BURLINGAME, California. April 25, 2007 -- Directed Perception, Inc. announced the availability of its Inertial Stabilization Module (ISM) as an option on its popular PTU-D300 pan-tilt family.

The ISM delivers breakthrough cost/performance in stabilizing any type of payload for land mobile, airborne, and maritime applications. The ISM dramatically improves video imagery, allows the use of narrower fields-of-view, and enables tracking and detection while on-the-move. The PTU-D300 with ISM provides a rugged, low-cost solution for stabilized pointing on a wide range of boats, ground, and air vehicles including UAVs.

The ISM actively controls the pan-tilt to compensate for boat/plane/vehicle motion, keeping your point of interest always in the field-of-view. The ISM allows persistent line-of-sight pointing during large vehicle maneuvers, freeing the operator from tedious manual control. Inertial stabilization does not suffer from the same limitations as electronic video stabilization and allows for stabilization of all payload types for a wide range of military, homeland security, and industrial and scientific applications.

The ISM is an advanced strapdown design and consists of a precision 3-axis gyro embedded in the pantilt unit, and a small 3”x4” processing module. It works with existing pan-tilt applications to provide a drop-in solution for improving mobile camera and antenna applications. A software API is included to allow fast and simple integration with OEM applications. The API allows applications real-time control of the pan-tilt during stabilization. This enables joystick control, video tracking, radar integration, slewto-queue, and other uses. A built-in Ethernet interface and webserver provide simple configuration and control of the module and attached pan-tilt unit.

The ISM has been developed and refined over 2 years. It has been fielded with select OEMs and is now available as a standard option on the PTU-D300. The ISM is the latest addition to Directed Perception’s portfolio of rugged, precision pan-tilt products with advanced features such as geo-pointing.

The Inertial Stabilization Module (ISM) is available now as an option on the PTU-D300 family of pan-tilt units. U.S. pricing is $6000 (Quantity 1) for the option.

Directed Perception, Inc
28.04.2007