Object Tracking - was:Dual-axis solar tracking code

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Hello All,

I am working on a project in which I need to track an object.

I need to create an object (perhaps electronic pendant) for someone to
carry or wear.

Then I need to create a tracker to constantly keep this object centered
in its "field of view".

A very simplified example would be a spotlight that would be controlled
by the tracker to constantly keep the light shining on the moving
subject.

Any ideas?

Perhaps something like a solar tracker, but instead track an infrared
led?...a radio signal? HELP?

Rus

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Rus Hardy
"Lucky Devil"
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http://www.boneyardbargains.com/
"my mind wanders....I'm just along for the ride"

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There are a Sony pan & tilt camera EVI-D30 that has built-in with a
pattern optical tracker. Camera have a RS232 serial communications that
could be interfaced with external components. Look at the professional
Sony web site for more.
ACJacques

Rus Hardy wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am working on a project in which I need to track an object.
>
> I need to create an object (perhaps electronic pendant) for someone to
> carry or wear.
>
> Then I need to create a tracker to constantly keep this object centered
> in its "field of view".
>
> A very simplified example would be a spotlight that would be controlled
> by the tracker to constantly keep the light shining on the moving
> subject.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Perhaps something like a solar tracker, but instead track an infrared
> led?...a radio signal? HELP?
>
> Rus
>
> --
> Rus Hardy
> "Lucky Devil"
> Keeper of the Bucky-n-Thrifty Flame
> http://www.boneyardbargains.com/
> "my mind wanders....I'm just along for the ride"

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Rus,

Systems that you describe already exist. They are called "tracking follow
spotlights" and companies like Martin
http://www.martin.dk/general/frontpage.asp
make three types: Lighting Director, SoloSpot, and TrackPod.

As, you are probably NOT in the market to buy such a system, and you are
developing something similar, perhaps you can get some information from them
as to how their systems work in order to complete your project.

Jim

>

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> From: Rus Hardy
> Reply To: basicstamps@egroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 8:11 am
> To: Stamp List
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Object Tracking - was[noparse]:D[/noparse]ual-axis solar tracking
> code
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am working on a project in which I need to track an object.
>
> I need to create an object (perhaps electronic pendant) for someone to
> carry or wear.
>
> Then I need to create a tracker to constantly keep this object centered
> in its "field of view".
>
> A very simplified example would be a spotlight that would be controlled
> by the tracker to constantly keep the light shining on the moving
> subject.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Perhaps something like a solar tracker, but instead track an infrared
> led?...a radio signal? HELP?
>
> Rus
>
> --
> Rus Hardy
> "Lucky Devil"
> Keeper of the Bucky-n-Thrifty Flame
> http://www.boneyardbargains.com/
> "my mind wanders....I'm just along for the ride"
>
>
>
>
>
>

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"Howard, Jim" wrote:

> Rus,
>
> Systems that you describe already exist. They are called "tracking follow
> spotlights" and companies like Martin
> http://www.martin.dk/general/frontpage.asp
> make three types: Lighting Director, SoloSpot, and TrackPod.
>
> As, you are probably NOT in the market to buy such a system, and you are
> developing something similar, perhaps you can get some information from them
> as to how their systems work in order to complete your project.
>
> Jim
>
> >

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> > From: Rus Hardy
> > Reply To: basicstamps@egroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 8:11 am
> > To: Stamp List
> > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Object Tracking - was[noparse]:D[/noparse]ual-axis solar tracking
> > code
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am working on a project in which I need to track an object.
> >
> > I need to create an object (perhaps electronic pendant) for someone to
> > carry or wear.
> >
> > Then I need to create a tracker to constantly keep this object centered
> > in its "field of view".
> >
> > A very simplified example would be a spotlight that would be controlled
> > by the tracker to constantly keep the light shining on the moving
> > subject.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Perhaps something like a solar tracker, but instead track an infrared
> > led?...a radio signal? HELP?
> >
> > Rus
> >
> > --
> > Rus Hardy
> > "Lucky Devil"
> > Keeper of the Bucky-n-Thrifty Flame
> > http://www.boneyardbargains.com/
> > "my mind wanders....I'm just along for the ride"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

Actually, the spotlight was just an example. However, I will check their site
for info. Thank you!!

Checked the site.....can you say expensive!!!! This is similar to what I need
to do.

Incredible precision is not what is needed here.

This will be used in an animatronic application to keep the animatronic facing a
person or object ans the person or object moves.

I am sure there has got to be some robotics application out there where the
robot steers its way toward a moving object.

All I need to be able to do is stay facing the proper direction.

Rus

--
Rus Hardy
"Lucky Devil"
Keeper of the Bucky-n-Thrifty Flame
http://www.boneyardbargains.com/
"my mind wanders....I'm just along for the ride"

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At 02:49 PM 7/12/00 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Incredible precision is not what is needed here.
>
>This will be used in an animatronic application to keep the animatronic
facing a
>person or object ans the person or object moves.
>
>I am sure there has got to be some robotics application out there where the
>robot steers its way toward a moving object.
>
>All I need to be able to do is stay facing the proper direction.

Kevin Ross of the Seattle Robotics Society designed a low resolution vision
system that can do this. Check the Jan. 97 issue of the SRS newsletter:

http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/jan97/lowresv.html

Best, Duncan