DRS Technologies Launches New High-Speed Digital Video Camera Product Line; Cameras Provide Standard PCs with High-Speed Digital Video Capture Capabilities.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BIOWIRE2K MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4603031 PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 DRS DRS Drives (street suffix) DRS Dispute Resolution Service DRS Doctorandus DRS Department of Rehabilitative Services DRS Direct Registration System (securities) DRS Department of Rehabilitation Services Data & Imaging Systems, Inc., a unit of DRS Technologies DRS Technologies, Inc. (commonly known as DRS; formerly known as Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc.) is a supplier of defense electronic products and systems to the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, aerospace and defense prime , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DRS) and a leader in high-speed digital imaging systems for military and industrial applications, today introduced its line of Lightning Research, Design and Test (RDT RDT 1. Renal dialysis treatment 2. Retinal damage threshold (TM)) cameras. DRS's Lightning RDT(TM) cameras provide standard off-the-shelf personal computers with the capabilities of high-speed digital video capture, intuitive camera control software and powerful motion analysis. They provide an integrated, high-speed imaging system that addresses a wide variety of motion analysis requirements. Consisting of a small camera head, detachable de·tach tr.v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es 1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat. 2. cable and custom frame grabber A device that accepts standard TV signals and digitizes the current video frame into a single, bitmapped still image. Frame grabbers can be stand-alone devices that plug into a port on the computer or a function built into the video capture board or display adapter. board, each Lightning RDT(TM) camera can capture 500 full frames per second at 1,280 by 1,024-pixel resolution. An extremely fast rate of 16,000 frames per second can be achieved at reduced resolutions, depending upon the model. Typical applications for the camera include, but are not limited to, biomechanics studies, component safety testing, drop/shock/vibration testing, impact analysis and particle image velocimetry Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is an optical method used to measure velocities and related properties in fluids. The fluid is seeded with particles which, for the purposes of PIV, are generally assumed to faithfully follow the flow dynamics. (PIV PIV Particle Image Velocimetry PIV Personal Identity Verification (FIPS 201) PIV Pentium 4 PIV Peak Inverse Voltage PIV Personal Identification Verification PIV Post Indicator Valve (firefighting) ). The Lightning RDT(TM) product line offers several different camera head configurations, including monochrome, color and low light for light-challenged environments. These camera head configurations are priced the same. A single camera system can be purchased with multiple interchangeable camera heads, providing the flexibility to record high-speed events in many different situations. Lightning RDT(TM) cameras feature extremely long recording times to capture extended duration events. The 4-Gigabyte (GB) standard camera memory can be expanded to 12 GB to allow nearly 20 seconds of uncompressed, full-resolution recording at 500 frames per second. Recording time can be doubled simply by capturing the event at 250 frames per second, or by reducing the camera resolution by 50 percent. Implementing both measures will quadruple the recording time. All Lightning RDT(TM) cameras are shipped with intuitive camera software that allows operators to easily control up to sixteen cameras simultaneously, to perform vital motion analysis and to save digital video data in a variety of different file formats. Optional software and hardware modules provide the synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. of high-speed video with instrumentation data from a wide variety of sensors. The Lightning RDT(TM) product line represents DRS's effort to apply its experience in video technology on military programs to products that are specifically designed for civil applications. These products are affordable and highly suitable for commercial and university research and development, design and testing. The company's DRS Data & Imaging Systems unit is a leader in the design and production of advanced, high-speed and ultra high-speed digital imaging systems. It is considered an international leader in innovative, cost-effective, high-speed digital cameras for a variety of applications. DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, provides leading edge products and services to defense, government intelligence and commercial customers. Focused on defense technology, DRS develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical systems. The company employs 5,700 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at http://www.drs.com. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4603031 |
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