OMG's Vicon is chosen by Moti

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OMG PLC

28 April 2010

 



28 April 2010

OMG plc

('OMG' or the 'Group')

Motile Robotics chooses Vicon for USA Army research project

OMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group (LSE: OMG), ("OMG" or "the Group") the technology group providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries, is pleased to announce that Motile Robotics, Inc., developer of bio-inspired technologies, has purchased a 16 camera T160 Vicon motion capture system with Nexus and Tracker software. The system will be used for a ten year research project tracking multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) and ground robots as part of the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA). The MAST CTA is a research consortium with members from academia, industry, and the US Army.

Motile Robotics will be collaborating on the project with consortium lead BAE Systems, ARL, and the MAST Consortium Members. The project will be managed from Motile Robotics corporate headquarters in Joppa, MD.

The Vicon system will be installed in ARL's Experimentation Centre and will include three areas representing different environments; a jungle, a rough terrain desert and a two story urban dwelling. Motile Robotics chose the Vicon T160 camera for its ability to quickly and accurately monitor the movements of UAVs, MAVs, and ground robots thanks to the 16 megapixel resolution and Gigabit Ethernet connection.

Kenneth Dawson, President of Motile Robotics explains: "We are extremely proud to be involved in a task such as this. By pursuing the advancement of micro and nano technology coupled with state of the art autonomous systems we can help make the next generation of technology safer, cheaper, and more effective. Ultimately, the applications of this research may influence medical device design and capabilities, search and rescue tools, and even battery design."

Douglas Reinke, CEO at Vicon said: "Motile Robotics is a very exciting company and I'm extremely proud Vicon is part of such important research. This project will be instrumental in pushing forward the research and technological development of UAVs and ground robots."

The 16 camera system was installed in March 2010 with plans for the initial kickoff of the experimentation centre in April 2010.

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About OMG

OMG plc (Oxford Metrics Group. LSE: OMG) is a group of technology companies producing image understanding products and services for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries. Be it for capturing the movements of actors (for the movie industry), sportsmen (for video games or improving team performance), children with Cerebral Palsy, rehab patients and animals (for medical, life science and research industries) or virtual reality displays (for engineering and development), the Group has the world leading market position and a strong international reputation for precision instruments.

Founded in 1984, the Group's headquarters are in Oxford, UK, and it has offices in California and Colorado, USA. It has customers in over 50 countries and is a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. The Group trades through three operating subsidiaries - Vicon, the world's biggest motion capture and movement analysis company, 2d3, a manufacturer of specialised image understanding software for entertainment and defence applications and Yotta, our 3D mapping business, which collects and analyses highway data and street level imaging and which, following the acquisition of Mobile Video Services, Inc. in April 2008 is a leading US provider of data collection services for the assessment of property taxation. 

Oxford Metrics' global clients in science, medicine, sport, engineering, gaming, film, broadcast and 3D mapping include major hospitals and research facilities such as Guy's Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Loughborough University, engineering industry leaders including Ford Motor Company, BMW, Airbus and Toyota, and in the entertainment sector, Sony, Industrial Light and Magic, The Moving Picture Company (MPC), Sega, Nintendo, UbiSoft, EA, Square Enix and in 3D mapping and highway surveys: Mouchel Parkman, Atkins, and Oxfordshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire and Pembrokeshire County Councils as well as many others.

For more information about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omg3d.com, www.vicon.com, www.2d3.com or www.yottadcl.com 

About the Army Research Laboratory

ARL provides innovative science, technology and analyses to enable a full-spectrum of military operations. It serves as the bridge between the scientific and technical communities and the Army, and is the leader in providing innovative solutions for the current and future warfighter.

 

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