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Introduction
SK Dynamics Pvt. Ltd. is a company dedicated towards the
development of new products and technologies. It has won many
national and international awards for its works in the field of
embedded motor control system, gravity motor, electronic
submersible pump, DSP based washing machine, inverter etc.
SKD is now developing a special camera called Tracking camera.
The idea comes from the use of digital image processing for
tracking the motion of an object. The power of digital image
processing combined with the accurate motion control of the
servo-system can make this camera possible. This is an extremely
useful and powerful product for many applications especially in
the field of Television Broadcasting. It offers great advantage
of making the coverage of events like sports matches fully
automatic. The camera will move without any manual help to keep
the object (a ball in case of a match) under its view. A digital
signal processor included in the tracking system controls the
movement of camera.
The basic operation is to control the camera motion to capture
the object in the field. The development of these cameras will
help in the field of live telecast, and development of systems,
which can provide constant image tracking. Although the cost of
these camera will be higher than those of normal cameras but the
number of Tracking camera required for good transmissions are
significantly less than normal camera required. This reduces the
overall cost of the system and makes the live broadcasting more
economical. The use of tracking camera also reduces the chances
of malfunction due to human negligence. The use of Tracking
camera will improve the standards of live transmission at the
same time reduce the cost of the system. The use of automatic
cameras helps in quickly assessing the motion of any object so
it can also be used in some other application which require
tracking capabilities.
The development of such product has some technical problems to
overcome such as the high speed and high acceleration required
for Tracking. The synchronization between the movement of the
ball and camera is important for proper tracking. If there is a
delay in the movement the camera will loose view of the ball.
The design of reliable software to identify the object, separate
software are required to identify different objects and good
mechanical design to sustain long periods of operation. The SKD
is working towards achieving solutions for the technical
difficulties involved in project and making an operational
Tracking camera. |
