Visual Monitoring System Research Articles

Visual detection based on computer vision for sticker breakout in slab continuous casting

Based on the temperature readings of the mould measured by thermocouples during slab continuous casting, mould temperature and its velocity thermographs were built up, and a visual detection method for the sticker breakout proposed. In the temperature velocity thermograph, the abnormal temperature regions are marked by virtue of the computer image-processing algorithm, such as frame difference, threshold segmentation and eight connected component labelling. The abnormal region features are then extracted and processed as the temperature velocities, geometry characteristics and propagation velocities. In order to distinguish the true and false sticker breakouts, a comparison analysis is made. The results show that the combination of the temperature velocity thermograph and computer vision algorithm is an effective method for the sticker breakout detection. The temperature velocities, geometry characteristics and propagation velocities of the abnormal regions are three important criteria for sticker breakout detection. This method also provides a technology for developing a more visual and intelligent mould monitoring system and is helpful to enhance the accuracy for the breakout prediction system.

A Study on the Campus Public Safety Monitoring System Based on Intelligent Vision

With the continuous development of video detection technology, the video analysis technology based on campus security has become an important part of the construction of safe campus. As the college students still are a group that has poor ability of security protection, campus security issue is closely related to the stability of society and family happiness, and has become a topic of concern to the whole society. The intelligent vision-based campus public safety monitoring system is an important means to achieve security monitoring, it can automatically analyze the video image sequence, and detect, track and identify objects in the monitoring scene without human intervention, and make high-level understanding and analysis of behaviors on this basis. Most of the existing visual monitoring systems can collect and store video data, and the real-time event detection task can automatically be generated through background analysis. Intelligent visual monitoring system should not only be used for accident investigation, but also be used to prevent potential disasters and accidents. The system is consisted of system management platform, event mining and analysis, monitoring and extraction of moving targets, forecasting and tracking targets. The paper makes an in-depth study on the application of intelligent visual detection technology on campus. Based on the intelligent visual video analysis, hidden Markov model is adopted in the paper for video event detection and analysis, motion features and shape features are taken as the observation data, and segmentation method is adopted to analyze the influence of video viewing height and angle on the detection result.

Design and Implementation of Large-Scale Visual Vehicle Monitoring System

The safety and reliability of large-scale visual vehicle monitoring system receives the user's attention. In this paper, the status of the development of vehicle monitoring system is analyzed, the necessity of developing scalable component-based vehicle monitoring system is discussed and a practical extensible system model based on component development is proposed. Through this article, it can demonstrate that the design meets to the performance requirements.

A Survey on Moving Target Tracking in the Intelligent Visual Monitoring System

Moving target tracking is the key part of intelligent visual surveillance system. Among the various tracking algorithms, the Beysian tracking algorithms and the kernel tracking algorithm are two algorithms that frequently used. The Beysian tracking algorithms mainly conclude Kalman filtering algorithm, extended Kalman filtering algorithm and particle filtering algorithm. Mean Shift is the most representative algorithm of the kernel target tracking. In this survey, the status and development of target tracking algorithms has been studied more extensively with providing a few examples of modified tracking algorithms. Then a comparison was presented based on the limitations and scope of applications. Finally, the paper showed further research prospects of moving target tracking are introduced.

Visual Scheme Monitoring of Sensors for Fault Tolerance on Wireless Body Area Networks with Cloud Service Infrastructure

A wireless body area network (WBAN) refers to a topology of miniaturized embedded systems in and on a human body using wireless communication technology. Using the WBAN, human body data is collected to be used in various areas, including basic health information collection management, improvement of athletics capabilities, and systematic management of patients. To make use of the system in such areas efficiently, a fault or abnormal symptoms monitoring system for the sensors formed in the human body is required. Since data collection from a specific athlete can be taken care of by many people, malfunction or failure of sensors can be immediately treated. However, for patients with a variety of diseases, concentrating on their individual health information takes much effort and is time consuming. Further, when one patient is taken care of, other patients might be neglected. The present paper proposes a visual monitoring system for fault tolerance (VMSFT) that can monitor patients in a WBAN while also noticing the failure of sensors immediately. VMSFT can monitor persons who form a WBAN and infer a sensor's failure through the collected data. If VMSFT is interlinked with the emergency room, it is possible to take care of the patients proactively.

