Aircraft Panoramic Camera Surveillance System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional aircraft surveillance systems are complex to install, require extensive wiring, and have many maintenance needs due to the use of multiple cameras, resulting in blind spots and inefficient monitoring of zones of interest, particularly around access doors.
Innovation Solution
A surveillance system utilizing panoramic cameras with wide fields of view (>150°) to cover multiple zones of interest from a single location, complemented by non-panoramic cameras for detailed views, reducing the need for multiple cameras and wiring, and allowing comprehensive monitoring with minimal blind spots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple cameras are used to monitor different zones of interest, then surveillance coverage is improved, but device complexity and wiring requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple camera functions into a single camera system with a panoramic field of view exceeding 150 degrees. This single camera can monitor multiple zones of interest simultaneously, eliminating the need for multiple separate cameras and reducing wiring complexity while maintaining comprehensive surveillance coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The single camera system is designed to perform multiple surveillance functions by capturing images of different zones of interest within its wide field of view. The camera serves as a universal monitoring device that can observe access doors, aisles, and other critical areas without requiring separate dedicated cameras for each zone.
2Reliability
If multiple cameras are installed to cover all zones, then monitoring completeness is improved, but installation and maintenance difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple camera installations into a single camera position that achieves comprehensive coverage through its panoramic field of view. This reduces the number of installation points and maintenance locations from multiple cameras to a single camera system, simplifying both installation and ongoing maintenance operations.
3Measurement precision
If conventional cameras are used, then detailed view of specific zones is achieved, but blind spots and concealment areas remain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from conventional narrow-field cameras to a panoramic camera system that captures a wide angular range exceeding 150 degrees. This dimensional change in the field of view allows the single camera to monitor multiple zones simultaneously, eliminating blind spots and concealment areas that would exist with traditional camera positioning.
Data Source
AI summary
An aircraft (11) includes an enclosure and a system for surveilling areas of interest inside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a transverse aisle (13) and a longitudinal aisle (15) that intersect at an intersection zone (19), a first access door (14) being located at one end of the transverse aisle (13) and a second access door (22) being located at one end of the longitudinal aisle. In addition, the surveillance system includes a panoramic camera (17) with a panoramic field of view, the camera being positioned at the intersection zone (19) such that an area of interest associated with the first access door (14) and an area of interest associated with the second access door is located within the field of view of the panoramic camera.