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Posted by: Jim on: 02/08/2014 08:16 PM
Technology will also play a role in the Winter Olympics and 3D tech in particular has been extensively used by the Russian authorities, the organisers of the event and the national teams to make the event more enjoyable and safer.
Winter Olympics on your TV - 3D broadcasting available
Sochi 2014 will be the first ever Winter Olympics to be broadcast in 3D and Russian authorities have been collaborating closely with Panasonic to ensure that the 3D HD technology that will be used for the Games add a new dimension to the viewers’ experience at home.
Viewers can expect to be treated to a spectacular opening ceremony, designed specifically to showcase the visual beauty of the event within the state-of-the-art Olympic stadium.
Panasonic has been a sponsor of the Olympic Games for over two decades, and it has already helped broadcast the 2010 edition of Winter Olympics in 3D to two full-HD theatres in Vancouver, where the event took place.
Your face stars at the Games
Image credit: Asif Khan ®
The athletes won’t be the only ones whose likeness will be captured and broadcast in 3D. Thousands of visitors to Sochi who bought tickets to attend the Games will have the chance of seeing a 3D portrait of their face on the side of the brand-new Megafon Pavilion.
To capture the portraits, photo booths have been installed around the pavilion grounds by Russian mobile phone firm Megafon. When you step into one of these booths, your face will be rapidly photographed from five different angles. The system will then take around one minute to turn these five shots into a realistic 3D model of your face.
The models will then be screened on a giant screen composed of over 10,000 tiny pins that automatically shift position to form the contours of a person’s face according to the scanned image. The faces on display will change continuously throughout the day, and at night they will be illuminated.
Airport security uses 3D face recognition
Image credit: DesignBoom.com
As security around the Sochi Games is tightened up following reports of deadly terrorist attacks in nearby cities, 3D face recognition will serve a more serious purpose at the international airport of Sochi.
The Broadway 3D facial recognition system, developed by Artec Group, has been chosen to be part of the security management technology that is in place at the airport. It comprises over 550 HD video surveillance cameras that capture data and feed it into the centralised data servers which integrate with the checkpoints around the airport to provide automatic alert detection.
When a person passes through a checkpoint, he or she has to insert a card into a card reader, after which facial recognition is performed and the data compared with 3D template stored in the database.
In less than a second the system analyses 40,000 points on the user’s face and it is so precise that it can tell apart identical twins. The system was designed to cope with huge demand and it can handle about 60 people every minute.
3D printed gear for hockey players
Image credit: Bauer.com
If you thought that having 3D technology scanning your face is as personal as it gets; you haven’t heard the least of it. Some Olympic hockey players will wear uniforms that have been tailored to fit their body shape using 3D scanning equipment.
Hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer, has announced the latest line-up of high-tech hockey gear. The company has invested millions of dollars on 3D optical scanning technology that was used on six top hockey players to create a 3D model of their physique.
The scanned body models were then used as the base-layer to print custom equipment such as shin guards or elbow pads based on the individual contours of the players’ bodies. The 3D printing process used a combination of composite materials and moldable foam to create the lightweight protective gear.
Sliding down the slopes in 3D crafted sleds
Image credit: BoDynBobsled.com
Team USA will be using equipment that has been custom-printed using 3D printing technology in a bid to bolster their medal count at the Sochi Games. A bobsled created by former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine will apply his experience in high-speed events to shave off crucial milliseconds in the race to the gold.
The Night Train 2® is a 4-man sled created using SOLIDWORKS, an application based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The aerodynamics of the bobsled were optimised to improve its performance on Sochi’s tricky uphill section and make it go faster at the curves.
The engineering team created multiple 3D prototypes on computer before settling on a design that combined the perfect ratio of weight and aerodynamicity, making the new bobsled a sturdy and swift craft that can take on the tough conditions at the Sochi Olympics.
