ViewPoint User's Guide v.2.1.2
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1. the tracker s position on the path will remain Field of View OFF 7 HUD Compass OF y fixed Default value is 3000 m Panait for z Look ahead Offsets how far ahead of the Send Update R t Setti closest point on the path the tracker will look Send updates Request Settings Set As Default Restore Default Default value is 200 m Figure 47 Path Track Settings Step Mode Enables or disables Step Stare modes These modes will update the position on the path in discrete distance time intervals Useful when the camera is sensitive to motion blur The following modes are supported Fixed distance Moves a given distance along the path at each step Fixed Time Stares at each step for a given amount of time Step Distance Sets the fixed distance interval to use when in Step Mode with Fixed Distance Default is 25 m Step Time Sets the fixed time interval to use when in Step Mode with Fixed Time Default is 500 ms 26 Map Window 26 1 Map Actions At the top of the map is a map actions toolbar It can be turned off but not moved 100000074 SFOS AG 4 Click the lock icon to lock the map in place when the Map Window is not docked Us Interchange the video and map display OO AA Zoom in or out on the map Hold a button down to do a continuous zoom ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 33 of 48 Cloud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 52. Cloud Cap TECHNOLOGY Goodrich ISR Systems ViewPoint User s Guide v 2 1 2 June 6 2010 Authors Alex Barchett Doug Miley 2621 Wasco Street PO Box 1500 Hood River OR 97031 541 387 2120 phone 541 387 2030 fax www cloudcaptech com sales cloudcaptech com support cloudcaptech com GOODRICH Cloud Cap Technology a Goodrich Company coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Table of Contents t CORT ATOMS EI ALO a ee PAN E US 60 o ES 4 1 1 AOVanced Setra 5 1 2 A A o ne A 6 1 3 POR IN SS lo 6 Be A e PE E A 7 2 1 Touch Screen Control Panel semosionansoiioco rotando soice enerne una an a aE 7 A ES a a E E E 8 2 3 dl o o II E E E E E EE S 8 2 NOUS SEAS B OOO EMPERO E E E E E EE 9 A e E oO A 9 JA UN A AA 9 3 2 Communications Mina orita 10 3 3 AAA E UU In A EE E 10 3 4 Canabal Commands Meni sser Er a ATEEN TRE 11 3 5 SA E A o OE E 12 oF ADISplar Nenas at acia 13 3 7 RS CIN A e SO E E E E A 14 3 8 Coe Ea AENOR e e on soeassnqaieeie E 14 e WON Ae P PP 15 IAO N o es O went E E E 16 A MCG PAPA E oo e On E EE T 16 2 PIDDE SOUS roo rai E EE E 16 O NetWork Video Input elos ess N E cian 17 T A e O A 17 8 E AA e eE E 19 8 1 A A II A 20 52 E MAA 20 E ES Rs AM seem ce terse cece nese enna E E 21 10 Tracker DELAS cc oe serous ance E A EE encata 22 11 TO E gt 1001 E E E Pon IA 23 ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 2 of
3. ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 4 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 1 1 Advanced Settings Communications Dialog 5 x Simple Advanced Connection Protocol Protocol Gimbal send Autopilot Connection settings opict Se Number send Video Source Video Input Sre Single Input send Frame Rate F Auto Rate Control Rate ug al Figure 2 Communications Dialog Advanced Settings e Connection Protocol Defines which stream the software uses on the autopilot to send and receive gimbal data In almost all cases it makes sense just to use the Gimbal stream In situations where more than one gimbal are hooked up to one autopilot the other streams may be used for communication e Autopilot Connection Settings Defines which autopilot serial number the application will communicate with This enables the user to switch between vehicles on the network Note This only switches the communications stream not the video stream e Video Source Defines the video channel that the frame grabber will use Note This is not applicable for all frame grabbers and the field will only be populated with the legal values for the frame grabber you have selected e Frame Rate Check Auto Rate Control to let ViewPoint determine the best rate to use for processing video Under normal circumstances this will be the rate of the video stand
4. 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 12 PIOUS UO WU Soe esas A e Ei o A 24 13 MOSS 72100101 1S eee ae ee ne E E ee ee ee eer 29 14 Por moai TE VE aO E E ER A 26 15 Henr Key M Sl e a E T E ES 21 16 A a E E PEI T E A 21 17 POPO VO O a E 28 18 Gamba SE ANG eee a gece E E E E 29 19 O e o In 29 20 IOS ANC ANS sites oe EE ER 29 21 QUE Command saint baii 30 22 CAI PPP Poo 30 23 NAST OO a ico 31 24 Vidco Ground UAE OI ernesto rior drenan 31 23 AAPP 32 LE A o II E 33 26 MAD WIACOW arenosa penoeso entrance casal 33 DOM VNR COIS PPC e o E O E o CEA 33 202 MEZZO NO rare diras ecologa 35 Be o TE A o OOO PP OE N 36 21 Map COG MO sida 37 28 DATS erga Se COn e E III 38 29 Requestino LA SOS esenciales Are pito copias 39 30 Download Hna ooo ooo 40 31 COS o E E E e e OA 42 32 VideO O aura dpi E 43 33 Moe O a E E E E A 43 34 Se DOArd o OTEUS E E EE E E A E A A T 44 35 TOS E ar ita 45 I EOIN CT SOY U S a E E E E E E E EE E E 45 I ABOA NOY SC oeren A 47 ae STO e E E EE oO S 48 ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 3 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Communications Dialog After the application has been launched the communication setup dialog will appear on the screen There are several options that the communications dialog can appear based upon the typ
5. IMU to GPS Antenna Offset Hi 0 000000 m Y 0 000000 m 0 000000 m Send Updates Settings In Sync Request Settings Figure 28 GPS Lever Arm Settings ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 21 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 10 Tracker Settings The tracker settings dialog is only available when a VPS is installed Electronic Stabilization can be done locally on the VPS or remotely within ViewPoint The benefits of doing it remotely is that ViewPoint has access to the full unmodified video frame for mosaicing logging or any other processing Deinterlacing can only be done remotely at this time The remaining controls affect video overlays that the VPS can add Caution should be used if mosaicing as these overlays can impact mosaic quality gt Tracker Settings x Basic Advanced Video Enhancement Electronic Stabilization orf Deinterlacing orf bl Gimbal Data Position in LLA orf Position in UTM or GFF hal FF bal Targeting Overlays Crosshairs or Tracking Box Jof xl Target Data Position in LLA orf Position in UTM or Position in MRS or Range OFF orf i Position in MGRS off Date amp Time lor x Field of wiew jo l Pan amp Tilt jo y Send Updates aaa Request Settings Set As Default Rest
6. Mosaic Status The Mosaic Status window provides the state of the mosaic algorithms ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Gimbal Status fi Gimbal Position Lat 36 942070 Lon 121 650437 Alt 543 30 FOOF 60 MGAS10 105 FF 02363 69063 Image Position OTEO Lat 36 915699 Lon 121 5614147 Alt b 00 Range 4032 00 MGAS 10 103 FF 05631 86166 Figure 38 Gimbal Status gug Compass 31252 T 339 83 T Figure 39 Compass Inliers 100 So Valid Transforms 100 o Inliers Outliers 100 o Processing Rate Figure 40 Mosaic Status Page 29 of 48 www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 21 Quick Commands Pilot Change to Pilot View 0 degree pan O Quick Commands mfx degree tilt Disables gimbal stabilization Zooms Pilot the camera all the way out E Stab OF zea Geo Point Change to Geo Point mode This sets Stow the new Geo Point to the current image location as long as it can be determined _ Retract Switch Camera Deploy Deploys the gimbal if it is not deployed SONY ECB EXO80 This is only applicable in systems with a deployment mechanism integrated with the Figure 41 Quick Commands gimbal Stow Stows the gimbal 180 degree pan O degree tilt or user configured values Disables gimbal stabilization Zooms the camera all the way out Rate Change to rate mode setting the pan and tilt rates
7. Status e Gimbal Status A dockable window that displays gimbal and image position information e Gimbal Telemetry A dockable window that displays a text output of telemetry information for the gimbal Windows Help Gimbal Status Contra gt Gimbal Telemetry Y RLP Map Window Compass TO Primary Status Bar v Disk Status Bar Mosaic Status Figure 19 Windows Status Menu e Compass Displays the gimbal and vehicle heading See Compass for more information e Primary Status Bar Displays the status lights for communications GPS navigation and laser control See ViewPoint Overview for more information e Disk Status Bar Displays information on the current disk status See ViewPoint Overview for more information e Mosaic Status Displays information on the current Mosaic status Control e Quick Commands Opens the Quick Commands window for the gimbal e Pan Tilt Control Display the Pan Tilt Zoom controls in a separate window e Laser Control Displays the Laser Controls in a dockable window e Video Ground Station Displays the Video Ground Station control in a dockable window Windows Help Status d Control d Quick Commands y PLA Map Window Pan Tilt Zoom Controls IIA Laser Control Video Ground Station Y Playback Bar Path Track Figure 20 Windows Control Menu e Playback Bar Displays the buttons used to control the playback and recording of video See ViewPoint Overview for mor