Volcanoes and their hazard to aviation

In March 2013, the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its activity. This team, which was created by the joint efforts of Russian and American scientists, analyzes on a daily basis the data supplied by the complex (seismic, video, visual, and satellite) monitoring system of volcanoes of Kamchatka and the Northern Kuril Islands to notify airline companies and all interested organizations about potential hazards.

Visual monitoring method on fresh concrete vibration

An integrated visual monitoring system to determine trajectory and duration on each vibrating motion of vibrator during concrete placed on construction site was introduced, which could graphically display vibrating status of fresh concrete. Defects on concrete placing process such as missed vibration, insufficient vibration, or excess vibration could be quantifiably assessed, and therefore, precise and suitable remedy could be offered timely. The system consisted of four functional parts, namely, vibrating trajectory spatial coordinate collected subsystem, vibrating duration-collected subsystem, data process subsystem, and real-time display and assesses subsystem of vibrating status. The principle of operation was explained in this article. Firstly, accurate signals combined spatial coordinates were achieved by dual-satellite systems, e.g., GPS (Global Position System) and GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), with RTK (Real Time Kinematics) mode and, duration of each vibration from start to end was determined by electrode device, respectively. Secondly, the wireless signals were sent to the terminal computer via MCC (Mono-Chip Computer) integrated. Finally, the worked status of vibrator on terminal was displayed simultaneously supported by assessment programm on compacting concrete. Tests results from outdoor and application in-situ proved that the system could monitor the vibration process in real-time reliably and quantifiably while fresh concrete was placed, and an innovative informationaized method might be realized.

Architecture of Noninvasive Real Time Visual Monitoring System for Dial Type Measuring Instrument

Noninvasive real time visual monitoring systems are more demanding in the field of automation because of their high reliability, robustness, fast execution time, portability, and flexibility. In this paper, a novel architecture of detection algorithm has been developed to identify the geometrical and statistical features of position of the pointer's image from the captured image of indicating type meters in real time. In our view, a real time visual monitoring system has the following stages: 1) image acquisition; 2) image pre-processing; 3) segmentation; 4) feature extraction; 5) feature matching; and 6) display of result into graphical user interface window along with controlling decision. The geometrical, statistical, and wavelet-based image features were used to recognize the indicated value using feature matching algorithm. Also, the system controller compares the recognized value with the set value of parameters and if, it is found beyond the specified limit, it generates various alarms and controlling or tripping signals for the final control elements.

Safety-Oriented Visual Condition Monitoring System of Hydro-Turbine Generator Sets

Intuitive and efficient monitoring system is a reliable guarantee for the security of Hydro-turbine Generator Sets (HGS). A safety-oriented visual monitoring system for HGS was developed. Under the Hydropower station Optimal Maintenance Information System (HOMIS)integrated monitoring platform, combined with equipment engineering 3D visual models and monitoring means, the visual query and the safety inspection of HGS was carried out; while under the “safety monitoring” of the HGS, real-time condition monitoring and real-time alarm was implemented. The system can help maintenance personnel to carry out safety analysis and fault diagnosis of abnormal equipment, which can help them avoid unexpected incidents. The safety-oriented visual monitoring system has successfully been applied in Gezhouba Hydropower Station and prevents safety incidents of HGS.

The construction of a high-resolution visual monitoring for hazard analysis

High rates of urbanization, environmental degradation, and industrial development in disaster-prone areas have all served to increase the extent of damage following catastrophes. In this paper, we present a novel framework for exploiting multi-resolution dual cameras, including a wide-angle camera and a speed dome camera, to construct a wide-angle, multi-layered, high-resolution visual monitoring system for hazard assessment. Our two-part camera system requires calibration of the correspondence between the detailed and overview image captured by the speed dome camera and wide-angle fixed camera, respectively. In-factory calibration is carried out using white–black patterns for speed dome turning and multi-layered calibration. The results are displayed as wide-angle, multi-layered, high-resolution images which are built up by the speed dome camera.

