ActiveDome is a module for automated control of PTZ cameras. It can instantly point a PTZ camera at any desired object. There are two modes for object tracking: manual and automatic. A SIMT software-based detector is used in automatic mode.
The basic idea behind the module is to use information from objects in the overview camera's frames to control the PTZ camera, regardless of their relative orientation. Additionally, any combination or quantity of overview- and PTZ cameras may be used.
To configure the ActiveDome system:
- In TRASSIR, install and configure the cameras that will be used in ActiveDome.
- If an analog PTZ camera is being used, be sure that the RS-485 converter connection is correct and configure the server's serial port.
- Select an optics model or calibrate the optics of the PTZ cameras.
- Create a scene by adding overview- and PTZ cameras.
- Establish the correspondence between each pair of overview- and PTZ cameras.
Tip
This section provides recommendations on how to configure the ActiveDome system. See the Operator's Guide (ActiveDome scenes) for information about how to arrange cameras in a template or use the module itself.
ActiveDome features:
- Independent positioning of the overview- and PTZ cameras. Configuring ActiveDome does not require a specific relative orientation between the cameras. A calibration system based on "smart" algorithms is used to establish associations.
- Coordinates are automatically recalculated given the zoom level and transmitted to the PTZ camera.
- The PTZ camera can be positioned to an unlimited number of points on the screen.
- Simple positioning of a camera by single-clicking with the mouse or highlighting the desired area of the screen. The positioning speed is only limited by the camera's speed.
- Tracking objects both in manual and automatic mode using an intelligent SIMT motion detector or Neurodetector.