8. ViewPoint Displays icons text on the map as they appear in FalconView Import Drawing File Imports a FalconView drawing file drw to ViewPoint Renders shapes on the map as they appear in FalconView Import Drawing File to Airspace Imports a FalconView drawing file drw to gimbal as an airspace boundary 28 Map Layers Map Layers is a dockable window for Map Layers x selecting layers that are displayed on the Add Remove Selected map Each layer has its own subcategory To enable or disable a M Airspace layer click the check box next to the 7 Shapes layer To remove a layer completely from the map and layer list select it and then click the Remove Selected button To go to a image layer you have added to the map right click on the image layer and select View on Map A Interest Points SM Elevation lt DTEDDirs B m SRTM 4 US 30m sf World 90m Elevation Layer Elevation data is used amp M Local Imagery to provide the three dimensional shape eM Raster to the map imagery There are two types 3 M bmp of elevation data DTED data typically amp M Web Imagery provided on disk and SRTM shuttle M integrate onterrasys com OnTerravy radar topography mission data SRTM O terraservice net DRG data is typically loaded automatically E terraservice net UrbanAreal from online sources Enabling or O integrate onterrasys com OnTerrav disabling an elevation layer causes the O
9. ability to record z video and telemetry data Set Sync Video the storage location for Save Snap Shot I recorded data using the Set Figure 13 Video Menu Record Playback command under the File menu e Disk In this mode you can play video back from disk During playback you cannot control the gimbal The telemetry that you see during playback is the telemetry associated with the recorded images Select the playback directory through the Set Record Playback command under the File menu This directory cannot be changed during playback e Network In this mode you can view data from another instance of ViewPoint that is configured as a server Once in this mode configure the network video input settings to connect to a new server e Simulation In this mode you can view simulated video data This option is only available with the VideoSim license key ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 10 of 48 Cloud Cap INOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Image Format e YUV Data is recorded in 16 bpp YUV 422 format e RGB Data is recorded in 24 bpp BGR format e JPEG Data is recorded in JPEG format Playback Settings Opens the Playback Settings dialog This tool allows you to specify how you want data to be viewed based on any tracker telemetry that is available in the recorded files It also affects data viewed in playback or network mode and affects data that is written t
10. and zoom 4 Click the Send Updates button to send these values to the gimbal 5 If the camera does not have analog zoom check the Use Alignment 1 for Alignment 2 checkbox to set the two alignment numbers equal 6 Once alignment values have been sent to the Gimbal either exit the dialog or click the Cancel Alignment button to exit the alignment process ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Gimbal Axis Settings 0 x Axis Settings Filter Settings Advanced Alignment Camera 1 Camera 2 M Use 4s Reference Alignment 1 Alignment 2 Telemetry Pan Eegi MA Tilt Deg MA 00 Ratia MER Capture 1 Capture 2 Use Alignment 1 for Alignment 2 zero Alignment Switth Camera send Updates Settings In Sync Request Setting Digital Zoom Position Crd ix 2x Pan Deg E o Ca C 8x Tilt Deg Send Position Start Alignment Cancel Alignment foom Figure 27 Gimbal Advanced Axis Settings Page 20 of 48 Cloud Cap ECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 If the dialog is closed or the Cancel Alignment button is clicked the process is canceled If the Send Updates button has not been clicked no values will be sent to the gimbal The Zoom Digital Zoom and Position Cmd tools at the bottom of the dialog allow for easier control of the camera zoom and position without leaving the dialog Seconda
11. terraservice net DOG map to re render the entire scene Figure 51 Map Layer Window Local Imagery Layer Local imagery is a raster or vector map layer that only exists locally 1 e on the hard drive WMS Imagery Layer This imagery data is downloaded automatically from online sources specified by the user ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 38 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 29 Requesting Layers 1 Click the map layer icon to open the Map Layers window 2 Click Add WMS This opens the Add WMS Internet Layer s dialog 3 Select which server you would like to get data from by clicking the Server radio button 4 Choose a server from the list in the drop down box You can enter your own server request if you want to query a server that is not in the list 5 The Add WMS Internet Layer s window displays the layers that are available from that server Select a layer and click the Add Layer button 6 In the Style drop down box you have the option to select a type of style that the map layer is displayed in If you are using the Bing map layer you MUST choose a style type to successfully add this layer Typically Aerial with Labels is the best choice 7 You can repeat the above process to add more layers Once the WMS layers are added you will see them in the Map Layers window under Web Imagery Toggle their visibility by
12. 41 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 9 Q y Pans the map left right up or down Arrows are disabled when map is in Follow Active Aircraft mode Hold a button down to pan continuously Allows you to go to a Lat Lon position place or layer on the map w Places the gimbal in the center of the map at all times This can be useful for determining current location on the map It is also operationally useful during missions 5 Places the sensor footprint center of image location in the center of the map at all times It is operationally useful during missions in determining the position on the ground where the video is being captured Follows line of sight Centers the map to look down the line of sight of the gimbal The map rotates relative to the sensor footprint For best results use in conjunction with 3D Map Mode Aircraft heading up Centers the map on the gimbal position Moves the map in the same direction as the aircraft is traveling For best results use in conjunction with 3D Map Mode es Enables Disables the video on map feature A valid license is required to enable this feature Enables or disables the Map Layers window The Map Layer window is a dockable window for selecting layers that are displayed on the map ra Selects 2 D or 3 D map modes l Selects the normal mouse mode for the map In the normal mode the left and right mouse buttons can be used to pan and zoom the map change the 3 D map orientat
13. 461796 121 5054741 Load Path Send Path Request path e 45 680191149 121 50538614 e 45 679568527 121 50553144 Figure 45 Path Track If loaded successfully the points will show up on the map as a series of gray points and lines Figure 46 Path Track on Map Send Path Sends the local path to the gimbal A progress dialog showing the points sent will display Once all points have been sent the remote path will show up on the map as a series of red points and lines Request Path Downlinks path points from the gimbal to the map ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 32 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 E EE EE A ae 25 1 Settings j i i 2 x Max velocity The maximum velocity along Tracce a xi the path when tracking This value is relative to Basic advanced Video Enhancement Targeting Overlays the vehicle NETO a how quickly the Electronic Stabilization for y Crosshairs Off 7 path tracker will catch up 1f it falls behind NENIES E Default value 1s 50 m s Gimbal Data Target Data Active range Indicates to the gimbal when to o E Sole Position in UTM fF T Position in UTM FF track along the path When the distance from ls wn E Position in MGRS Off Y Position in MGRS Off a the gimbal to the path is greater than this value pate tine QE Aa
14. 87 2030 Laser Control El a Laser Pointer __m NN lg The laser can be in one of four states Off Power 1s not being applied to the laser Laser Illuminator lc aT cee E ARMI O oF Info Laser Range Finder uuu iii sale ARM oF Info Armed The laser is armed and ready to fire but is currently at O percent power On The laser is armed and powered at greater than O percent Power Limited The gimbal is unable to apply the user requested power level to the laser Figure 43 Laser Control 24 Video Ground Station ana ideo Ground Station Antenna Painter Antenna Pointer The azimuth offset is used to account for differences between the zero of the antenna pointer and true North After changing the value the Send Updates buttons must be pressed for this to be sent to the ground station If the user wishes to have direct control of the antenna pointer they can check the Manual Override checkbox When this is checked the blue triangles on the compass can be used to adjust the pan and tilt angles of the antenna pointer Note the commands are not sent until you are done moving the blue triangles The compass shows the commanded blue and actual red pan and tilt angles of the antenna 0 00 az 0 00 el 0 00 az 0 00 el FP Manual Override Azimuth Offset 0 0 deg send Updates Radio settings Channel 255 Type Unkown Radio pointer The i
