APOLLOCORE | PTZ CAMERA PROCESSING SOFTWARe
Machine Learning Intelligence for Marine EO/IR PTZ Cameras
Apollocore
Machine Learning Intelligence for Marine EO/IR PTZ Cameras
turbocharge marine PTZ cameras
Automatic Stabilization and ranging
Real time detection and tracking
15 Marine Object classes
radar fusion with Proteuscore
The Apollocore Advantage
Solving The Challenges of Standard PTZ Cameras
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OEM gyrostabilizers hold the camera steady, but tend to drift over time. Most affordable PTZs only offer 2-axis stabilization.
ApolloCore’s IMU-driven stabilization preemptively counteracts vessel motion for stable imagery, even at high zoom levels.
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Commercial off the shelf cameras are accessible and affordable, but were designed for direct human control.
ApolloCore is a developer toolset for USV builders and autonomy developers. It is a bridge between the COTS PTZ camera and your autonomy stack that enables true perception.
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Cameras struggle to accurately estimate range to detected objects.
ApolloCore’s multi-stage ML monocular ranging delivers accurate distance estimates at mounting heights as low as 3 meters.
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Without detection and classification, tracking objects around you is impossible.
ApolloCore’s integrated Fusion & Tracking manages hundreds of targets simultaneously, predicting motion and maintaining track continuity.
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Combining camera and Radar detections is very difficult without precise ranging and classification from each sensor.
ApolloCore’s native ProteusCore™ Radar fusion combines Radar ranging precision with camera classification for a complete, fused tactical picture.
Standard marine PTZ cameras were built to show you the water. ApolloCore helps you understand it
Multi-Sensor Fusion
multi-Sensor fusion power
radar excels at 360 degree detection and ranging
cameras excel at classification and precise bearing
combines eo camera, ir camera, and marine radar detections
one-click connection to proteuscore radar processing
fuses detections from eo/ir cameras and marine radar
Captures and catalogs images of each object
enables fusion for precise tracking and CPA from Radar
centralized fusion of measurements - not track-to-track correlation
apollocore + proteuscore fuses camera and radar, solving a fundamental maritime perception challenge
PTZ camera Stabilization
ApolloCore stabilizing controller
reads your vessel Attitude directly
mechanically and electronically stabilizes ptz platform
keeps camera aligned with horizon to ensure contacts are in view even at high zoom levels
uses native camera drivers to minimize latency
sea state Predictive Controller
validated with hardware-in-the-loop simulations
Classification
Differentiate detections with 15 object classes
8 COLREGS (Rule 18) vessels, floating and fixed markers, 5 specialized classes
Detects shoreline or horizon to isolate waterborne objects
Provides ML-based monocular range estimate, even at low mounting heights
ApolloCore detects waterborne objects frame by frame…
…and tracks them over time to inform your autonomous navigation system.
object classes hand-selected for navigation and isr
Ships
Offshore Structures
Personal Watercraft
Floating Buoys
Birds
Daymarks
Towboats
Sailboats
Ferries
Fishing Boats
Debris
Power Boats
Human Faces
Automobiles
Barges
Search and Scan
EO/IR Object Seeking Mode for wide area surveillance
searches for new objects while continuously updating existing ones
Auto adjusts camera aim and zoom to maximize area coverage
Converts the PTZ's narrow field of view into a long-range detection advantage
Best for wide-area patrol and surveillance where full situational awareness is the priority
ApolloCore reports a map of detection probabilities over area within the camera field of view
Fix and Follow
dynamic object tracking
Maintains a stable, sustained lock on a single target vessel for as long as it remains visible
Automatically re-acquires targets that are temporarily lost
Ideal for any mission requiring dedicated single-target focus
maintains broad area trackers, dynamic ranging, and object searching while in fix-and-follow mode