such as armored vehicles, aircraft, remote unmanned platforms or in any environment where optimum surveillance and security are requirements".
The data extraction process provides user-selectable options.
ADEPT5000 can use scene change detection, moving target detection or contrast detection, enhanced by a classification process which is dependant on operating scenario, the sensors employed and system elements.
Unlike existing situational awareness systems which rely on the operator to detect and classify an event, the ADEPT5000 system automatically brings events to the attention of the operator.
A typical contact notification includes a graphic symbol around the contact; a graphic symbol flashed to the operator indicating the direction in which the contact should be visually followed; an audible alarm; the current image of the contact in a picture-in-picture window; and a recorded image of the contact displayed in a supplementary window.
ADEPT5000 also provides a solution to the problem in which information from multiple sources is delivered to several screens, requiring the operator to correlate and interpret the various images.
With ADEPT5000, video signals from multiple sensors are seamlessly merged into a real-time interactive panoramic image which can be displayed on a single monitor, making the task of interpreting information significantly easier, while also reducing the total space and weight required.
By integrating multiple sensor inputs, ADEPT5000 also allows real-time monitoring of an area much larger than is possible with a single sensor.
The operator is able to interact with the panoramic image through a range of interface options including touch screen, joystick and game controller.
These devices facilitate scrolling through the panorama and zooming in and out on selected images through a technique known as virtual camera.
Used in this way the panorama is very intuitive to use and interpret.
The panorama can also be integrated with a head-mounted display to form a "virtual control room" effect.
ADEPT5000 is designed to interface with any video sensor, including thermal imagers.
It is currently available with analogue video (CCIR/RS170) interfaces and will, in the future, be available with the full range of digital video interfaces, including Gbit Ethernet.
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