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| − | Design a bee counter using low cost off-the-shelf hardware. Optimize the hardware design (camera, enclosure, etc) to simplify the software | + | Design a bee counter using low cost off-the-shelf hardware. Optimize the hardware design (camera, enclosure, etc) to simplify the software so that it will run on low power platforms with improved accuracy. |
== Roadmap == | == Roadmap == | ||
Revision as of 04:39, 25 December 2013
Contents
Goals
Design a bee counter using low cost off-the-shelf hardware. Optimize the hardware design (camera, enclosure, etc) to simplify the software so that it will run on low power platforms with improved accuracy.
Roadmap
- Replicate and improve the techniques outlined in Video Monitoring of Honey Bee Colonies at the Hive Entrance, by Campbell, Mummert, and Sukthankar.
- Video Technology
- Test suite of videos
Background
Optical and video bee counters.
Cameras
Initial tests were conducted using these cameras:
- Logitech 2500
- Logitech C310
- Logitech HD920
Need automatic light level control (auto iris). Don't really need auto focus.
Infrared (night time) Operation
Camera Enclosures
Software
- adaptive back-ground subtraction using a background model derived from a running average of the most recent 300 video frames.
- match an elliptical, graduated template at 16 orientations across each background-subtracted video frame.
