{"id":12645,"date":"2018-10-18T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T09:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adimec.kwaaidevelop5.nl\/?p=12645"},"modified":"2018-11-27T08:44:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T07:44:34","slug":"electronic-boresight-can-eliminate-mechanical-camera-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/electronic-boresight-can-eliminate-mechanical-camera-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTRONIC BORESIGHT CAN ELIMINATE MECHANICAL CAMERA ADJUSTMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boresight has long been a chore in optical systems.\u00a0 Boresight is the process of co-aligning the optical center line of the optical elements and devices.\u00a0 Typically, boresight is accomplished with mirrors or prisms that are moved to align the different optical elements and devices.\u00a0 Each of these alignments cost time and money in development and manufacturing, not to mention the reliability risk of having moving parts, even if they are staked with epoxy, after boresight\/alignment.\u00a0 That is how mechanical boresight works.\u00a0 Electronic boresight moves the field of view on a camera sensor which minimizes or eliminates the need for those mechanical adjustments.\u00a0 Adimec\u2019s new\u00a0<a href=\"\/cameras\/global-security-cameras\/tmx-cmos\/tmx-53\/\">TMX-53<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/cameras\/global-security-cameras\/tmx-cmos\/tmx-55\/\">TMX-55<\/a>\u00a0cameras have improved electronic boresight capabilities that allow mechanical boresight adjustments to be minimized. \u00a0When the camera sensor is precision aligned to the camera mounting surface, and the camera has an electronic crosshair capable of moving 100\u2019s of pixels, electronic boresight is easy.<\/p>\n<p>Previously cameras of this type had a maximum boresight capability of +\/- 20 pixels.\u00a0 This allows for a degree of electronic adjustment but not sufficient for the elimination of a mechanical boresight adjustment in many situations.<\/p>\n<p>Adimec cameras are all aligned with six degrees of freedom precision.\u00a0 The alignment tools look like the one shown in the figure below.\u00a0 This precision alignment allows for many systems to accept cameras with no boresight required.\u00a0 However, in outdoor systems, the complexity factor can be quite high.\u00a0 This often requires boresighting the camera to the optics.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12646 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sensor-Alignment-Station-714x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sensor-Alignment-Station-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sensor-Alignment-Station-714x1024-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>Adimec cameras have an electronic reticle that is a two-pixel wide cross-hair, as shown in the figure below.\u00a0 This cross-hair is controlled through software or the GUI and can either track as the region of interest or move as the cross-hair is commanded to move.\u00a0 The full resolution for the TMX-53 is 4096 x 3008 and for the TMX-55 is 4096 x 2176.\u00a0 At full resolution the boresight capability is only 16 pixels in x, because there are only a few additional pixels outside that full sensor area.\u00a0 However, most applications do not utilize the full resolution and a region of interest (ROI) of say Full HD, 1920 x 1080 (Width x Height), is required to match the output of the monitor. \u00a0At this output resolution the boresight adjustment is 100\u2019s of pixels.\u00a0 That Region of interest can be centered in the sensor full image or can be shifted (dx, dy) and the boresight set to track the movement of the ROI.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boresight-Offset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boresight-Offset.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boresight-Offset-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boresight-Offset-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adimec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boresight-Offset-1024x802.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The TMX-53\/55 cameras have a new video pipeline that not only provides full color processing and\u00a0<a href=\"\/upgrade-to-cmos-cameras-without-changing-optics\/\">adaptive resolution<\/a>\u00a0but also sensor level boresighting that can be changed on the fly.\u00a0 That is, it can be changed in real time.\u00a0 In the above case of a full HD output it can be moved +\/- hundreds of pixels.\u00a0 There are many cases to completely cover this subject such as that the ROI can not move off the full sensor image at any border.\u00a0 However, the key here is that for reasonable sized outputs the range of boresight adjustment is hundreds of pixels, potentially opening up a design space for the system architect that eliminates the need for alignment of the camera to the optical axis.\u00a0 Boresight can be accomplished electronically.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the names of the cameras for more information on the\u00a0<a href=\"\/cameras\/global-security-cameras\/tmx-cmos\/tmx-53\/\">TMX-53<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/cameras\/global-security-cameras\/tmx-cmos\/tmx-55\/\">TMX-55<\/a>, the next generation in global security cameras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boresight has long been a chore in optical systems.\u00a0 Boresight is the process of co-aligning the optical center line of the optical elements and devices.\u00a0 Typically, boresight is accomplished with mirrors or prisms that are moved to align the 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