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News Release from: Wind River Systems | Subject: Wind River Services
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 6 May 2003
Software and services
speed camera to market
Redlake has used a combination of Wind River integrated embedded technology and services to deliver the MotionXtra HG-100K - a network-based, high-speed digital camera
Redlake has used a combination of Wind River integrated embedded technology and services to deliver the MotionXtra HG-100K - a network-based, high-speed digital camera designed to capture extreme events in harsh environments such as automotive airbag deployment and vehicle impact testing. Wind River's expert services team worked closely with Redlake and helped speed time to market for this breakthrough camera by providing Redlake with the technology and services to meet its specific business needs and timeframe.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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By using the MotionXtra HG-100K, automotive manufacturers such as Honda, Autoliv and Saab are quickly able to capture and analyse data obtained during rigorous crash tests.
The camera, which is about the size of a lunch box, can withstand physical forces of up to 100G, and is capable of capturing 1000 frames per second with a razor sharp resolution of 1504 x 1128pixel - the highest resolution at 1000frame/s available on the market today.
Frame rates of 100,000 frames per second are also available at reduced resolutions.
The data obtained from this extremely reliable camera helps automotive engineers evaluate all aspects of vehicle design and occupant safety, so leading car manufacturers can evaluate and enhance vehicle safety features.
"Faced with a tight project timeframe, Wind River's professional services worked directly with our engineers to deliver highly customised technology that met the specific requirements of the HG-100K", said Mike Gioseffi, President of Redlake, a subsidiary of Roper Industries.
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Wind River technology is used throughout the HG-100K system, which consists of three main components: the camera, MotionCentral software and an optional hub sync unit, which functions as an industrialised gigabit Ethernet hub that allows remote camera control and rapid download of TIFF or compact format images to servers and handheld devices.
Key Wind River Platform components included in the development of the Redlake MotionXtra HG-100K camera include the industry's leading real time operating system (RTOS), Wind River VxWorks, Wind River's Tornado development environment, TFFS and network stack.
Wind River's services team aided in the overall design and development of the hardware and software as well as prototyping and production for the camera.
With pre-integrated technology developed and tested by Wind River, Redlake was able to focus on their core expertise in imaging and bring this innovative camera to market faster.
"The successful delivery of the HG-100K illustrates how Wind River's professional services team can serve as a strategic partner to address our customers' business needs and tailor technology specifically designed to meet their current and future development requirements", said Brad Murdoch, Vice President and General Manager Wind River Services.
"As Redlake's trusted advisor, we look forward to providing the most reliable technology and ongoing support to meet and exceed Redlake's unique and ever-changing needs".
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