Let the Games begin
3D technology certainly deserves a gold medal for the significant role it will play at the Sochi Games. Visitors, athletes, and viewers from home will all benefit from the advances made in 3D technology and their innovative application in one of the major sporting events of the year.
Sochi 2014 will be the first ever Winter Olympics to be broadcast in 3D and Russian authorities have been collaborating closely with Panasonic to ensure that the 3D HD technology that will be used for the Games add a new dimension to the viewers’ experience at home.
Viewers can expect to be treated to a spectacular opening ceremony, designed specifically to showcase the visual beauty of the event within the state-of-the-art Olympic stadium.
Panasonic has been a sponsor of the Olympic Games for over two decades, and it has already helped broadcast the 2010 edition of Winter Olympics in 3D to two full-HD theatres in Vancouver, where the event took place.
Your face stars at the Games
Image credit: Asif Khan ®
The athletes won’t be the only ones whose likeness will be captured and broadcast in 3D. Thousands of visitors to Sochi who bought tickets to attend the Games will have the chance of seeing a 3D portrait of their face on the side of the brand-new Megafon Pavilion.
To capture the portraits, photo booths have been installed around the pavilion grounds by Russian mobile phone firm Megafon. When you step into one of these booths, your face will be rapidly photographed from five different angles. The system will then take around one minute to turn these five shots into a realistic 3D model of your face.
The models will then be screened on a giant screen composed of over 10,000 tiny pins that automatically shift position to form the contours of a person’s face according to the scanned image. The faces on display will change continuously throughout the day, and at night they will be illuminated.
Airport security uses 3D face recognition
Image credit: DesignBoom.com
As security around the Sochi Games is tightened up following reports of deadly terrorist attacks in nearby cities, 3D face recognition will serve a more serious purpose at the international airport of Sochi.
The Broadway 3D facial recognition system, developed by Artec Group, has been chosen to be part of the security management technology that is in place at the airport. It comprises over 550 HD video surveillance cameras that capture data and feed it into the centralised data servers which integrate with the checkpoints around the airport to provide automatic alert detection.
When a person passes through a checkpoint, he or she has to insert a card into a card reader, after which facial recognition is performed and the data compared with 3D template stored in the database.
In less than a second the system analyses 40,000 points on the user’s face and it is so precise that it can tell apart identical twins. The system was designed to cope with huge demand and it can handle about 60 people every minute.
3D printed gear for hockey players
Image credit: Bauer.com
If you thought that having 3D technology scanning your face is as personal as it gets; you haven’t heard the least of it. Some Olympic hockey players will wear uniforms that have been tailored to fit their body shape using 3D scanning equipment.
Hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer, has announced the latest line-up of high-tech hockey gear. The company has invested millions of dollars on 3D optical scanning technology that was used on six top hockey players to create a 3D model of their physique.
The scanned body models were then used as the base-layer to print custom equipment such as shin guards or elbow pads based on the individual contours of the players’ bodies. The 3D printing process used a combination of composite materials and moldable foam to create the lightweight protective gear.
Sliding down the slopes in 3D crafted sleds
Image credit: BoDynBobsled.com
Team USA will be using equipment that has been custom-printed using 3D printing technology in a bid to bolster their medal count at the Sochi Games. A bobsled created by former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine will apply his experience in high-speed events to shave off crucial milliseconds in the race to the gold.
The Night Train 2® is a 4-man sled created using SOLIDWORKS, an application based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The aerodynamics of the bobsled were optimised to improve its performance on Sochi’s tricky uphill section and make it go faster at the curves.
The engineering team created multiple 3D prototypes on computer before settling on a design that combined the perfect ratio of weight and aerodynamicity, making the new bobsled a sturdy and swift craft that can take on the tough conditions at the Sochi Olympics.
Let the Games begin
3D technology certainly deserves a gold medal for the significant role it will play at the Sochi Games. Visitors, athletes, and viewers from home will all benefit from the advances made in 3D technology and their innovative application in one of the major sporting events of the year.