Adaptive Preset Position Management for Moving Object Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional moving object automatic tracking apparatuses are limited in detecting and tracking objects that intrude into areas outside initially registered preset positions, leading to missed detections.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus includes a movement detector, tracker, area manager, and patrol monitor that adaptively register and manage preset positions, allowing detection and tracking of objects in newly encountered areas, with the ability to deregister unused positions and set disapproval areas to reduce false detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If only initially registered preset positions are monitored, then device complexity is reduced and operation is simplified, but monitoring coverage is limited and objects intruding into unregistered areas cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the set of preset positions by automatically adding new positions when objects are detected outside registered areas. This transforms the static preset position list into a dynamic structure that adapts to actual monitoring needs, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive coverage and manageable complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patrol monitor performs self-service by automatically detecting when objects appear in unregistered areas and triggering the addition of new preset positions without external intervention. This self-adaptive mechanism expands monitoring coverage while maintaining automated operation, avoiding the need for manual configuration of every possible position
2Adaptability or versatility
If preset positions are continuously expanded to cover all possible areas, then monitoring coverage is improved, but patrol time increases and detection speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by selectively expanding preset positions only in areas where objects are actually detected, rather than uniformly covering all possible areas. This targeted approach maintains monitoring coverage for relevant zones while minimizing unnecessary patrol time in empty areas
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary registration of preset positions based on predicted or frequently occurring object locations. By pre-establishing positions where objects are likely to appear, the system reduces the need for extensive real-time patrol while maintaining detection capability, thus balancing coverage with time efficiency
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AI summary
Disclosed is a moving object automatic tracking apparatus that includes a movement detector for detecting movement of a moving object from an image obtained in time series from an image input portion. A tracker tracks the moving object by controlling a platform of the image input portion in a direction of movement of the moving object based on a movement detection result of the movement detector. An area manager manages a registered preset position and new registration of a preset position indicating an area for executing tracking by the tracker and movement detection by the movement detector. A patrol monitor conducts monitoring while patrolling plural preset positions set and managed by the area manager, and when a position in which the moving object is tracked and lost differs from the initialized preset position, the lost position is newly added and registered as an adaptive preset position.