Phase 1 Final Report: Command and Control Tools using Wireless Imagery

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Phase 1 Final Report Command and Control Tools
using Wireless Imagery
Paul Y. Oh Ray Zhang
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Problem Statement
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Approach
A picture is worth a thousand words
Images are

• Reliable
• Robust
• Affordable
• Easy-to-use
• General-purpose

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Methods
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Results Mosaics
give C2 larger fields-of-view and situational
awareness
Rationale
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Results Mosaics with Edge Detection and GPS
raw image enhanced with metrics, icons and text
to rapidly construct scenario
Rationale
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Results Mosaics 30th Street Station
East Side
South Side
West Side
Conclusion Mosaics still effective in diverse
lighting conditions
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Results 3D Reconstruction
Sparse set of images
3D Models snapshots of virtual fly-thru
Conclusion 3DR can be easily constructed.
Issue mapping pixel space to world coordinates
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Wireless Networking

• Ad hoc
• Broadband
• Reliable
• Commercial technology

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Results Live Web Streaming
Rationale
Provide end users rapid access to visual
information
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Demo Wireless Imagery for C2 Augmentation
Wireless 802.11b
C2 CENTER
PDA SCREEN VIEW
Live view
Image retrieved from C2