System and method for monitoring at least one observation area
System for monitoring at least one observation area including at least one camera for providing panorama pictures of the at least one area, where the camera is arranges on a rotating platform in the at least one area to be monitored; at least one video camera for providing real time video and which is arranged on a stationary platform in the at least one area to be monitored; a processing device connected to the camera and the video camera for capturing, processing and coordinating signals.
1. System ( 100 ) for monitoring at least one observation area, comprising:
at least a first line scanning camera ( 110 ) for providing high resolution panorama pictures of the said at least one area, where the line scanning camera ( 110 ) is arranged on a rotating platform ( 120 ) in the at least one area that is to be monitored and where the rotating platform ( 120 ) comprises a rotation independent transmission device ( 125 ) in the shape of a contact or wireless slip ring for transferring data from the at least one first line scanning camera ( 110 );
at least a second camera ( 130 ) for providing real time video and which is provided on a stationary platform ( 140 ) in the at least one area that is to be monitored; and
a processing device ( 150 ) connected to said first and second cameras ( 110 , 130 ) for capturing, processing and coordinating of signals from the first and second cameras and for compressing image data according to an accessible band width.
2. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first line scanning camera ( 110 ) arranged on the rotating platform ( 120 ) uses TDI (Time Delay Integration).
3. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one second camera ( 130 ) for providing real time video has digital Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) functionality and where direction and segment of real time video to be displayed is controlled by PTZ instructions.
4. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 wherein the first and second cameras ( 110 , 130 ) each have a picture sensor operating in visual spectral band (color) and/or IR and/or UV.
5. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication device ( 160 ) connected to said processing device ( 150 ) for transferring processed coordinated signals to a location for controlling and monitoring of the at least one observation area.
6. System ( 100 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the system ( 100 ) at the location for remote monitoring comprises a control and monitoring device ( 170 ) and a display system ( 174 ) for selective controlling and displaying of real time video from the at least one observation area.
7. System ( 100 ) according to claim 6 , wherein said control and monitoring device ( 170 ) includes control devices ( 172 ) used for controlling the system ( 100 ).
8. System ( 100 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the communication device ( 160 ) is arranged on the stationary platform ( 140 ) and comprises at least one acoustic transducer for acoustic communication and/or at least one optical transducer for optical communication.
9. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a range measuring device having an aiming axis parallel with an optical axis of the at least one second camera( 130 ).
10. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising sensors for monitoring surrounding parameters, and where these are arranged on the stationary platform ( 140 ).
11. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 further comprising a further collection of microphones arranged on the stationary platform ( 140 ), and said microphones are connected to said processing device ( 150 ) such that the segment from the area to be displayed is based on the direction of captured sound.
12. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a radar system arranged on said rotating and/or stationary platform ( 120 , 140 ).
13. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating platform ( 120 ) is connected to a stabilization platform.
14. System ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein in parallel with the said at least one first line scanning camera ( 110 ) there is a laser system generating a 3D-range picture of the area monitored.
15. System according to claim 1 , wherein the first line scanning camera has a resolution of 0.2 to 0.3 mrad.
16. Method for monitoring at least one observation area, comprising the steps of:
a. providing high resolution panorama pictures of the said at least one area by means of at least a first line scanning camera ( 110 ) arranged on a rotating platform ( 120 ) in the at least one area to be monitored, and where the rotating platform ( 120 ) comprises a rotation independent transmission device ( 125 ) in the shape of a contact or wireless slip ring for transferring data from the at least one first line scanning camera ( 110 );
b. providing real time video from the at least one area by means of at least a second camera ( 130 ) arranged on a stationary platform ( 140 ) in the at least one area that is to be monitored; and
c. capturing, processing and coordinating received signals from said first and second cameras by means of a processing device ( 150 ) providing processed and coordinated signals from the first and second cameras, the processing device compressing image data according to an accessible band width.
17. Method according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one first line scanning camera ( 110 ) arranged on the rotating platform ( 120 ) employs TDI (Time Delay Integration).
18. Method according to claim 16 , wherein only changes in a picture taken from identical position are collected for minimizing the amount of data.
19. Method according to claim 16 , wherein a Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) camera is used for providing real time video, and the orientation and field of view of real time video is controlled by PTZ instructions.
20. Method according to claim 16 , wherein the first and second cameras operate in the visual spectral band (color) and/or IR and/or W.
21. Method according to claim 16 , wherein said processed and coordinated signals are transferred to a location for remote monitoring of the at least one observation area, and the transmission is performed via a communication device ( 160 ) connected to said processing device ( 150 ).
22. Method according to claim 16 , further comprising using a control and monitoring device ( 170 ) at the location for remote monitoring for controlling the system ( 100 ) for monitoring and displaying of panoramic pictures and real time video from the at least one observation area.
23. Method according to claim 22 , further comprising using control devices ( 172 ) comprised in said control and monitoring device ( 170 ) for controlling the system ( 100 ).
24. Method according to claim 16 , wherein the communication device ( 160 ) that is arranged on the stationary platform ( 140 ) communicates by using at least one acoustic transducer for acoustic communication and/or at least one optical transducer for optical communication.
25. Method according to claim 16 , further comprising using a range measuring device having an aiming axis parallel with an optical axis of the least one second camera( 130 ).
26. Method according to claim 16 , further comprising using a collection of acoustic transducers arranged on the stationary platform ( 140 ), and where these are connected to said processing device ( 150 ) such that the area to be displayed is based on the direction of captured sound.
27. Method according to claim 16 , further comprising using a radar system arranged on the rotating and/or stationary platform ( 120 , 140 ).
28. Method according to claim 16 , wherein the first line scanning camera has a resolution of 0.2 to 0.3 mrad.