DocumentCode :
3507953
Title :
Remote controlled mobile imaging in a high temperature tunnel environment
Author :
Mauer, Georg F. ; Fernando, Chanaka
Author_Institution :
Nevada Univ., Las Vegas, NV, USA
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
212
Lastpage :
213
Abstract :
A custom remote controlled vehicle was developed and tested for imaging data acquisition in high-temperature environments (up to 300°C.) Through a wireless remote control system, an operator can position the cameras to visually inspect and measure temperature distributions on any surface area of a 50 meter long underground tunnel. Feedback to the operator is provided through three wireless video channels, whose images are displayed live on the console. Alternatively, an automatically running program can record optical and thermal images over the entire tunnel. The imaging apparatus consists of a remote section equipped with cameras, pan unit and wireless communication units, all of which must operate in an environment with temperatures up to 300°C for the duration of the image acquisition period (approximately 1.0 hours). The remote unit is controlled from a computer system located outside the high-temperature zone. Application software with a graphical user interface (GUI) was developed for real time remote control and for the monitoring of the measurement and observation process
Keywords :
computerised control; graphical user interfaces; image processing; mobile radio; real-time systems; telecommunication control; telecontrol; GUI; application software; automatically running program; cameras; computer system; custom remote controlled vehicle; graphical user interface; high temperature tunnel environment; high-temperature environments; high-temperature zone; image acquisition period; imaging apparatus; imaging data acquisition; observation process monitoring; real time remote control; remote controlled mobile imaging; remote section; temperature distributions; underground tunnel; wireless communication units; wireless remote control system; wireless video channels; Automatic control; Cameras; Control systems; Data acquisition; Graphical user interfaces; Optical feedback; Optical imaging; Remotely operated vehicles; System testing; Temperature control;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Real-Time Systems Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. The 20th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
ISSN :
1052-8725
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0475-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/REAL.1999.818844
Filename :
818844
Link To Document :
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