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9.1.9 Kinect™ Settings

When using a Microsoft Kinect™ Device for video analytics, the calibration options are different and will only appear when a Kinect™
is installed and has been assigned to a specific channel.

Tilt Angle The Kinect™ Sensor is motorized, you can adjust the angle that the head is pointed with the slider.

Detection

Method

Overhead Depth

Detection

Use this mode when the Kinect™ Sensor is mounted on the ceiling pointed down. The Kinect™ can
only operate between a certain height range (7.5 feet to 16.3 feet from the floor). Setting the
height of the Kinect™ allows the engine to estimate a person's physical dimensions.

Skeleton Detec-

tion

Use this mode to utilize the Kinect™ sensors ability to detect a person via extrapolating their
skeleton. Near mode will allow the Kinect™ sensor to detect as close as 16 inches. Tracking mode
can be toggled between Default (Full Body) and Seated (Shoulders only) detection modes.

Note:

Kinect™ settings are available for configuration through both the Calibration and the Add Rule processes.