Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00461, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ahmadi, Mojtaba (Carleton University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Currently, live sporting events require several camera perspectives that are manually operated. The ability to_x000D_
coordinate many cameras remotely and automatically will allow for more control over events are broadcasted,_x000D_
improvement of the reliability and responsiveness of the camera views, reduce operational costs, and ultimately_x000D_
improve viewer experience. This project is a collaborative project between Carleton University's Advanced_x000D_
Biomechatronics and Locomotion Laboratory and Ross Video, a global provider of advanced audio-visual and_x000D_
robotic systems to TV industry. The main objective of the project is to design and implement a master-slave_x000D_
camera system in which the slave cameras each with a 3-DOF pan-tilt-zoom actuation are controlled to_x000D_
automatically track the region of interest defined by the master camera (controlled by the operator) from_x000D_
different vantage points. There are three main aspects of this potential product that requires research: 1)_x000D_
Deployment and calibration of a multi-camera distributed actuation systems in large venues 2) Estimation of_x000D_
dynamic desired region(s) of interest for live sport events in real-time and 3) Automate the control of motion_x000D_
platforms and zoom for every camera in a network system. The project starts off by detailed evaluation of the_x000D_
requirements for sporting events and proposing automated camera calibration and localization methodology;_x000D_
developing mathematical models of the venue, cameras, and motion platforms; development of the tracking_x000D_
algorithm and inverse kinematics verified via simulations; design and implementation of a room-scale setup_x000D_
and industrial grade infrastructure; and finally execute validation experiments. This project will lead to a new_x000D_
product for Ross Video leading to economical benefits, increased export, and high-tech job creation., program purpose french : Currently, live sporting events require several camera perspectives that are manually operated. The ability to_x000D_
coordinate many cameras remotely and automatically will allow for more control over events are broadcasted,_x000D_
improvement of the reliability and responsiveness of the camera views, reduce operational costs, and ultimately_x000D_
improve viewer experience. This project is a collaborative project between Carleton University's Advanced_x000D_
Biomechatronics and Locomotion Laboratory and Ross Video, a global provider of advanced audio-visual and_x000D_
robotic systems to TV industry. The main objective of the project is to design and implement a master-slave_x000D_
camera system in which the slave cameras each with a 3-DOF pan-tilt-zoom actuation are controlled to_x000D_
automatically track the region of interest defined by the master camera (controlled by the operator) from_x000D_
different vantage points. There are three main aspects of this potential product that requires research: 1)_x000D_
Deployment and calibration of a multi-camera distributed actuation systems in large venues 2) Estimation of_x000D_
dynamic desired region(s) of interest for live sport events in real-time and 3) Automate the control of motion_x000D_
platforms and zoom for every camera in a network system. The project starts off by detailed evaluation of the_x000D_
requirements for sporting events and proposing automated camera calibration and localization methodology;_x000D_
developing mathematical models of the venue, cameras, and motion platforms; development of the tracking_x000D_
algorithm and inverse kinematics verified via simulations; design and implementation of a room-scale setup_x000D_
and industrial grade infrastructure; and finally execute validation experiments. This project will lead to a new_x000D_
product for Ross Video leading to economical benefits, increased export, and high-tech job creation., agreement title english : Master-Slave Robotic Camera Systems for Concurrent Videos in Sporting Events, agreement title french : Master-Slave Robotic Camera Systems for Concurrent Videos in Sporting Events, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada