SBIR Phase II: A Novel 360-Degree Video Surveillance Camera

SBIR 第二阶段：新型 360 度视频监控摄像机

• 批准号: 0923653
• 负责人: Zheng (Jason) Geng
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Xigen LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0923653&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Novel; 360

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a novel 360° video surveillance camera which provides a simultaneous panoramic 360° field of view (FOV) using optical unwrapping, instead of digital unwrapping. The company's proprietary imaging technology can provide 70% greater image resolution than conventional cameras using the same sensor chip, and employs no moving parts. Not only can it acquire 360° video of a surrounding scene, but also such 360° video images can be viewed directly, for the first time, without need of external computational hardware/software for unwrapping. The proposed camera would perform video surveillance with unprecedented panoramic 360° field of view that eliminates blind spots, and greatly enhances image quality. The directly viewable 360° video would also enhance visualization, communication, and response time in surveillance practice. The proposed imaging technology developed under this SBIR program is a platform technology with numerous potential applications. As a breakthrough optical imaging technology, it will lead many researchers and practitioners to rethink the way video images are captured and spawn commercial ventures to bring it to various commercial markets. In addition to enabling video surveillance products, e.g., 360° box camera, pen-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, miniature camera, etc., this technology will lead to commercial applications in areas such as medical and industrial endoscopes, pipe inspection, turbine engine diagnosis, automotive safety devices, navigation, mobile robotics, video conferencing, and internet webcast. The company has selected three vertical markets in which to develop innovative product(s) offering significant value propositions. These three vertical markets are: (1) video surveillance cameras (~$13 billion), (2) automotive safety products, e.g., rearview mirrors and parking sensors, (~$13.4 billion), and (3) medical and industrial endoscopes (~$4.3 billion).

该小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目将开发一种新型的360°视频监控摄像机，它使用光学展开而不是数字展开提供同步360°全景视场(FOV)。该公司的专有成像技术可以提供比使用相同传感器芯片的传统相机高70%的图像分辨率，并且不使用任何移动部件。它不仅可以获取周围场景的360°视频，而且这种360°视频图像可以第一次直接查看，不需要外部计算硬件/软件来展开。该摄像机将以前所未有的360°全景视野进行视频监控，消除了盲区，并大大提高了图像质量。直接可视的360°视频还将增强监控实践中的可视化、交流和响应时间。在该SBIR计划下开发的拟议成像技术是一种具有众多潜在应用的平台技术。作为一项突破性的光学成像技术，它将引导许多研究人员和从业者重新思考视频图像的获取方式，并催生商业企业，将其推向各种商业市场。除了支持360°盒式摄像机、笔式倾斜变焦(PTZ)摄像机、微型摄像机等视频监控产品外，这项技术还将在医疗和工业内窥镜、管道检测、涡轮发动机诊断、汽车安全设备、导航、移动机器人、视频会议和互联网网络直播等领域实现商业应用。该公司选择了三个垂直市场来开发提供重大价值主张的创新产品(S)。这三个垂直市场是：(1)视频监控摄像头(约130亿美元)，(2)汽车安全产品，如后视镜和停车传感器(约134亿美元)，以及(3)医疗和工业内窥镜(约43亿美元)。