MOTION IMAGERY & APPLICATIONS

A Primer….

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Background & History

“Motion Imagery” instead of video because the term “video” excludes some non-traditional uses of multi-frame imagery Specialized cameras for docking

applications, payloads, etc.

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Green Book Overview

Three main sections Section 2 documents deployed

digital video systems Section 3 is a primer on digital video

parameters Section 4 outlines potential subjects

for inclusion in a Magenta Book

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Applications of motion imagery Personal Video Conferencing Medical Situational Awareness Engineering/Science Public Affairs HiRes/specialized motion imaging Scenarios

Spacecraft to spacecraft Spacecraft to ground station Ground station to ground station Ground station to spacecraft

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Internal fixed or hand-held camera and/or External camera

Compression

CCU & PTZF commands

RTP Bitstream?IP

Existing CCSDS packetizaton?New packetization standard?

Other audio sources

Standard SD, HD or DCI Video with embedded audio

Metadata

Onboard avionics system

DemuxGround Station

Recover Video Stream(s)

Distribute BitstreamIP or

Packetized Video

Distribute SDI, HDSDI Or DCI Video

Camera commands

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Assessment of the existing NISN Video Path

to MCC-M MCR and HSG BLOCK 0 Soyuz/ProgressKlyost TV System & “Display” generator

BLOCK 1Service Module Klyost TV Rcvr & Video Distribution to FGB

BLOCK 0.1UHF RF SECAM Video Transmission

BLOCK 2 Video Cables

BLOCK 3SSC Laptop PAL to NTSC video conversion card

BLOCK 4Video Cable

BLOCK 5USOS NTSC Video System Camera Port

BLOCK 6USOS Ku-band VBSP and D/L Stream Transmission

BLOCK 7TDRSS to WSC D/LBLOCK 8

Digital Fiber Optic Line to MCC-H

BLOCK 9MCC-H FEP Demux to NTSC Video

BLOCK 10MCC-H NTSC Video Distribution

BLOCK 11MCC-H ViTS NTSC to Digital Video Conversion & Transmission

BLOCK 12Commercial Carrier To MCC-M

BLOCK 13MCC-M ViTS Digital to NTSC Video Conversion

BLOCK 14MCC-M NTSC to PAL Video Conversion & Distribution

BLOCK 15MCC-M PAL Video Display

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ATV docking video distribution

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Spatial and Temporal Motion Imagery RequirementsChart illustrates the relationship between temporal & spatial resolution and typical uses of video

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Questions for discussion

What existing standards and protocols could be used for motion imagery applications?

What applications for imagery are missing?