15. Joystick Settings Coarse Mode Used for large adjustments of the rate settings The example above shows a coarse mode setting of 80 which means that if the joystick is moved all the way to one side the rate command will be updated by 80 of the field of view every 10Hz Joystick Zoom Mode Advanced Zoom Mode Define the degree of adjustment applied to the current zoom command Fine Zoom Used for small zoom adjustments The example above shows a fine setting of 10 which means for each fine joystick zoom button press the zoom will be adjusted by 10 of the current setting Coarse Zoom Used for large zoom adjustments The example above shows a coarse setting of 50 which means for each coarse joystick zoom button press the zoom will be adjusted by 50 of the current setting Send Command Every Holding the zoom buttons down will cause the command to be sent over and over The example below shows the default rate of 500 msec Setting this number too small can make it difficult to hit the button once without sending multiple commands It can also cause the camera to ignore the commands until the joystick button 1s released Cursor Control Settings To enable the use of the joystick to control the cursor check the Enable Cursor Control box and click the OK or Apply button You control the responsiveness of the cursor movement with the Slow to Fast slider ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 23 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY ww
16. S AerialWithLabels Style Layer URL http fintegrate onterrasys com BingMapswWM5 WMS ashx FORMAT image i Cancel Add Layer Figure 54 Adding Cached Data ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 41 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 31 Geostamp The geostamp functionality allows the user to mark the map in real time or in replay mode Wherever the map is marked it is also accompanied by a text box that includes the time of day when the geostamp was created There are 6 types of geostamps The first five are numbered through 5 They are created by using the Fl through F5 function keys on the keyboard Additionally there is also an image geostamp created by pressing the I key on the keyboard All geostamps on the map are right clickable The context menu allows the user to do the following e View the image position e Edit the text box e Change the color of a specific geostamp e View the image that was taken at the time the geostamp was created Figure 55 Geostamp on Map e Jump to the time in the video when that geostamp was created start the video from that geostamp Image geostamps also add an image on the map that can be toggled on or off from the Map Layers dialog under Local imagery gt Raster Geostamps are saved in an XML format file in the same directory as the video When switching directorie
17. TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 17 Export Video to File This tool allows you to create an AVI video file from previously recorded image and telemetry data The Input Directory specifies the location of your saved image and telemetry data The Output Filename specifies the name and location of the AVI file you are going to create Use the Start Time and End Time sliders to create a video file that 1s a subset of your recorded data As you adjust the sliders the Estimated Time Remaining value will be updated This value shows you a rough estimate of the time to finish creating the video and will continue to be updated as the video is being generated Export Video to File Input Directors paxDipd CO T Projects Gimbals Plight Test Santa Cruz Browse Estimated Time Remaining Output Filename C Program Files Cloud Cap Flight Testa select 3 minutes aA PENE 12 09 58 Start Time End Time SSS aw 009 12 53 54 P View Video While Recording Edit Playback Setings Create ideo stop Help START Figure 37 Export Video to File Check the View Video While Recording box if you would like the video to be displayed in the main application window as the video is being created This will slow down the process of creating a video The video displayed will not be real time and may appear either slow or fast depending on the machine you ar
18. ach one Any WMS layer already added to the software will appear in the Layers To Download list 4 Click the Get Data button Dowmload Imagery lx rea Lat 35 123627 deg Lon 106 557891 deg Range 1673 906 kra Layers To Download Open Street Maps Bing Maps OnTerraw MS AerialvvithLabels Estimated Data 531 files 15 93 MB mS6k 1 9 Hrs CSL Cable 25 Min Get Data Close Figure 53 Download Imagery ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 40 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Adding Cached Data If you have downloaded imagery from a WMS server but have removed the layer from the map using the Layers dialog the imagery is not deleted The data still exists in the WMS Cache directory To return a WMS layer 1 Click the map layer icon to open the Map Layers window 2 Click Add WMS This opens the Add WMS Internet Layer s dialog 3 Check the Cached radio button The combo box will contain a list of all the existing data that is available in your WMS Cache 4 Check the box next to the cached layer to generate the server request 5 Click the Add Layer button Add WMS Internet Layer s 1 lx Internet ws Server Bing Maps Cached Bing Maps Image Data On Disk Bing Maps BingMlap Aerialvvithlabels C Bing Maps OnTerravwMs C Bing Maps OnTerratvM
19. ard used NTSC PAL If ViewPoint is unable to run at full rate it will reduce the rate in an attempt to keep the video as smooth as possible Uncheck the auto rate control to take control of the video processing rate Than select a rate as a percentage of the maximum rate for the current video standard This may be useful when running other processes that will require additional resources ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 5 of 48 Goud Cap TECHNOLOGY 1 2 Server Settings www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 The gimbal application can act as a TCP server allowing multiple clients to connect and request data In the default mode the application does not listen for incoming client connections To activate the listening mode check the Enable Network Server box and click either the OK or Apply button To listen on a new port update the port number and click the OK or Apply button You can change the port only when the Enable Network Server box is checked Changing the port terminates all connections on the current port gt Server Settings Of x F Enable Network Server Fort Number OK Cancel Apply Help Figure 3 Server Settings The following sets of data can be requested in either single requests or streaming mode Video data in JPEG YUV 422 Telemetry stream 1 3 Proxy Settings Allows you to enable a proxy server for your particular internet connecti
20. center location of the slider by 5 minutes ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 8 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 2 4 Disk Status Bar The time until the disk is full does not matter in playback mode since you are not recording Instead of the disk status the image below now shows some statistics about the current playback directory and current image being displayed The current image time being shown can be used to correlate the image being displayed to the recorded data The recorded data file names include an image time stamp of the first image in the file Note that these are not GPS times but are local computer times AAN 26 O 56 Over 24 Hours Remaining 3352 0 GB Percentage of Way Into Playback Directory amanan nanann asu 00 45 36 21 39 01 105 01 22 47 Current Time Total Time In In Playback Time Current Playback Directory Image Was Directory HH MM SS Captured HH MM SS Computer Time Figure 9 Disk Status Bar Description 3 Main Menus This section lists the entries in the top level menu of ViewPoint Many of the entries are explained in more detail in the sections related to specific dialogs of ViewPoint File Communications Video Gimbal Commands Settings Display Tools Units Windows Help Figure 10 Main Menus 3 1 File Menu Set Record Playback Directory Specify the directory for logging or playback depending on the c
21. checking the box next to the layer name just like any other layer Change the ordering of the layers by dragging and dropping them gt Add WMS Internet Layer s 2 x Internet ws Server Bing Maps Cached Bing Maps Layers Available From Server OnTerrawiS OnTerra WMS for Web Maps Style AerialwithLabels Layer URL http integrate onterrasys comfonterrawms_latlon WMS ashx LAYERS OnT Cancel Add Layer Figure 52 Add WMS Internet Layer Dialog ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 39 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 30 Download Imagery Data is saved to your computer s user directory under Cloud Cap WMSCACHE Similar to C Users your username Cloud Cap WMSCACHE 1 Right click the map and choose the Download Imagery The Download Imagery dialog lets you retrieve data for a given area from any WMS layers that have been added The area is specified as a center point and a range diameter the initial values match the current view of the map 2 Choose what resolution of data you want using the Resolution slider Lower resolution will result in less files being downloaded but will not request images for smaller scales Higher resolution downloads more files but will request images down for smaller scales 3 Choose the layers you would like to download data from by checking the box next to e
