"Student designs ? recognition surveillance system to deter intruders."

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Student designs ? recognition surveillance system to deter intruders
By Adam Vrankulj

June 24, 2013 -



A product design student from Middlesex University has developed a unique security system which mimics a human eye and uses ? recognition to detect and deter burglars.

The device, named Sentient, plays on the psychology of a burglar and also uses ? recognition to and motion detection to catch burglars.

According to a report in the Middlesex University Website, the device looks like an eyeball with partially closed eyelids, though once it senses human movement, opens up and the internal camera begins searching around the area it protects.

The Sentient uses ? recognition technology to ensure it is detecting human movement, and once it finds the source of the movement, closes its eyelids and the “eye” (camera) visibly follows the intruder.

According to the student – Curtis John — who created it, Sentient is designed to employ psychology behind the relationships people have with human-like objects and aims to not only monitor, but also to startle and deter could-be intruders.

“There is a gap in the market as most security systems are motionless, so not much attention is paid to them as they allow intruders to remain feeling anonymous,” John said. “Adding a human element can have a significant effect on crime, as we recently demonstrated by a study at a University where just placing an image of staring eyes reduced crime.”

John’s product shows a compelling use of ? recognition, in particular for making burglars feel watched, though it does raise some questions about deterring and detecting burglars with obscured faces, as the awareness around what it takes to spoof a ? recognition system is growing.

Reported previously, Anonymous has released a video giving tips for thwarting ? recognition, which range from wearing a mask, strategically applying makeup, using laser pointers, or most powerfully, equipping a hat with infrared lights.

Also, two Japanese professors designed a pair of goggles with infrared lights earlier this year, which also obscure faces from the view of surveillance cameras. We reported this development in January of this year, though it has recently been reported widely in the last week.

According to a new research report, the global video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28.1 percent between 2012 and 2016. http://www.biometricupdate.com/201306/increasing-demand-for-video-surveillance-driving-global-vsaas-market-report/

Also, According to a recent CNN/Time/Orc poll, 79% of Americans are in favor of using ? recognition at various locations and public events, and 81% support expanded camera surveillance on streets and in public places.

http://www.biometricupdate.com/201306/student-designs-? -recognition-surveillance-system-to-deter-intruders/

Curtis John

Sentient is part of a range of interactive deterrent systems designed to use the psychology behind the relationships people have with anthropomorphic (human-like) objects. The system focuses on the flight or fight reflex, using surprise and miss direction to unnerve and scare trespassers.

Most security systems rely on security cameras, some sort of high visibility brand siren (alarm) and tamper detectors. All of these systems allow a sense of anonymity. With stagnant or none directed cameras criminals feel safe in the idea of just cover up and when the footage is viewed at a later time or date no one can identify them. This same time delay also works against alarms and tamper detectors, as long as they enter and leave the area unnoticed and have left no evidence behind, there is a very high chance of never being apprehended.

The key features of the system are movement, interaction, tracking and lighting. These combinations of features are designed to replicate human gestures/ features. The mimicry of human like movement creates the feeling of an intelligent thing (living awareness) creating a very personal interaction/response that other system lack.

This design includes an iris, lighting and the lids combined to replicate the human eye. The iris and lighting creates the feeling of being followed creating a very personal interaction that other system lack. Feature three is the lids, designed to replicate eye lids enhancing the anthropomorphic feel.

The aim of the system is to deter would be criminals using anthropomorphic (human like) features to eliminate that sense of anonymity and create the feeling it is alive, therefore stopping the criminals before they attempt to enter the premises.







http://mdxunpacked.co.uk/portfolio/sentient/

indyman87

that's a good look.

bambu

They don't really describe the psychology behind it.......

How do they determine the intruders???????

Profiling????