Sentient Vision Systems

Not to be confused with sentient.
Sentient Vision Systems
Private
Industry Computer Vision Software
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
Products Automated Object Detection in Full Motion Video
Number of employees
 <50
Website SentientVision.com

Sentient Vision Systems is an Australian company headquartered in Port Melbourne, that produces automated object detection solutions for video from aircraft and surface sensors used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), search and rescue, and law enforcement . Sentient’s solutions use computer vision software to detect and track objects of interest in full motion video (FMV), both electro-optic (EO) and infra-red (IR) for land and maritime environments. Sentient Vision Systems is a private company.

History

Sentient Vision Systems was founded in 2004 to develop computer vision solutions with a focus on moving target indication (MTI) in video. In 2006, Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) awarded Sentient a Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD[1]) program which supported development and demonstration of the Kestrel Land MTI solution.[2] A CTD extension and then support from Commercialisation Australia enabled further development and commercialisation, including Kestrel Maritime, an object detection solution for maritime environments.[2] Kestrel has been integrated on a range of manned and unmanned aircraft including the Wasp, Raven and Puma UAS's,[3] US Navy Firescout,[4][5] P3 Orion, NPAS EC135[6] and RAAF Heron.[7]

Sentient’s most recent solution, ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging), was launched in 2015. ViDAR provides visual wide area search capability acting as an optical radar. ViDAR has been deployed with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on a ScanEagle UAS[8] and is going into service with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) for search and rescue.[9]

In 2016, Australia’s Defence Minister, Christopher Pyne MP, congratulated Sentient for deployment of over 1,000 Kestrel systems worldwide.[10] Sentient was also referenced in the Australian Governments 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement[11]

Products

References

  1. ↑ "Kestral aerial surveillance system". www.dst.defence.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. 1 2 Ferguson, Gregor (January 2012). "So what has the CTD program ever done for us" (PDF). Australian Defence Magazine.
  3. ↑ "AeroVironment Secures Global Distribution Rights for Sentient's Target Detection Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (NASDAQ:AVAV)". investor.avinc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  4. ↑ Freedberg jr., Sydney J. (13 March 2015). "Teaching Drones How To See: Fire Scout & Kestrel". BreakingDefence.
  5. ↑ "Sentient delivers first Kestrel for US Navy Fire Scout". Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. ↑ "AIMS-ISR® at the Heart of New UK NPAS Mission System" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Local firm supports RAAF Heron flight". australianaviation.com.au. 10 November 2010.
  8. ↑ McGuire, Patrick (3 October 2016). "ScanEagle soars in Christmas Island trials". Navy News AU.
  9. ↑ "ViDAR for AMSA Challenger 604s". 2 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Government Congratulates Sentient Vision Systems". 7 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Australian Governments 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 2016.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.