Navy Warfare Center Team Members Throw Dummy Overboard to Test New Camera Detection System

U.S. Navy warfare center tests camera system that alerts a ship's bridge when a sailor goes overboard

Engineers at Port Hueneme tested thermal cameras and video analytics on the Self Defense Test Ship, dropping a rescue dummy over the side. The team now seeks funding for a trial on a destroyer.

Navy Warfare Center Team Members Throw Dummy Overboard to Test New Camera Detection System

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division personnel recently tested a prototype system that detects if a Navy ship crewmember falls overboard by throwing a bright orange vinyl rescue dummy over the side of the command’s Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS).