System for detecting drones / missiles in the video stream. Part Three.
Part Three. Prerequisites for creation.
The creation of Pterygota Marker took personal experience and knowledge in various industries, as well as years of development and testing of various products and directions. The work of our company’s employees with various equipment from atomic spectroscopes to thermal imagers and video cameras has allowed us to come to the creation of a video marker for more than ten years.
Working with software in a wide range from forensic products and software for information security to video analytics systems and various equipment and software for detecting and countering drones gave the necessary experience and knowledge.
Did you know, for example, that a thermal camera requires a standard, the so-called black body, to calibrate the readings of the instrument. It is the black body that is used by metrological services around the world for verification, that is, checking the correct operation of the thermal imager. Similarly, the Pterygota Marker will be the benchmark for video analytics systems when comparing the size of a marker with a moving object.
Known in advance dimensions of the marker and its setting from the camera lens make it possible to have a size standard with which the dimensions of other objects are compared. Experience with various computer security software allowed us to gain knowledge about the need for certification in institutions like NIST in order to be able to certify software for use in those areas where accurate data are needed about the software product used, with which data were obtained, if based on these data any decisions are made, for example, when using data from a video analytics system in court, which is especially important for car manufacturers, road traffic control systems, and so on.
Experience in manufacturing industrial equipment has given us knowledge of industrial design features and the impact of each seemingly insignificant feature on the cost of manufacturing, transporting, replacing and maintaining a product. The marker is designed taking into account the possibility of interchangeability of parts if it is necessary to change the distance of the marker relative to the camera lens, which can be caused by different focal lengths of different camera models.
The use of longitudinal reinforcement of each element of the marker will allow using it in any weather conditions, taking into account the invariance of the position of the marker under various wind loads. In order to avoid snow sticking in cold climates, the technology of the difference in thermal conductivity of the used materials of the marker itself is used, which makes it possible to remain fully visible in various weather conditions and does not require maintenance.
Many years of experience in creating various computer systems from data centers to high-load systems for calculating big data (supercomputer) and experience in creating video signal distribution systems allows us to design and create multipoint video analytics systems for our customers designed for fault-tolerant operation 24/7/365.
Finally, the experience of testing and installing various equipment for drone detection and many years of developing software for detecting drones have given us knowledge of all the advantages and disadvantages of existing drone detection systems. The automatic system for detecting and counteracting drones, which we described six years ago (YouTube Video UAV Detection System), has only today received a real implementation in products from many global manufacturers. At the time when we described this system, no manufacturer in the world had even a part of this solution.
The constant search for new innovative solutions allows us to be the most innovative company, creating solutions that solve a problem that our competitors do not even know about. Our experience of working directly with customers on all continents (Anti Drone EU website) gives us inspiration and knowledge to create the most advanced and innovative solutions.
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