This document details a real-time object detection application engineered for live video capture utilizing NVIDIA TX1/TX2 platforms, as part of a broader initiative in machine vision and high-speed image processing for unmanned systems. The project’s approach involved developing a REST interface to manage configuration and receive telemetry, alongside creating a custom application specifically for the…
ALTEN Technology successfully developed a machine vision application for real-time object detection, designed for live video capture on NVIDIA TX1/TX2 platforms. This custom solution features a REST interface and integrates open-source libraries, leveraging deep neural networks like Nvidia DetectNet and GPU-accelerated algorithms on CUDA for parallel processing. The system demonstrates robust capabilities including live 4K video capture with detected object overlays, real-time object telemetry, and significantly enhanced frame rates over CPU-only alternatives, utilizing technologies such as GStreamer.