DAS Puts Axis To The Test At Security Integrator Race Meet.
DAS Puts Axis To The Test – DAS integration partners put Axis technology to the test at a Bankstown kart track last night, with radar-video fusion, object analytics and body worn cameras all subject to the rigours of a race meet that turned strangely competitive as the night wore on.
According to Axis senior sales engineer, Dan Jepson, the key use case for the trackside application included a third-party integration to speed signs, people counting, a radar looking across the track and detecting movement in its angle of view, with Axis Camera Station running on a laptop to handle triggers and events.
“In this application, the body worn cameras are downloading video once they are docked – they are processed in this unit and passed over to the local VMS,” Jepsen said. “That same compact processor can be installed in a police car if required.”
An unhoused Axis Q1656 on the mounting pole is running Axis Object Analytics (AOA) on the edge – in this application the AOA scenario being used is ‘occupancy in area’ to count the number of people in the scene.
Meanwhile, Axis Q1656-DLE radar-video fusion camera is integrated into an external housing with IR illumination and a radar, and is facing across the track.
“Tonight, the fusion camera is using AOA to detect vehicles that have stopped on the track using the Axis Time in Area scenario, as well as Axis Speed Monitor to track the speed of vehicles as they move around the track,” Jepsen said.
“And the Axis D4100-E network strobe siren is being used to display different coloured lights, based on events such as vehicles stopped on track or vehicles exceeding a certain speed.”
Throughout the racing, Axis W101 and W120 body worn cameras were used to record video and audio of drivers from their point of view.
“All the images and audio were recorded and displayed via our latest VMS, Axis Camera Station Pro,” said Jepsen. “However, all devices and features above can also be used with a range of compatible third-party VMS products and events, such as the strobe siren changing colour when a camera detects an object, or they can be configured directly between end devices with no need for a VMS.”
While all this was going on trackside 30 security integrators jostled for position out on the track, growing progressively more comfortable and going progressively faster as the night wore on.
One thing many drivers noted after the race was the high video quality being dished up by the W101 and W120 body worn cameras. It was very impressive – sharp, high contrast, good light management and devoid of motion blur for every car, except the one driven by that maniac in the fluoro helmet.
You can learn more about Axis products from DAS here – there’s more SEN news here.
“DAS Puts Axis To The Test At Security Integrator Race Meet.”
