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The IMAGO-S (standalone) is a software-based tracker that can be installed in most PCs and is designed to use commercial-off-the-shelf hardware. It comes on an installation CD and includes a video acquisition system.

If the customer requires additional functionality, they can upgrade the IMAGO-S from a list of desired options or contact IMAGO regarding one of our other higher performing tracking systems.

• IMAGO's proprietary algorithm OR
• Edge/Centroid/Correlation algorithms

• The target off-boresight angle for a point target can be measured to 1/500 of the field of view.
• The minimum target size is 1% of FOV linear dimension.
• The minimum target contrast is 12 levels of grey

• Joystick controlled acquisition
• Designation in the centre 25% FOV
• Sit-and-wait mode for the centre 25% FOV

• If the target is temporarily obscured our target state estimation system will coast and reacquire the target when it reappears.

• Channel 1 - target acquisition, normally with a wider lens
• Channel 2 - target tracking with, normally with a narrower lens
• The IMAGO-S is compatible any standard video source and works with IR and daylight cameras. Supported Video standards: RS 170, CCIR, IEEE 1394.

• Lens calibration algorithm is included, allowing the IMAGO-S to work with any lens

The IMAGO-S generates a bore sight offset output that be integrated by the customer to use their own pan/tilt. The IMAGO-S is also available with an interface to IMAGO's Standard (75 lb payload) and Compact (35 lb payload) pan/tilts. Using an IMAGO supplied pan tilt, the IMAGO-S controller can reliably track targets with rates up to 25 deg/sec. Higher performance pan/tilt controllers are also available

The IMAGO-S outputs a time stamped log file of target azimuth/elevation. The log file is in ASCII format and can be easily loaded into Excel, MatLab, Simulink and any other data processing application.

The IMAGO-S includes set up and calibration software to initialize the system.

Available functions include:

• Set pan/tilt motion limits
• Lens Calibration
• Log filenames (manual or automatic incrementing)
• Pan tilt selection
• Hardware Test Functions: video, joystick, pan tilt

The IMAGO-S is a Windows XP application with a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The video image appears as a window on a high-resolution video monitor along with the other user displays and controls.

The IMAGO-S will run on most PCs with at least one serial port, one IEEE1394 (firewire) port and an Intel P4 - 2.8 GHz hyper-threaded CPU. A mobile version is also available.

• Switch on the fly-tracking
• Track offsets
• Additional Video Tracking Algorithms that incorporate colour, motion analysis, and more complex pattern matching
• High performance controller to track more dynamic targets at higher rates.
• Integration of 3rd party pan/tilts or gimbals.
• Different coast models, based on target dynamics and pan/tilt motion
• Full field of view target acquisition
• Full field of view sit-and-wait motion analysis
• Cueing from/to radar, on-target sensors, etc.