At what distance does the LOOKOUT detect hazards?
LOOKOUT was designed to give captains enough time to react to potential hazards. In most cases this is 20-30 seconds, but will vary based on boat speed, target size, and conditions.
From a technical perspective, LOOKOUT needs a target size of approx 20 horizontal pixels to identify an object. With an HD resolution image at 20 degree hFOV on its zoom setting. This means a 10’ jet ski will be detected at approximately 633 meters. Higher camera mounting heights improves this range. Fog, waves, and low target contrast decrease this range. Captains may increase or decrease sensitivity to account for conditions.
For the longest range detection of smaller objects, we recommend a telephoto camera like the FLIR M364c. With a hFOV of 2 degrees, this increases the range by 10x.
How is the LOOKOUT AI system trained?
Like most computer vision algorithms, the LOOKOUT was trained on hundreds of thousands of visual examples of vessels, small craft, buoys, floating debris, wildlife and people, in various lighting and weather conditions. We continue to retrain and fine-tune this model with more data and push these improvements to our customers as over-the-air updates.
Brain Specifications
4.33 x 4.33 x 2.82” (110mm x 110mm x 90mm)
3.5 lb, 1.5 kg
60W DC continuous power, 160W max
Camera Specifications
8.1″ x 5.4″ x 2″ (205 x 136 x 52mm)
1.3 lbs (583g)