22. e of connection that is selected in the top drop down box Communications Dialog 0 x Simple Advanced Serial Autopilot Serial Direct A ce Network Direct Network Autopilot Network Pleora Axis video Serer server settings l Enable Server Port 2000 QIK Cancel Apply Help Figure 1 Communications Dialog e Serial Direct ViewPoint connects the gimbal using a serial port The default option is to connect over the COM serial port at 57 600 bits per second e Serial Autopilot ViewPoint communicates with the gimbal by connecting directly to an autopilot or ground station using a serial port e Network Direct ViewPoint communicates with the gimbal by connecting to a gimbal using a network address e Network Autopilot ViewPoint communicates with the gimbal by connecting to an autopilot or a ground station using a network address This address can be an IP address for example 127 0 0 1 or a name such as localhost The network address can be followed by a port number such as localhost 2001 e Network Pleora ViewPoint communicates with the gimbal by connecting to a Pleora analog video IP engine e Axis Video Server ViewPoint communicates with the gimbal by connecting to an Axis video server Currently only video servers that support MJPEG are supported The address of the video server must be specified as well as the Axis serial port 1 4 that is connected to the gimbal
23. e information e Path Track Displays the Path Track window ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 15 of 48 Cloud Cap NOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 3 10 Help Menu Contents Displays the contents of the Help menu Help Contents Gimbal Version Display the gimbal firmware version firmware build date a description of the cameras the gimbal serial number and a vehicle serial number if connected through an autopilot ABOU Since there can be more than one camera in the system the active About QT camera will be highlighted Gimbal Version Figure 21 Help Menu About Display the Gimbal Control Application software version and build date About QT Provides information on the version of QT used in ViewPoint 4 OpenGL ViewPoint now uses OpenGL for video display Interaction between OpenGL and ViewPoint can result in unstable behavior with some graphics cards ViewPoint allows the user to switch between OpenGL and Safe mode When ViewPoint is started for the first time it identifies the graphics cards and places your display in the best mode based on the current graphics cards information we have available You can change modes but you will always be alerted when you are leaving Safe mode If you have a card that has been identified as unstable ViewPoint will alert you that switching to OpenGL mode is not recommend Currently Safe
24. e running this process on The AVI file can be created from raw video or if a tracker was used it can be created with tracking regions highlighted as well as tracker offsets incorporated to stabilize the output To adjust these settings click the Edit Playback Settings button Once the input directory output filename start time and end times are setup click the Create Video button to start the video creation process While the video is being created you can stop it at anytime with the Stop button ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 28 of 48 Cloud Cap An tr Se ECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 18 Gimbal Status The Gimbal Status window displays the current gimbal position Displays the image position of the center of the image as calculated by ViewPoint 19 Compass Camera Velocity Heading Indicated by the black arrow The actual value to two decimal places is shown above the compass Camera Heading Indicated by the red arrow The actual value to two decimal places is shown below the compass Camera Pitch Indicated by the red rectangle on the right side of the compass The range for the camera pitch is 90 0 degrees shown by the blue line Use the Units menu option to toggle between true and magnetic heading A T following the heading indicates that it is a true heading that is being displayed and an M indicates magnetic heading 20
25. ess checking this allows you to play it back exactly as recorded Typically this will not provide much benefit over just letting the mosaic be recreated during playback however it may be useful in some circumstances and will require fewer resources during playback Texture Memory The amount of history that can be retained in the mosaic is determined by the video card quality Because some video cards do not perform as well as others this control allows users to limit the amount of history that the mosaic process will keep while allowing other users with higher end cards to retain longer histories If the frame rate suddenly drops off while mosaicking or is not consistent lower this number until the frame rate stabilizes In some systems if this number is to high the frame rate can suddenly go from 30 FPS to 0 5 FPS or less ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 25 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 14 Download Elevation Elevation data can be retrieved from a Web Mapping Service WMS and stored locally in a native format This tool requires an active internet connection If an internet connection will not be available during the mission this tool can be used to download the required elevation data prior to the mission To request data simply fill in a latitude and longitude and click the Get Data button During the flight if data doesn t exist the application aut
26. g Joystick Settings Tracker Settings Only available Set Pilot Stow Angles when VPS is installed Opens the Tracker Settings dialog Mosaic Settings Figure 15 Settings Menu Joystick Settings Opens the dialog for setting up the joystick Set Pilot Stow Angles Opens the dialog for setting the Pilot and Stow angles Mosaic Settings Opens the dialog for setting up the Mosaicing feature ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 12 of 48 Cloud Cap NOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 3 6 Display Menu Use Native Resolution This sets the video _ 7etings Display Tools Units Windows Help display size to 640 x 480 Setting this will Lise Native ideo Resolution maximize performance as no scaling will be care Ctrl F TO p Show Brackets Over Video Freeze Frame Stops the video feed from Deinterlacing b updating the video display Video and telemetry are received and processed by the p Use OpenGL application but not displayed p Pan Tilt Control Show Brackets Over Video Displays half p Zoom Control transparent brackets over the middle of the e ade video stream Full Screen Mode Figure 16 Display Menu Deinterlacing e Off Deinterlacing to the video is off Only the raw video is shown e Duplicate The lines of the first field in each frame are doubled The second field is discarded e Hybrid This proprietary method enhances clarity by doublin
27. g the first field with smoothed lines e Blend Both fields are blended together Use OpenGL Switch between OpenGL and Safe display modes Safe mode is recommended for certain graphics cards however in this mode the Mosaicing feature is not currently supported ViewPoint will set this state initially based on your graphic cards See OpenGL for more information Pan Tilt Zoom Control Displays the pan tilt zoom controls on the touch screen control panel Zoom Control Displays the zoom controls on the touch screen control panel Left Hand Mode Repositions the touch screen control panel for left hand use Full Screen Mode Hides the main menu and top label bar Click the Menu icon to display the full menu ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 13 of 48 Cloud Cap ECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 3 7 Tools Menu Download Elevation Opens the Download Display Tools Units Windows Help Elevation dialog Download Elevation Li Key M aN License Key Manager Opens the License asa de el Key Manager dialog Plugin Manager l Export Video to File Plugin Manager Opens the Plugin Manager dialog Request vibration Data Figure 17 Tools Menu Export Video to File Opens the video creation tool Request Vibration Data Requests gimbal data for vibration analysis Import CSV to Path Selects a file to be used for path tracking This features re
28. gs in Sync label turns green To change the gimbal settings Axis Settings Filter Settings Advanced Fan Settings Mo Go Center 0 0 No Go Range 0 0 hax Rate 300 0 modify the values in the dialog and EDETEN 10000 0 click Send Updates The Position Gain 40 deq seciideq Velocity Gain 14 0 deq seci deq sec Dervative Gain 4 0 deq seciiideq sec seci Tilt settings application updates the gimbal and confirms the changes While the application and gimbal are out of sync the Settings in Sync label is red When the gimbal settings are altered and confirmed the Settings in Sync label returns to the green state Mo Go Center ETS Mo Go Range sono Max Rate 300 0 Max Accel 10000 0 Position Gain 4 0 Velocity Gain 4 0 Dervattve Gain 4 0 Figure 25 Gimbal Axis Settings No Go Center Defines the center of a region within which the system cannot go No Go Range Defines the area around the no go center within which the system cannot go If the no go range is set to 0 0 the system is free spinning Max Rate Defines the maximum rate of motion of the gimbal in degrees per second Max Accel Defines the maximum acceleration of the gimbal in degrees per second squared Position Gain Defines the position feedback gain in units of degrees per second per degree A Changing the rate acceleration or gain will affect gimbal performance The default values can be restored by pressing the reset but
