Demonstration Experiment - Background

Macnica is conducting research and development to repurpose sensors used in autonomous driving for infrastructure security.
Seiwa Denki's smart pole is a device equipped with lights, speakers, etc.

By attaching LiDAR to smart poles, we aim to develop next-generation smart poles that will be able to recognize detailed information about their surroundings and contribute to safety and security.

Demonstration experiment - details

On the smart pole installed on the grounds of Seiwa Electric's head office factory LiDAR Add
It detects pedestrians, cars, trucks, and other objects passing by and entering a specific area.
I experimented to see if it could be detected.

Seiwa Electric Head Office

Intrusion detection

Demonstration experiment - video

Demonstration experiment - Results

1. Detecting intrusion into the area

The system will issue an alert when it detects any object in the specified area.
If an alert is triggered, the light source of the LiDAR pole can be turned on/off or the speaker can be used.
It is possible to output audio and record using a camera. It is also possible to link with existing equipment such as surveillance cameras.

2. Identifying objects entering the area

By using a dedicated AI model that uses LiDAR images to identify objects, it is possible to identify objects that enter a specified area.
By default, it is possible to distinguish between people, cars, and trucks.

3. People counting

Images from LiDAR can be used to perform AI recognition of people and count the number of people.
There are eight people in the LiDAR image below. Can you find them?
Using AI, it is possible to identify images even with extremely small resolution.

Summary

Macnica and Seiwa Denki plan to continue conducting demonstration experiments on LiDAR poles that will be needed in the future.
In this demonstration experiment, we focused on the LiDAR functions, but next time we would like to conduct demonstration experiments that assume more specific scenarios, such as linking with smart poles and using remote monitoring technology.

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