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SUMMARY:Real-time offshore crane teleoperations powered by GStreamer
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261011T102000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261011T105000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Adam Blonsky ()\nAbstract:\n\nOffshore crane operati
 ons have traditionally required operators to work directly on platform cab
 ins in hazardous environments—involving complex offshore logistics\, hig
 h infrastructure costs\, and extended periods away from home. Palfinger\, 
 in partnership with Aker BP\, is transitioning these operations from physi
 cal cabins to onshore Integrated Operations Centers.\n\nWhile remote teleo
 peration solves logistics and safety challenges\, it introduces strict tec
 hnical requirements: operators lose direct physical sensation and must rel
 y entirely on visual feedback. Safe control demands real-time feedback (<2
 00ms)\, continuous multi-angle situational awareness\, sensor feedback (wi
 nd speed\, hook height\, load weight\, and active alarms)\, and absolute s
 ystem reliability.\n\nTo meet these demands\, Palfinger has built a high-p
 erformance visual system centered around a GStreamer processing engine. GS
 treamer handles multi-camera ingestion\, hardware-accelerated video decodi
 ng\, and composition across multi-monitor desks and videowalls. By integra
 ting a dynamic layout engine\, operators can hot-swap visual perspectives 
 on the fly—switching between detailed inspection views and wide-angle op
 erational grids seamlessly. Furthermore\, native overlay blending pairs li
 ve video frames with crane sensor telemetry\, while embedded pipeline prob
 es continuously monitor latency\, frame delivery\, and automated backup fa
 ilovers.\n\nThis talk will explore this system and its use of GStreamer\, 
 as well as the difficulties faced in building it. I will demonstrate how c
 ombining high-throughput video compositing\, real-time telemetry integrati
 on\, and proactive stream monitoring allows operators seated miles from th
 eir crane to control heavy offshore machinery with confidence and precisio
 n\, as if they were sitting in the cabin.\n\nTakeaways:\n\n - Sub-200ms en
 d-to-end performance is achievable using GStreamer.\n - How to composite m
 ulti-camera video streams together with live sensor telemetry.\n - Leverag
 ing GStreamer telemetry and stream probes to track pipeline health\, monit
 or rendering latency\, and trigger seamless backup failovers.\n\nhttps://i
 ndico.freedesktop.org/event/14/contributions/581/
LOCATION:Impact Hub Prague
URL:https://indico.freedesktop.org/event/14/contributions/581/
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