Beyond NASA's launch range clearance, the proposed Smart PTZ sensor technology has immediate commercial applications in homeland security, video monitoring, and IP based remote video surveillance. According to Frost & Sullivan, the global video surveillance industry is about $7 billion, which is expected to grow to $13 billion within five years, with 44% growth market on the verge of technological breakthrough. The video surveillance market is considered as a limitless growth market. "Cameras Everywhere" continues to be the best description of the trend in the video surveillance market. In addition, the novel Neo360 optical unwrapping technology developed in this project will enable development of new commercial products in automotive safety market, medical endoscope market and video projector market, with unprecedented performance, resolution, image quality, cost efficiency, and ease of use.
The unique advantages of the proposed Smart PTZ Sensors include: (1) Novel optical design of wide FOV optics (up to 360-degree) for imaging sensor, no blind spot, no image distortion; (2) Simultaneous acquisition of both wide field of view and zoomed high resolution images; (3) Smart PTZ target tracking capability; (4) Intelligent video processing algorithms for automatic target detection and tracking; (5) Embedded on-board DSP processing module; (6) Novel optical design of 360-degree imaging applies to both visible and infrared sensors; (7) Flexible mounting options: on-board UAV, ground mobile vehicle mounted, and ground fixed camera installations. (8) Tremendous commercialization potential The Smart PTZ sensor designs allow for flexible mounting configurations and application scenarios. The compact light weight and low-power visible/infrared sensor package is ideally suited for mounting on UAVs and ground mobile vehicles for launch range surveillance. The Smart PTZ sensors can also be installed at fixed ground locations with critical importance for constant 7/24 real-time video surveillance with intelligent target detection capabilities. The proposed Smart PTZ visible/Infrared sensor technology offers an efficient, flexible, low-cost, and high performance solution to NASA launch range surveillance applications.
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