Metode Motion Range Event Detection pada Aplikasi Sistem Deteksi Kejadian pada Monitoring Visual Gunung Api

The process of volcano research through visual monitoring usually takes a long time. There is many time possibility of an occurance of a specific volcano phenomena such as lava and plum. The problem with this monitoring activity can be helped through visual monitoring system that enables constant recording and automatically detects events that can be observed through the visual volcano object. This monitoring system works through an event detection application with static object definitive, fixed focus definitive and sensing area definitive combination method that forms a simple yet effective method called Motion Range Event Detection. This method is a form of volcano object monitoring using camera sensors by defining the form of volcano object as a static object and defining the object phenomena changes based on a predetermined area.

Improving Turnaround Time for Critical Care and Emergency Department Testing Using a Visual Real-Time Dynamic Monitoring System

Improving Turnaround Time for Critical Care and Emergency Department Testing Using a Visual Real-Time Dynamic Monitoring System

Visual Monitoring System of Multi-Hosts Behavior for Trustworthiness with Mobile Cloud

Recently, security researches have been processed on the method to cover a broader range of hacking attacks at the low level in the perspective of hardware. This system security applies not only to individuals' computer systems but also to cloud environments. "Cloud" concerns operations on the web. Therefore it is exposed to a lot of risks and the security of its spaces where data is stored is vulnerable. Accordingly, in order to reduce threat factors to security, the TCG proposed a highly reliable platform based on a semiconductor-chip, the TPM. However, there have been no technologies up to date that enables a real-time visual monitoring of the security status of a PC that is operated based on the TPM. And the TPB has provided the function in a visual method to monitor system status and resources only for the system behavior of a single host. Therefore, this paper will propose a m-TMS (Mobile Trusted Monitoring System) that monitors the trusted state of a computing environment in which a TPM chip-based TPB is mounted and the current status of its system resources in a mobile device environment resulting from the development of network service technology. The m-TMS is provided to users so that system resources of CPU, RAM, and process, which are the monitoring objects in a computer system, may be monitored. Moreover, converting and detouring single entities like a PC or target addresses, which are attack pattern methods that pose a threat to the computer system security, are combined. The branch instruction trace function is monitored using a BiT Profiling tool through which processes attacked or those suspected of being attacked may be traced, thereby enabling users to actively respond.

Monitoring wizyjny miejsc publicznych w dużym mieście na przykładzie Warszawy. Próba analizy kosztów i zysków

Vision monitoring system cameras have been merging into the landscape of public places in Polish agglomerations for over a decade. Their spread neither has been publicly discussed nor it has been examined what is their effectiveness in crime prevention and as an irrefutable proof in criminal proceedings. Also the legislator has long failed to attempt to regulate this sphere – which not only in theory can be in conflict with the right to privacy. Similarly, no financial analyses of creating and maintaining complex systems have been made. The article presents research from selected countries (United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and Poland) on preventive effectiveness of video surveillance systems based on police and other service statistics as well as victimisation studies of inhabitants. The problem of economic analysis of the systems of this type in public areas of big cities on the example of the research by M. Spriggs and A. Gill (United Kingdom) is also discussed. An attempt of cost calculation of the greatest Polish system functioning in Warsaw is also made. It includes both material and social costs. They are compared with potential and actual profits from the use of the system and accompanied by a short survey of research on the effectiveness of video surveillance systems. Warsaw has been chosen because of the size of the system and relatively greatest availability of financial data and reports from Zaklad Obslugi Systemu Monitoringu m.st. Warszawy (Surveillance System Administration Office of the Capital City of Warsaw). The article summarises the descriptions of administrators’ and system owners’ reactions to the results of the studies.

A multi-lobe stereo phase portrait of a three-dimensional dynamic system and visualization of the control for objects with a multiplicity of stationary states

The problem of predictor-corrector control of nonlinear dynamic systems based on a preliminarily constructed set of their three-dimensional phase portraits corresponding to the set of control vectors is formulated. The definition of a stereo portrait of a three-dimensional dynamic system is introduced, and a mechanism for its creation is presented; this mechanism consists in achieving some animation effect, which helps the spatial perception of images on the visual control panel. The definition of the domain of holding states is introduced for a particular class of three-dimensional models with multiple stationary states, and algorithms for the approximation of the boundaries of these domains in the extended space of phase variables and controls are developed. A description of the operation of a man-machine visual monitoring system and a step-wise control designated for a wide range of state variables are given.

