icommand.vision
Class MotionDetectionEffect

java.lang.Object
  extended by icommand.vision.VisionEffect
      extended by icommand.vision.MotionDetectionEffect
All Implemented Interfaces:
javax.media.Codec, javax.media.Controls, javax.media.Effect, javax.media.PlugIn

public class MotionDetectionEffect
extends VisionEffect

Motion detection effect. The engine has two steps. First the input image and the reference image (which is the image from the previous frame) is compared. Whenever a pixel has changed consideribly (determined by the threshold variable) a internal black-white-red image is marked (at the same exact location where the change occured). Therefore in the first step, the internal black-white-red image is has lit up clusters in the space where a change has occured.

The next step is to eliminate these clusters that are too small, but still appeared in our black-white-red image. Only the big clusters are left (and are colored red). During this process we keep a track of couunt of the big clusters. If the count is greater than blob_threshold then the input frame is determined to have consideribly motion as to the previous frame.

Many of the ideas have been taken from

  1. A Gnome Security Camera by Lawrance P. Glaister.
  2. Digital Image Processing by Kenneth R. Castleman; ISBN 0-13-211467-4
  3. Computer Graphics Principles and Practice by Foley, van Dam, Feiner, Hughes; ISBN 0-201-84840-6
  4. Java Media Format Sample Programs (mainly the one dealing with building an Effect plugin)


Author:
: Konrad Rzeszutek Modified by Lawrie Griffiths to fit in with lejos vision system.

Field Summary
 int blob_threshold
          Our threshold for determinig if the input image has enough motion.
 boolean debug
          Turn debugging on.
 int OPTIMIZATION
          Optimization.
 int threshold
          The threshold for determing if the pixel at a certain location has changed consideribly.
 int THRESHOLD_INC
          By what value you should increment.
 int THRESHOLD_INIT
          The initial threshold setting.
 int THRESHOLD_MAX
          Maximum threshold setting.
 
Fields inherited from class icommand.vision.VisionEffect
inputFormat, inputFormats, outputFormat, outputFormats
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.media.PlugIn
BUFFER_PROCESSED_FAILED, BUFFER_PROCESSED_OK, INPUT_BUFFER_NOT_CONSUMED, OUTPUT_BUFFER_NOT_FILLED, PLUGIN_TERMINATED
 
Constructor Summary
MotionDetectionEffect()
          Initialize the Motion effect plugin.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object[] getControls()
          Getter for array on one control for adjusing motion threshold and setting debug.
 java.lang.String getName()
          get the name of the effect
 int process(javax.media.Buffer inBuffer, javax.media.Buffer outBuffer)
          Process the image, detecting motion in the regions
 
Methods inherited from class icommand.vision.VisionEffect
close, getControl, getSupportedInputFormats, getSupportedOutputFormats, matches, open, reset, setInputFormat, setOutputFormat, validateByteArraySize
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

OPTIMIZATION

public int OPTIMIZATION
Optimization. Anything above 0 turns it on. By default its disabled.


THRESHOLD_MAX

public int THRESHOLD_MAX
Maximum threshold setting. Setting the threshold above this means to get the motion detection to pass the frame you pretty much have to full the whole frame with lots of motions (ie: drop the camera)


THRESHOLD_INC

public int THRESHOLD_INC
By what value you should increment.


THRESHOLD_INIT

public int THRESHOLD_INIT
The initial threshold setting.


threshold

public int threshold
The threshold for determing if the pixel at a certain location has changed consideribly.


blob_threshold

public int blob_threshold
Our threshold for determinig if the input image has enough motion.


debug

public boolean debug
Turn debugging on. Slows down the effect but shows how motion detection effect works.

Constructor Detail

MotionDetectionEffect

public MotionDetectionEffect()
Initialize the Motion effect plugin.

Method Detail

process

public int process(javax.media.Buffer inBuffer,
                   javax.media.Buffer outBuffer)
Process the image, detecting motion in the regions

Parameters:
inBuffer - the input Buffer
outBuffer - the output Buffer
Returns:
BUFFER_PROCESSED_OK or BUFFER_PROCESSED_FAILED

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
get the name of the effect

Returns:
"Motion Detection Effect"

getControls

public java.lang.Object[] getControls()
Getter for array on one control for adjusing motion threshold and setting debug.

Specified by:
getControls in interface javax.media.Controls
Overrides:
getControls in class VisionEffect
Returns:
an array of one MotionDetectionControl


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