29. how Key the key is added only the key information is shown Figure 35 License Key Manager To remove a key highlight the key information and then press the Remove Key button To show the actual key highlight the key information and press the Show Key button 16 Plugin Manager This tool allows you to manage the plugins Use the Load Plugin button to load a specific plugin The load function is unique to each plugin but usually this will open windows potentially start threads etc Use the Unload Plugin button to unload a specific plugin The unload function is unique to each plugin but usually this will close windows stop threads etc Check the box under the Startup column to force a plugin to be loaded automatically the next time the application starts Check the box under the Disable Send column to prohibit the plugin from sending commands to the Gimbal Check the Disable All Plugins From Sending Commands checkbox to prohibit all plugins from sending commands to the gimbal This may be useful if you want to quickly make sure that only ViewPoint has control Use the About button to get more information on the plugin Plugin Manager x Plugin Marne Disable Send Startup GimbalUl Direct Antenna Plugin Loaded Load Plugin Unload Plugin About Help lee T Disable All Plugins From Sending Commands Figure 36 Plugin Manager ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 27 of 48 coud Cap
30. ion invoke context menus Selects the ruler mode for the map The ruler mode allows the left button of the mouse to click and measure distance and bearings between any two points on the map ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 34 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 26 2 The 2D Map The two dimensional view of the map is a top down North up view of the map and contains no elevation information The geo referenced image that makes up the map was downloaded by ViewPoint as a WMS image layer IP LP Map Window 1 E 0000004 EDOL MG 4 ee P Watsonville m com Community Hospital ni Pian K Figure 48 The 2D Map ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 35 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 26 3 The 3D Map The three dimensional view of the map 1s shown from an oblique view that was oriented using the mouse It is important to realize that this is not restricted to any cardinal direction Notice the terrain in the background ViewPoint automatically downloads elevation information typically from SRTM sources shuttle radar topography mission and warps the map imagery to fit over the terrain shape Caution must be used when interpreting position information in 3 D mode since it is difficult to precisely visualize the gimbal position Both the 2 D a
31. ion captured in a logfile on the map 00m In Here 400m Out Set Sensor Footprint Color Sets the sensor Center Map Here proc ONO Reset Map Position Set FOV Line Length Sets the length of the line TE used to compute the field of view terrain y intersection in km Show Compass Show Video On Map Enables Disables the video Download Imagery on map feature A valid license is required to Download Elevation enable this feature Help Zoom In Here Zooms the map in at the location Import Point File to Interest Points clicked ee Import Drawing File Zoom Out Zooms the map out Import Drawing File to Airspace Figure 50 Map Actions Menu Center Map Here Moves the map to center it at the location of the click Reset Map Position Returns the map to its default position and zoom Layers Enables or disable the Map Layers window Show Compass Displays or hides the compass in the Map window ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 37 of 48 oe Cr INOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Download Imagery Provides a method for downloading WMS map information for any map layers on the map The downloaded data is cached so that the map can be used later when an internet connection 1s not available Download Elevation Displays or hides the Download Elevation dialog Import Point File to Interest Points Imports a FalconView local point file lpt to
32. k can be recalibrate using Windows Control Panel If an on board tracker is installed in the gimbal the pan tilt control can be pressed to enable or disable tracking Buttons 11 and 12 are not labeled on the joystick so the labels have been provided in white on the image below ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 45 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 6 Geostamp Type 1 5 Switch Camera T Toggle White Hot Black Hot 8 Geostamp Type 2 Track Box Scene Steering Track Box Pilot View Track Use Rate Mode Use Geo Point Mode Stow Gimbal Change Zoom Analog Pan Mode Zoom Tilt Change Rate coarse fine Mode coarse fine Figure 59 Logitech Dual Action Joystick Top Hat Cursor Control Toggle Cursor Ctrl State Zoom In Zoom Out Change Zoom a Mode Left Mouse Click lt coarseffine Change Joystick Rate Mode coarse fine Toggle Active Camera Pilot View Toggle Image Polarity Use Geo Pt Mode Use Rate Mode Stow Gimbal Figure 60 Logitech Extreme Pro 3d Joystick ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 46 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 35 2 XBOX Joystick The cursor control can be enabled disabled by pressing the analog control that 1s used for the cursor control Thi
33. le On send Updates Settings In Sync Request Settings Help Brightness i l Black and White e Brightness Settings This value can only be set when the exposure mode is set to bright Figure 24 Camera Settings Image Polarity e White Hot Allows the user to set white hot mode e Black Hot Allows the user to set black hot mode If not using an IR camera this may just show a negative image Video Output e High Def Allows the user to output high definition video Sony FCB H10 only e PAL Allows the user to output PAL video Sony FCB H10 only oe Image Stabilization Allows the user to output stabilized imagery FCB 980S only e Black and White Allows the user to put the camera in black and white mode This is done by removing the IR cut filter e Image Title Allows the user to turn the image title feature on or off The image title is data printed on the video by the camera Perform Lens Initialization Allows the user to request a non uniformity correction for IR cameras or a lens initialization for the Sony zoom cameras ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 18 of 48 Cloud Cap HNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 8 Gimbal Axis Settings When this dialog is opened the Geins M S EEE 15 x application synchronizes with the gimbal When the application and gimbal are synchronized the values are displayed and the Settin
34. mode does not support real time mosaicing Real time mosaicing can only be used in OpenGL mode If you exhibit unstable behavior in ViewPoint please switch to Safe mode and contact us 5 Playback Settings This tool allows you to specify how you BMRA isis dead lia lei want data to be viewed based on any tracker telemetry that is available in the das recorded files It also affects data Show Raw Video Show Processed video viewed in playback or network mode and affects data that is written to an Processed Video Settings AVI Select Show Raw Video to display Y Show Track Box ea the raw video without any additional rocessing Select Show Processed Video to display the video with tracker A Comcel tr Help offsets that were recorded during flight Select Show Track Box to display a box Figure 22 Playback Settings around the region that was tracked during flight Select Center Track to center the region that was tracked during flight ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 16 of 48 Cloud Cap ECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 6 Network Video Input Settings ViewPoint can receive both video and MA E al Es telemetry over the network from Address localhost another instance of ViewPoint Once in network mode the network settings can Port Number 4000 be adjusted to connect to a different Fico T Telemetry Only server or adjust the data
35. n transformed image The current image is no longer required to be kept in view In review mode the current frame is shown with red corners The user can quickly transition from review to live mode by clicking the Live Video button on the toolbar To enter the review mode adjust the review slider or pan back in time to view the older data Track initiation can only be done in live mode oo7e8 j o A A a oe Oto o Ms y nde sob e gt n ol a cn a ty Mh i o ANI A y id ir e A A jd Li o dh VA Figure 58 Mosaicing Interaction ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 43 of 48 Cloud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Click the Mosaic button on the touch screen control panel to enable the Mosaic control panel OO G aA ooo Qe Zoom in or out the mosaic This doesnt impact the camera zoom Hold a button down to do a continuous zoom Zooming can also be done with the mouse scroll wheel Clear Mosaic e Return to live video Camera control on or off state The user can offset the camera by clicking on the mosaic as long as the Camera Control State indicator is green If this indicator is red the transformation from the current frame to the users view can no longer be calculated Review old data slider 34 Keyboard Shortcuts Up Arrow In Rate mode increase the current tilt rate command by 5
