Review of Methods for the Surveillance and Access Control Using the Thermal Imaging System

Abstract

This paper presents methods for human detection for application in the field of national security in the context of state border surveillance. Except in the context of state border security, the presented methods can be applied to monitor other protected object and infrastructure such as ports and airports, power plants, water supply systems, oil pipelines, etc. Presented methods are based on use of thermal imaging systems for the human detection, recognition and identification. In addition to methods for the detection of persons, are presented and methods for face recognition and identification of the person. The use of such systems has special significance in the context of national security in the domain of timely detection of illegal crossing of state border or illegal movement near buildings, which are of special importance for national security such as traffic infrastructure facilities, power plants, military bases, especially in mountain or forests areas. In this context, thermal imaging has significant advantages over the optical camera surveillance systems because thermal imaging is robust to weather conditions and due to such an infrared thermal system can successfully applied in any weather conditions, or the periods of the day. Featured are procedures that has human detection results as well as a brief survey of specific implementation in terms of the use of infrared thermal imagers mounted on autonomous vehicles (AV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). In addition to the above in this paper are described techniques and methods of face detection and human identification based on thermal image (thermogram).

The Development of a Cost-Effective Imaging Device Based on Thermographic Technology

“…One of the markets driving commercial thermal imagining is the automotive market, where thermal imagining is used for pedestrian and car detection for increased security and collision avoidance [ 12 , 13 , 14 ]. However, there are other applications such as object inspection in construction [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], medicine [ 18 , 19 ], veterinary science [ 20 ], access control [ 21 ], agriculture [ 22 ], astronomy [ 23 , 24 ], gas leakage detection [ 25 , 26 ], inspection of solar panels [ 27 ], autonomous drone navigation [ 28 ], helping visually impaired subjects [ 29 ], and so on. While a more in-depth presentation of thermal imaging applications can be found in [ 2 , 30 ]; the application range is evident and diverse.…”

Review on Conveyor Systems and Thermography

“…Thermography is mainly utilized for non-destructive analysis, fault analysis, and medical analysis. These applications can be further expanded into fields like investigation of historic structures [111], flat bottom hole analysis in slabs [112], loose electrical connections [113], sports medicine [114], dentistry [115], medical applications [116,117], electrical motor applications [118], power plants [119], heater process [120], mechanical systems and hydraulic components [121], energy conservation [122], surveillance and security [123,124,125], civil constructions [126,127], marine engineering applications [128], animal reproduction [129], defence systems and military applications [130,131], dairy applications [132], pathological analysis in structures for building strength analysis and maintenance [133], automobile industries [134,135,138], gas leakage and detection [136,137,140], aerial survey of buried objects [139], agriculture [141], food processing industry [142,143], food quality assessment [144], waste management [145], soil assessment [146], research and development works [147], printed circuit board fabrication & solar cell diagnostics [148], etc. The applications extend to a larger range and only a few are discussed above.…”

Novel Entropy for Enhanced Thermal Imaging and Uncertainty Quantification

“…In industrial environments, improved thermal images support the early detection of equipment failures [9], identification of energy inefficiencies [10], and monitoring of manufacturing processes. Clear and detailed thermal images are crucial for intruder detection, hazard identification, and protecting personnel and assets in surveillance and security [11,12].…”