| Group |
2010-13 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Wireless Smart Camera for Video Surveillance |
| Supervisor |
Dr. Aishy Amer |
| Description |
A wireless smart camera is a stand-alone embedded system that not only captures videos, but also includes a video-processor and a wireless communication interface. The notion of a wireless smart camera embedded with real-time video processing power can enhance the existing applications and instigate a new realm of applications. Potential application areas include video surveillance, smart environments to public security, home monitoring, and elderly care. However, a wireless smart camera poses several system-level challenges that influence the success of its deployments for such applications. Most of the critical issues include the reliability and the robustness of the overall wireless network and the smart camera.
The objective of this project is to 1) build a smart camera prototype by integrating a video processing unit, a wireless communication interface, and a camera, and 2) build a wireless network of multiple smart cameras. To build the smart wireless camera prototype, the team starts with a Linux workstation as the video processing unit and later on replaces this workstation with an FPGA. Students will be provided with core C++ libraries for video processing and network access along with some VHDL simulation models for the FPGA development.
The group can be divided into two teams, software and hardware, depending on the undertaken development.
Students selecting this project will closely coordinate and communicate with a PhD student (here Kumara Ratnayake) whose research is closely related to this proposal.
|
| Requirement |
Students should have good knowledge in C++ and digital circuit design in VHDL. Fundamentals of FPGAs and signal/ processing are assets. |
| Tools |
C++, Lunix, VHDL, and Xilinx ISE Foundation. |
| Number of Students |
3~5 |
| Students |
Justin Horst,
Vanessa Courville,
Scott Laughlin,
Jean Charles Mercedat |
| Comments: |
|
| Links: |
|