SBIR Phase I: Monitoring Aid for Physical Security (MAPS) Using Computer Vision

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段的研究项目将开发一种工具，用于使用一种新颖的以地图为中心的视频监控界面来增强大型设施的物理安全操作。该界面将结合“感知过滤”与自动检测，跟踪和行为分析的人使用计算机视觉沿着与用户指定的规则。这一实体安全监测辅助系统将使安全操作员能够保持高度的态势感知，并增加及时干预的能力。第一阶段的研究将有助于在实验室原型的帮助下确定MAPS概念的可行性。该项目产生的研究成果将有助于更好地将人类能力与自动计算机视觉分析相结合，以改善当前的视频监控系统，影响多种类型的公共场所。国土安全工作包括保护经济基础设施（例如，美国95%的商业通过全国360个港口）和实现更有效的危机管理响应。额外的安全工作针对机场和公共交通终点站以及零售业的防盗。该监控工具将帮助零售业减少其每年因员工盗窃和入店行窃造成的250多亿美元损失。其他受益者包括学校和办公楼的业主和使用者。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I research project will develop a tool for enhancing physical security operations at large facilities using a novel map-centered interface for video surveillance. The interface will incorporate "perceptual filtering" with automatic detection, tracking and behavior analysis of people using computer vision along with user-specified rules. This Monitoring Aid for Physical Security (MAPS) system will allow the security operator to maintain a high degree of situational awareness and to add capabilities for timely intervention. Phase I research will help in establishing the feasibility of the MAPS concept with the help of a laboratory prototype. The research results generated from this project will help in better coupling human capabilities with those of automated computer vision analysis in order to improve current video surveillance systems, impacting several types of public places. Homeland security efforts include protecting the economic infrastructure (for example, 95% of U.S. commerce goes through the nation's 360 ports) and enabling a more effective crisis management response. Additional security efforts are aimed at airports and public transportation terminals and theft prevention in the retail industry. This monitoring tool will aid the retail industry in reducing its over $25 billion annual loss to employee theft and shoplifting. Other beneficiaries include schools and office building owners and users.