36. nables Enables Path Feedback Mode io Object Tracker Track Enables Disables Geo Point a pa ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 7 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Adjust Track Box Size CONTROL SETUP TRK SZ WHITE Switch Between Black Hot and White Hot Mode Enables Video Enables Focus on Enables Overlays Current View Stabilization Figure 6 Touch Screen Control Panel 2 2 Primary Status Bar The Primary Status Bar displays the status lights for communications GPS navigation and laser control Status Lights Mary Laser lt lt OFF Figure 7 Primary Status Bar 2 3 Playback Bar The record button 1s disabled during playback The playback controls the playback of video as well as telemetry data To increase the playback speed hold al ey tly the Step 1 Frame or Step 1 l l Second button down The ies aici a Play ai l pani playback speed depends on the ii a y Pd gt frame rate and the disk read rate ef Lem UN E E The playback speed cannot be Step3 Minutes JE incremented beyond the frame aun Step 5 Minutes rate To view live data switch to Forwards frame grabber by clicking on the Live button The slider can be Figure 8 Playback Bar used to adjust the video within a 10 minute sequence To adjust use the buttons to the right and left of the slider These will adjust the
37. nd 3 D versions of the map give important information at the bottom of the screen The Lat and Lon numbers give the latitude and longitude of the mouse pointer over the map The Elev number is the elevation of the terrain under the mouse pointer al 000000489 S550 MO 4 era gt se q Se a a E it ds A S wM SS T AOS w i dd aa q gt a SA E A gt F Figure 49 The 3D Map ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 36 of 48 Cloud Cap OGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 27 Map Actions Menu The map actions menu is invoked by right clicking anywhere in the map Do not move the mouse when right clicking in the map If the mouse is moving the right click is interpreted as a zoom command Follow Gimbal See Map Window Set Geo Point Follow Payload Footprint See Map Window amp Follow Gimbal 3 Follow Payload Footprint Follow Line of Sight See Map Window a Follow Line of Sight Follow Heading Up See Map Window Follow Heading Up Set Geo Point Change to Geo Point mode This Show Image Pos Indicator sets the new Geo Point to the current image Y Show Geostamps location as long as 1t can be determined Set Sensor Footprint Color Show Image Pos Indicator Shows an indicator Set FOY Line Length at the image position calculated by ViewPoint O Show Video on Map Show Log Tags Shows informat
38. nner circle represents the tilt angle and oa LA Power 0 00 Freq 0 000 Miz the outer circle represents the pan angle a m i i Marrow Bang Send Updates Settings In Sync Request Setings POOF 0 00 Humber of Satellites i Figure 44 Video Ground Station ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 31 of 48 OGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Radio Settings The video ground station radio setting can be adjusted using this dialog Note that when adjusting the settings the radio must be temporarily taken offline which will result in a short loss of communications To change the radio settings modify the values in the dialog and click Send Updates The application updates the settings and confirms the changes While the application and gimbal are out of sync the Settings in Sync label is red When the radio settings are altered and confirmed the Settings in Sync label returns to the green state GPS This shows the current GPS state of the video ground station 25 Path Track Start Tracking Begins tracking the path at Path Track AmA the point closest to the gimbal Control Settings Stop Tracking Stops following the path and puts the gimbal in rate mode Load Path Loads a series of points from a Start Tracking Stop Tracking comma separated value csv file to the local path The format expected 1s Latitude in Degrees Longitude in Degrees e g e 45 680
39. nual Focus Allows you to enter a fixed value in mm for the focus This limits are camera dependent Infinite Focus Allows you to set the focus for an unlimited distance e Focus on Current Enables the focus on the current view e Auto Focus Lets the camera automatically adjust the focus ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 17 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 sees Exposure Camera Settings 10 x e Full Auto Lets the camera Camera ID E E automatically adjust the Field Of view exposure Use Zoom Ratio Lise Degrees ratio e Shutter Priority Allows Focus you to set the shutter speed C Manual Focus Infinite Focus Focus On Current Auto Focus manually Manual Focus mm e Bright Allows the user to Exposure set the brightness which Full Auto Shutter Priority C Bright will cause the camera to i Shutter Speed adjust the exposure Shutter Speed sech Don t Change appropriately Brightness Shutter Speed Bright settings Dont Change 1 darkest 32 lightest Shutter Speed sec This ideo Output Image Polarity value can only be set when the exposure mode is set to shutter priority High Def FCB_H10 only f White Hot Black Hot M PAL FCB_H10 only Image Stabilization FCB 9805 only Lens Initialization Ferform Lens Initialization l Image Tit
40. o an AVI Network Video Input Settings Opens the Network Video Input Settings dialog Adjust network settings to connect to a different server or adjust the data rate Sync Video nitialize the reset sequence for the frame grabber Save Snap Shot Records the image or mosaic that is currently displayed to the record playback directory along with associated telemetry Places an icon on the map that is displayed in playback mode 3 4 Gimbal Commands Menu Gimbal Mode ideo Gimbal Commands Settings Display Gimbal Mode e Rate Change to rate feedback mode E Gimbal Stabilization e Geo Point Change to Geo Point mode Joystick Keyboard The Geo Point will be set to the current Retract Deploy p image position Stow Gimbal 5 Gimbal Stabilization Pilot View e Turn On Enables the gimbal lid E stabilization Set Initial Heading e Turn Off Disables the gimbal Figure 14 Gimbal Commands stabilization Joystick Keyboard e Keyboard Mode Switches to keyboard mode If in rate mode it zeros the current rate command e Joystick Mode Switches to joystick mode If in rate mode it zeros the current rate command Retract Deploy These commands are only applicable to systems with a deployment mechanism integrated with the gimbal e Retract Retracts the gimbal if it is not already retracted Deploy Deploys the gimbal if it is not already deployed ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 11 of 48 Cloud Cap NOLOGY
41. of a field of view per second In Geo Point mode this will have no affect Down Arrow In Rate mode decrease the current tilt rate command by 5 of a field of view per second In Geo Point mode this will have no affect Right Arrow In Rate mode increase the current pan rate command by 5 of a field of view per second In Geo Point mode this will have no affect Left Arrow In Rate mode decrease the current pan rate command by 5 of a field of view per second In Geo Point mode this will have no affect R Change to rate mode setting the pan and tilt rates to 0 0 deg sec This will also enable gimbal stabilization T Change to Geo Point mode This sets the new Geo Point to the current image location as long as it can be determined P Change to Pilot View 0 degree pan O degree tilt Disables gimbal stabilization and zooms the camera all the way out S Stows the gimbal 180 degree pan 0 degree tilt Disables gimbal stabilization and zooms the camera all the way out ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 44 of 48 oe Cr INOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 I Record the current image This will save the displayed image as a bitmap and store the associated telemetry in an XML file Ctrl S Turn on the gimbal stabilization Ctrl Shift S Turn off the gimbal stabilization Ctrl Z Send the zero gyro command The gimbal must not be moving when you zero out
42. omatically tries to access the internet to download elevation data gt Download Elevation x rea Lat 42 654727 deg Upper Left Lon 115 539504 deg Lat 27 592526 deg Lower Right Lon 97 176198 deg Estimated Data 161 Files 966 MB m 56k 50 4 Hrs DoL Cable 1 4 Hrs Current File Co Overall es Get Data Check Coverage Close Figure 34 Download Elevation Check Coverage This application can be used to determine what data currently exists To check the coverage simply fill in a latitude and longitude and click the Get Data button When complete this process will notify you what percent of the requested data currently exists At this time you can determine if you need to go download more elevation data Current File Status Bar Displays the status of the current file that 1s being downloaded Overall Status Bar Displays the status of the download process as a whole ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 26 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 EA 15 License Key Manager This tool allows License Key Manager a you to manager User Name multiple license Key keys for a single ersEntered user Enter a user add Key 01DemoOnly Features GimbalUl ideo Sim Tracker Plugin Stabilization Plugin Ante name and a key Add Key From File and press the Add Key button to add Remove Key a new key Once S
