1. About this document 1. About this document This document describes how to install and use your MiR AI Camera. It provides the information about the following topics: • Mounting your MiR AI Camera. • Training the camera to identify certain objects.
2. Product presentation 2. Product presentation MiR AI Camera is intended to be used to improve the flow of MiR robots. It provides MiRFleet with additional information that it can use to guide MiR robots more effectively for example, by initiating missions when carts are ready to be transported or by avoiding sending robots through obstructed, narrow doorways and into crowded areas.
To reset the camera, you must hold down the Reset button for ten seconds. 2.2 MiRFleet and operating requirements The MiR AI Camera is a product that must be connected to MiRFleet to be used as intended. The list below describes the requirements for being able to use MiR AI Camera with your MiRFleet.
Installation guide for MiR server 3.2 Suggested use It is important before installing MiR AI Camera to consider what you aim to use it for. This section describes some of the possible uses of MiR AI Camera, and where it should be mounted in each case.
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For example, if the doorway is large enough to allow a person and robot through at the same time, it should be considered only to set MiR AI Camera to lock the area if carts or other robots are approaching the doorway.
3. Getting started 3.1. In this example, MiR AI Camera is focusing on a loading rack. In the first image, the camera detects nothing in its field of view. In the second image, it has detected a crate and initiates a mission to send a robot over to pick up the crate.
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Detach the camera mount from the MiR AI Camera if they are not already separated. Place camera mount in the position you want the MiR AI Camera to be mounted. Make sure the mounting plate is placed flat against the surface.
Screw the M4 screws into the wall to fix the camera mount in place. Fix MiR AI Camera to the camera mount. Tighten the bolt at the end of the mount, and ensure that the camera is fastened securely.
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If your camera is mounted in a position that does not enable you to connect it to the network through Ethernet, the following steps describe how to connect through WiFi instead. Turn on your MiR AI Camera. If the WiFi antenna is mounted, MiR AI Camera creates a WiFi hotspot, and the indicator light changes to yellow.
3. Getting started Check that MiRFleet has connected to the camera by signing into MiRFleet and going to Setup > AI cameras. Your AI camera should appear under New cameras. It can take a little time for MiRFleet to detect the camera.
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To add the camera, select Add. In the displayed page, it is possible to see the MiR AI Camera's serial number and soft- ware version. You are also able to edit the camera's name and activate the camera. It is recommended to name the cameras based on their position or function, such as Hallway or Cart pickup.
4.1 Collection phase For MiR AI Camera to detect specific objects, it must first be trained using a collection of sample images of those objects. The objects you would like the camera to be able to detect are referred to as target objects.
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To start a new session, you will need to add credits. Credits are used to limit the number of data models you create for your MiR AI Camera from your training sessions. You use a credit each time you train a new data model in any of your training sessions.
The candidate target object is framed by a green box. To start the process, you must create a new label for a target object you would like MiR AI Camera to detect. After creating a new label, you validate which images include the same target object and should be used for training.
MiR AI Camera. This can take several hours to complete, but it is not necessary for MiR AI Training Tool to be open on your PC throughout the training. Once the training is complete, you will receive an e-mail, and can continue to set up your MiR AI Camera through MiRFleet.
4.6 Setting up triggers and actions Each MiR AI Camera can be set up to send different actions to MiR robots, depending on the detected object. There are two types of actions you can trigger: Lock zone or Fleet mission.
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4. Comissioning If you want to create a zone that MiR AI Camera can lock, but does not oth- erwise limit the number of robots that can be within the zone, make sure to increase the Robot limit to the number of robots you have in your fleet. You can change this value when editing a selected zone in the map editor.
• Objects have changed appearance If the objects you have trained your MiR AI Camera to detect have changed appearance significantly, MiR AI Camera may no longer be able to recognize them. Run the Collection phase again and make sure the new objects are included.
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Collection phase, the MiR AI Camera may not be able to detect target objects correctly in that area. Run the Collection phase again where images of the new area are included.
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