Interactive PTZ Camera Control System Using Wii Remote and Infrared Sensor Bar

This paper proposes an alternative control mechanism for an interactive Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) camera control system. Instead of using a mouse or a joystick, the proposed mechanism utilizes a Nintendo Wii remote and infrared (IR) sensor bar. The Wii remote has buttons that allows the user to control the movement of a PTZ camera through Bluetooth connectivity. In addition, the Wii remote has a built-in motion sensor that allows the user to give control signals to the PTZ camera through pitch and roll movement. A stationary IR sensor bar, placed at some distance away opposite the Wii remote, enables the detection of yaw movement. In addition, the Wii remote-s built-in IR camera has the ability to detect its spatial position, and thus generates a control signal when the user moves the Wii remote. Some experiments are carried out and their performances are compared with an industry-standard PTZ joystick.

Authors:

• A. H. W. Goh
• Y. S. Yong
• C. H. Chan
• S. J. Then
• L. P. Chu
• S. W. Chau
• H. W. Hon

Keywords:

• Bluetooth
• Infrared
• Pan/Tilt/Zoom
• PTZ Camera
• Visual Surveillance
• Wii Remote

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