43. on Proxy Settings ga Proxy Server Settings M Use Proxy Server Host Mare Port Number Figure 4 Proxy Settings ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 6 of 48 Cloud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 2 ViewPoint Overview The screen shown displays an overview of what ViewPoint looks like in a nominal configuration with a Bing map downloaded as a WMS image layer lO lx Els Communicator vices Gimbsl Commands Sstings Ceply Took ne rado Hal Scabies Lights Pie Leite ow le ln bi LE sz 230720500 CONTROL SETUP a oh Pl s r Ea reise I hen de a CAMERA HOLAT A E lt i L a i eT aed a PILOT RATE SEFT SCIRE TRACE PATH OME oe Correr Lab 6 347442 Load 171 768030 He ln A Bp Sesame Geles regia GPS Ties 11 17 2008 2005 RFO 4071 Figure 5 ViewPoint Overview 2 1 Touch Screen Control Panel The touch screen controls Figure 6 in the video display area are for use with a touch screen panel PC If you are using a regular PC the touch screen controls can be activated using the mouse The red square around a control denotes that the function is enabled Switch Enables Enables y Enables Pilot Scene Tracker Cameras Mosaic Feature View Pan Tilt Zoom Controls CONTROL SETUP paro sy Ea E i CAMERA MOSAIC REC A 4 GEO PT SCENE TRACK PATH ONE OFF Change to Rate E
44. ore Default HUD Compass Figure 29 Tracker Settings ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 22 of 48 Cloud Cap HNOLOG Y www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 11 Joystick Settings Simple Settings Because each user and each mission demands a different level of control many of the basic joystick features are configurable These settings are stored so that each time you start the application your most recent settings are used To implement your changes click OK or Apply Joystick Rate Mode Advanced Rate Mode Define the degree of adjustment applied to the current rate with joystick movement e Fine Mode Used for precise control of the rate settings The example above shows a fine mode setting of 30 which means that if the joystick is moved all the way to one side the rate will be updated by 30 of the field of view every 10Hz gt Joystick Settings Simple Advanced Joystick Rate Mode C Fine Mode Coarse Mode Advanced Rate Mode Settings Fine Coarse 30 a 80 a Joystick Zoom Mode C Fine Mode Coarse Mode Advanced Zoom Mode Settings Adjustment Per Step Coarse 50 H Adjustment Per Step Fine 10 Send Command Every 500 msec 4 Cursor Control Settings l Enable Cursor Control I I j Fast Slow OK Cancel Apply Help Figure 30 Simple
45. quires a path tracker license key 3 8 Units Menu Lat Lon Selects the units used for latitude and Units Windows Help longitude measurements Lat Lon Radians e Radians Y Metric Y Degrees e Degrees decimal degrees English HS MGRS 2 e DMS degrees minutes seconds Compass Heading ae e MGRS 8 Military Grid Reference fav 1E System 8 digit coordinate aa B UTMAJPS hemi e MGRS 10 Military Grid Reference System 10 digit coordinate Figure 18 Units Menu e UTM UPS zone UTM Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates with longitude zone letter and latitude zone number e g 10S e UTM UPS hemi UTM coordinates with N S hemisphere and longitude zone number e g N 10 Metric Selects the metric system of measure in which distances are kilometers lengths are meters velocities are meters per second masses are kilograms forces are Newtons and pressures are in Pascals English Selects the English system of measure in which distances are nautical miles lengths are feet velocities are knots mass and force are pounds and pressure is inches of mercury Compass Heading Selects between Magnetic or True heading ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 14 of 48 Cloud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 3 9 Windows Menu Status and control options can be accessed from these menus Check the Map Window box to display or hide the main map window
46. rate Because the ability to stream data in E Cancel Apply Help real time 1s greatly dependent on the speed of the network a Half Rate Figure 23 Network Video Input Settings option is available to reduce the amount of network traffic In this mode the frame rate at the client end will not exceed 15 frames per second 7 Camera Settings When this dialog is opened Figure 24 the application synchronizes with the gimbal When the application and gimbal are synchronized the values are displayed and the Settings in Sync label turns green To change the gimbal settings modify the values in the dialog and press Send Updates The application updates the gimbal and confirms the changes While the application and gimbal are out of sync the Settings in Sync label is red When the gimbal settings are altered and confirmed the Settings in Sync label returns to the green state Camera ID Allows you to change the active camera When changing the active camera all of the other settings on this dialog will be applied to the new active camera To simply change the active camera without changing the camera settings use the Switch Camera menu option or the Toggle Camera command from the joystick Field of View e Use Zoom Ratio Allows you to enter a value between 1 and the maximum value for the camera e Use degrees Allows you to enter a fixed zoom value in degrees The limits are camera dependent Focus e Ma
47. ry Camera Alignment Procedure The alignment of the second camera takes into account an offset in alignment from the first camera 1 Start the alignment procedure by clicking the Start Alignment button 2 Zero the alignment This will ensure that the new alignment angles are an offset from zero and not from the previous settings in the gimbal Line up a reference target with the reference camera and click the Capture Ref button 4 Click the Switch Camera button to switch to the secondary camera Line up the same target in the center of the secondary camera and then click the Capture 1 button 6 If the camera has an analog zoom zoom the camera and click the Capture 2 button If the camera does not have an analog zoom use then check the Use Alignment 1 for Alignment 2 checkbox to set the two alignment numbers to the same value A delta between the two measurements is calculated and stored in the alignment column 7 Send the values to the gimbal by clicking the Send Updates button To use a custom alignment enter the values in the alignment column and click the Send Updates button Once alignment values have been sent to the Gimbal either exit the dialog or click the Cancel Alignment button to exit the alignment process 9 GPS Lever Arm Settings Allows the user to set the distance from the IMU of the gimbal to the GPS antenna Distances are set with respect to the gimbal coordinate system gt GPS Lever Arm Settings 5 x
48. s the existing geostamps are loaded and displayed on the map Geostamp images are saved in the Fl though F5 folders in the video directory Type 1 and type 2 geostamps may also be configured to be triggered by the joystick E White image Yellow Figure 56 Geostamp Type and Color Legend ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 42 of 48 coud Cap ECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 32 Video Interaction Clicking on the display will produce a different result depending on which mode you are in In Rate mode an offset to the current pan and tilt angles is sent to the camera For example clicking on the van in the video image centers the van in the image The current command rate is maintained depending on the command rate the van may not stay in the center of the video frame very long This provides a one time adjustment and does not lock on the selected position or target In Geo Point mode the Geo Point will be set to the current image position Figure 57 Video Interaction 33 Mosaic Interaction Interaction with the mosaic can be done through the mouse touch screen or the mosaic toolbar In live mode operation the current video frame is shown untransformed and highlighted by red corners as shown in the image on the left In this mode the current frame is being kept in view at all times In review mode any image can become the no
49. s can be very useful if the joystick is not calibrated correctly The joystick can be recalibrate using the Windows Control Panel Toggle Zoom Toggle Rate Mode cae Geo Point Mode Cursor Ctrl Pilot View Press to Toggle Cursor Ctrl On Off Rate Mode Toggle Active Camera Stow View Pan Tilt Ctrl Press to Enable Disable Tracker Zoom Out Zoom In Left Mouse Click ee Toggle Image Polarity Figure 61 XBOX Joystick ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 47 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 35 3 MSI Joystick Toggle Image Polarity Left Trigger Toggle Rate Mode Geo Point Mode Toggle Zoom Mode Pilot View Left Mouse Click Rate Mode Zoom In a Stow View coon pue Enable Disable Tracker Cursor Ctrl Pan Tilt Ctrl Figure 62 MSI Joystick ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 48 of 48
