Camera System Infrared Tracking Focus Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cameras struggle to maintain a focused view of moving objects, often causing them to move out of the field of view or become out of focus, while also requiring the operator to keep their hands occupied.
Innovation Solution
A camera system that includes a camera and a positioning device, where the positioning device emits an infrared beam to track the movement of a target, providing the camera with information to automatically adjust its focus, zoom, and field of view to maintain the target in focus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional camera is used to capture moving objects, then the camera can provide a static view, but the object moves out of the field of view or becomes out of focus
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system performs automatic focus adjustment and tracking without requiring manual operation. The processor automatically analyzes captured images, detects target position changes, and adjusts focus parameters accordingly, enabling the system to serve itself and maintain reliable focus on moving objects while freeing the operator's hands
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously captures images, analyzes target position in each frame, and uses this feedback information to dynamically adjust focus settings. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures the camera maintains focus on moving objects by constantly monitoring and responding to target position changes
2Ease of operation
If manual tracking is used to follow moving objects, then the operator can adjust focus, but the operator cannot keep hands free
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical tracking operations with automated image processing and computer vision algorithms. The processor automatically detects target positions and calculates focus adjustments, substituting the mechanical hand-operated tracking system with an automated digital system that achieves faster tracking speed while maintaining hand freedom for the operator
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system autonomously performs target detection, position analysis, and focus adjustment without requiring operator intervention. This self-service capability enables both hand freedom for the operator and high tracking speed through automated processing of multiple image frames
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The camera system effectively tracks and maintains focus on moving targets, preventing them from moving out of the field of view, while allowing the operator to keep their hands free.
Implementation Method 1
the positioning device emits an infrared beam to track the movement of a target
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described which provide a camera system. A camera is in communication with a positioning device. The positioning device has a compass, gyroscope, and emits an infrared light beam. The camera has a sensor that receives reflected and/or scattered infrared light from a moving target. The camera changes its focus, zoom, and/or angle of a field of view of the camera based on information from its sensor, and gyroscope and compass information from the positioning device and/or camera.