Development of a Whitecap Measurement System Development of a Whitecap Measurement System By Garry Higgins Project Overview / Recap Why measures whitecaps? Whats involved? Project Overview / Recap Work Done So Far Software MatLab Getting to grips What the program needs to do What it does so far MatLab Image Processing MatLab Code Hardware Cameras Original idea to use high quality digital camera CCTV Cameras Waterproof housing Camera testing PC Dedicated Windows PC PCI card for CCTV capture Camera Software: Allows use of multiple cameras simultaneously Scheduling Outputs to avi video file What next? Software Point selection Automatic determination of correct threshold Determine thresholds for all images in directory Convert MatLab code to C Hardware Install card in PC Set up Software Configure Cameras Set up remote access? Mace Head Bring PC and cameras to Mace Head Set up cameras on tower Connect to PC in nearby building Questions ?