50. the gimbal Ctrl J Change to joystick mode If you are working in Rate mode this selection will zero the Rate command This option is valid only if you have a USB joystick attached Ctrl K Change to keyboard mode If you are working in Rate mode this selection will zero the Rate command Ctrl F If freeze frame is off turn it on If freeze frame is on turn it off Ctrl I If Image polarity is white hot switch it to black hot If Image polarity is black hot switch it to white hot C Switch the active camera Page Up Zoom the camera in one step Page Down Zoom the camera out one step F1 thru F5 Creates 5 types of geostamps on the map I Creates a geostamp image 35 Joysticks Use the Joystick Settings dialog to configure the joystick buttons These buttons are effective when the application is in joystick mode 35 1 Logitech Joysticks The Logitech Dual Action Joystick Figure 59 has a left handed and right handed configuration In the left handed configuration the pan tilt axis are controlled with the left analog control and the mouse with the right Fl and F2 Type 1 and Type 2 geostamps can also be triggered with the top buttons The default right hand setup uses buttons 6 and 8 The default left handed setup uses buttons 5 and 7 respectively The cursor control can be enabled disabled by pressing the analog control that is used for the mouse This can be very useful if the joystick is not calibrated The joystic
51. tings are stored so that next time you start the application your new settings are used Is is important Figure 32 Pitot Stow Settings to ensure that the angles are not in an area that the gimbal cannot reach due to the Axis Settings Pilot View Setup Pan Angle 0 00 Degi Stow Setup Fan Angle 180 00 Degi ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 24 of 48 coud Cap TECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 13 Mosaic Settings The mosaic settings dialog is only available when a valid Mosaic key is entered Mosaic Settings Top Bottom 12 Mosaic Generation Always Generate Mosaic Playback Play Recorded Mosaic aL Texture Memory MB 96 Apply Cancel Reset Help Figure 33 Mosaic Settings Image Cropping Because there can often be black lines around the edge of video stabilization artifacts or text this feature allows you to crop off a little bit of each image before mosaicing that results in a cleaner final mosaic Always Generate Mosaic When this is checked the mosaic process is running even when you are in standard view As a result when you switch to mosaic view it won t be starting a mosaic from scratch WARNING Enabling this feature requires additional resources and can result in reduced frame rate in standard view Play Recorded Mosaic If you recorded data while you were running the mosaic proc
52. to 0 0 deg sec Enables gimbal stabilization Retract Retracts the gimbal if it is not retracted This is only applicable in systems with a deployment mechanism integrated with the gimbal Switch Camera For use with dual Gimbal cameras Allows the user to switch camera views over a single video link 22 Pan Tilt Zoom ana The pan tilt zoom buttons continue to send commands at regular intervals as long as you hold down the button The zoom can be set to a specific zoom level using the manual zoom field Enter a value in the Zoom field lt q a f Click Enter on your keyboard to send the command In Rate mode the arrows adjust the current pan or tilt hd rate by 5 of the current field of view per second The stop button zeros the rate command The home button Current Focus NA zeros the pan and tilt position angle commands In Geo Point mode the arrows do not affect the Geo Point Pan Tilt Zoom Controls oor Figure 42 Pan Tilt Zoom Controls Increases the zoom level by one step Decreases the zoom level by one step ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 30 of 48 Cloud Cap An tr Se ECHNOLOGY 23 Laser Control Laser controls only appear for lasers installed in the gimbal If in playback or client mode the controls will only appear if the data was captured from a system with lasers installed www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 3
53. ton ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 19 of 48 oud Cap cl ECHNOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 8 1 Filter Settings The filter settings allow the user to control the inertial sensor filters Cutoff Frequency Lower values reduce noise higher values increase stabilization bandwidth Deadband Increasing this value reduces the effects of gyro noise and bias error at the expense of stabilization accuracy 8 2 Advanced Filter Settings Reference Camera Alignment Procedure gt Gimbal Axis Settings loj xj Axis Settings Filter Settings Advanced Filter Settings Cutoff Frequency Hz Deadband deg sec Send Updates MAMANS Request Settings Reset Figure 26 Filter Settings The alignment procedure allows the user to remove any errors between the gimbal position measured by the encoders and the cameras bore sight axis The alignment can vary as a function of optical zoom which is why we measure it in two locations A Updating the alignment cannot be undone If performed incorrectly it will affect gimbal performance 1 Start the alignment procedure by clicking the Start Alignment button 2 Zero the alignment This will ensure that the new alignment angles are an offset from zero and not from the previous settings in the gimbal 3 Use the Capture 1 and Capture 2 buttons to capture the current pan tilt
54. urrent mode Exit Closes the application automatically saving the current configuration File Communications Wideo Gimbal Commands Set RecordPlayback Directory Exit Figure 11 File Menu ViewPoint User s Guide 6 10 10 Page 9 of 48 Cloud Cap INOLOGY www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 32 Communications Menu Gimbal Communications Opens the File Communications video Gimbal Commands Communications Dialog Use this dialog to Gimbal Communications change communication settings Server Settings Server Settings Opens the Server Settings Proxy Settings dialog The gimbal application can act as a TCP server allowing multiple clients to connect and request data Figure 12 Communications Menu Display Only Mode Proxy Settings Opens the Proxy Settings dialog Allows you to enable a proxy server for your particular internet connection Display Only Mode Sets the user interface to display only mode In this mode no commands will be sent to the gimbal but the user interface will continue to update the video and the telemetry 3 3 Video Menu Video Input Communications Video Gimbal Commands Settings Display Frame Grabber In th mode you can view any ideo Input video data you have Image Format i connected you have full Playback Settings control of the gimbal and ee Network video Input Settings you have the
55. w cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Advanced The advanced settings allows the MEE EME lol x user to select one of seven default Simple Advanced joystick configurations or create a Joystick Button Settings custom configuration The table Fea ST AST SEE e ogitech val Acton Pignt mange E above shows which buttons are a o soc rs cl currently selected setup For a graphical view of the button mappings for the default set Zoom In Button configurations see Joysticks For a Scuchsmee Zee eclo Suen custom configuration select the set Change Rate Mode Button button ctrl you want to map to a given action If the joystick is not Set Use Geo Point Mode Button labeled you can often determine the e a button numbers from the Windows E ETFO E OA FO UT T Control Panel Game Controllers The ability to negate the pan or tilt Set stow Gimbal Control set Pan Axis Control Analog 2 Axis Ctrl e axis controls is only supported under M Negative Pan F Negative Zoom the custom configuration M Hegatie Tilt FP Wegative Focus DR Cancel Apply Help Figure 31 Advanced Joystick Settings 12 Pilot Stow Settings The gimbal application has support MM ee 5 x for two saved views pilot and stow These saved views can be set to point to any pan and tilt angles using this dialog If you click Apply or OK Tilt Angle 0 00 Degi Tilt Angle 0 00 Deg these set
56. www cloudcaptech com sales cct goodrich com Tel 1 541 387 2120 Fax 1 541 387 2030 Stow Gimbal Sets the pan angle to 180 degrees and the tilt angle to 0 degrees Disables gimbal stabilization and zooms the camera all the way out If this command fails to reach the commanded position within a fixed period of time it will timeout and the gimbal will remain at the current position The pan and tilt angles can be customized using the Pilot Stow Settings dialog Pilot View Sets the pan angle to O degrees and the tilt angle to O degrees Disables gimbal stabilization and zooms the camera all the way out If this command fails to reach the commanded position within a fixed period of time it will timeout and the gimbal will remain at the current position The pan and tilt angles can be customized using the Pilot Stow Settings dialog Switch Camera Switches the active camera This option is only visible if running with a dual Camera system Set Initial Heading Enter the initial magnetic compass heading in this dialog Providing this data to the gimbal can improve the heading estimates of the gimbal 3 5 Settings Menu Camera Settings Opens the Gimbal Commands Settings Display Tools Units Windows Camera Settings dialog Camera Settings Edit Axis Settings Edit Axis Settings Opens the Gimbal Axis Settings dialog GPS Lever Arm Settings Tracker Settings GPS Lever Arm Settings Opens the GPS Lever Arm dialo
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