Visual Trustworthy Monitoring System (v-TMS) for Behavior of Trusted Computing

As the platform mobility increases, it becomes increasingly susceptible to theft. Stolen data is often regarded as being more valuable than the notebook hardware itself. Thus, the need to protect user data and secrets is underscored in a mobile computing environment. The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is defined as a hardware instantiation which has been proposed by the TCG (Trusted Computing Group) for trust computing. TPM offers facilities for the secure generation of cryptographic keys, and limitations on their use, in addition to a hardware pseudo-random number generator. It also includes capabilities such as remote attestation and sealed storage. A TPM can be used to authenticate hardware devices. Since each TPM chip has a unique and secret RSA key burned in during production, it is capable of performing platform authentication. The TPB (Trusted Platform Board) is an expansion of the TPM for enhancing the efficiency and usability of the TPM chip. In addition to the TPB functions supporting high-standard trust environments within the hardware standard of the system in this paper, we develop the v-TMS (Visual Trustworthy Monitoring System) that provides visualization of real-time monitoring for the behavior of system resources (process, memory, network, users, etc.) with TPB and system software for hardening of OS and applications. Moreover, v-TMS is not only a web-based computing environment for system resources but also a real-time monitoring system for a trust computing environment.

Machine Vision-Based Intelligent Fire Fighting Robot

Designing a visual monitoring system to detect fire flame is a complex task because a large amount of video data must be transmitted and processed in real time. In this work, an intelligent fire fighting and detection system is proposed which uses a machine vision to locate the fire flame positions and to control a mobile robot to approach the fire source. This real-time fire monitoring system uses the motion history detection algorithm to register the possible fire position in transmitted video data and then analyze the spectral, spatial and temporal characteristics of the fire regions in the image sequences. The fire detecting and fighting system is based on the visual servoing feedback framework with portable components, off-the-shelf commercial hardware, and embedded programming. Experimental results show that the proposed intelligent fire fighting system is successfully detecting the fire flame and extinguish the fire source reliably.

The Realization of Monitoring System for Stacking Crane Using Plotting Finite State Machine

The goal of this paper was the development of a visual monitoring system for the management of stacking crane (moving within the aisles of the warehouse) using finite state machine (FSM). As usual, the implementation of a monitoring system required four preliminary steps: development of plotting FSM model, design of data exchange protocol, procession of operational monitoring data, visualization of a monitoring system. The paper was also presented form above contents. First, the operating characteristics of stacking cranes were analyzed to gain the operation control information and establish the plotting FSM model. Second, the data exchange protocol between the monitoring computer (MC) and the programmable logic controller (PLC) of stacking crane were designed based on the FSM model. Three, through the monitoring program, the operational data of stacking crane were gained and displayed in the visual monitoring platform. Finally, the visual monitoring system of stacking crane had been realized.

A Three-Axis Robot Using a Remote Network Control System

For the petroleum industry, to reduce the risk of a gas explosion in dangerous working areas, the use of explosion-proof equipment such as air-driven devices which are free from explosions becomes essential. Moreover, for the purpose of saving manpower, a remote operation using a robot via a visual monitoring system and a network is used. However, to overcome the drawback of costly manpower and to improve safety in explosion-prone zones, a three-axis robot using a remote network control system is proposed. In this paper, the three-axis robot can be monitored online via the USB protocol. Furthermore, it also can be remotely manipulated via the TCP/IP protocol by clicking the command of the VB interface on the client pc. Consequently, the remote-control three-axis robot can not only work for people in severe and dangerous circumstances but also can reduce the cost of manpower.

A Three-Axis Robot Using a Remote Network Control System

For the petroleum industry, to reduce the risk of a gas explosion in dangerous working areas, the use of explosion-proof equipment such as air-driven devices which are free from explosions becomes essential. Moreover, for the purpose of saving manpower, a remote operation using a robot via a visual monitoring system and a network is used. However, to overcome the drawback of costly manpower and to improve safety in explosion-prone zones, a three-axis robot using a remote network control system is proposed. In this paper, the three-axis robot can be monitored online via the USB protocol. Furthermore, it also can be remotely manipulated via the TCP/IP protocol by clicking the command of the VB interface on the client pc. Consequently, the remote-control three-axis robot can not only work for people in severe and dangerous circumstances but also can reduce the cost of manpower.