Tracking subpixel targets in domestic environments

V. Govinda; J. F. Ralph; J. W. Spencer; J. Y. Goulermas; D. H Smith

doi:10.1117/12.665398

19 May 2006 Tracking subpixel targets in domestic environments

V. Govinda, J. F. Ralph, J. W. Spencer, J. Y. Goulermas, D. H Smith

Proceedings Volume 6236, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2006; 623603 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665398
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

In recent years, closed circuit cameras have become a common feature of urban life. There are environments however where the movement of people needs to be monitored but high resolution imaging is not necessarily desirable: rooms where privacy is required and the occupants are not comfortable with the perceived intrusion. Examples might include domiciliary care environments, prisons and other secure facilities, and even large open plan offices. This paper discusses algorithms that allow activity within this type of sensitive environment to be monitored using data from low resolution cameras (ones where all objects of interest are sub-pixel and cannot be resolved) and other non-intrusive sensors. The algorithms are based on techniques originally developed for wide area reconnaissance and surveillance applications. Of particular importance is determining the minimum spatial resolution that is required to provide a specific level of coverage and reliability.

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V. Govinda, J. F. Ralph, J. W. Spencer, J. Y. Goulermas, and D. H Smith "Tracking subpixel targets in domestic environments", Proc. SPIE 6236, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2006, 623603 (19 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665398

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