Pan Tilt Camera Slip Ring Wireless Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional pan and tilt cameras are limited by wired connections, requiring reversing directions to maintain a field of view, which restricts continuous panning and tilting capabilities and can lead to rotational limitations and noise during operation.
Innovation Solution
A pan and tilt camera design featuring a cylindrical structure with a slip ring connection for continuous rotation, allowing for uninterrupted panning and tilting without the need for reversing directions, and incorporating a mechanism to maintain image orientation through shafts and hinges, ensuring a compact, quiet, and visually appealing surveillance solution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wired connections are used in traditional pan and tilt cameras, then the camera can maintain stable electrical connections, but the camera requires reversing directions to maintain field of view which restricts continuous panning and tilting capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional wired mechanical connections with a wireless communication system. The camera unit communicates with the base unit via wireless signals (such as radio frequency), eliminating the physical cable that constrained continuous rotation. This allows the camera to pan and tilt continuously in any direction without the mechanical limitations of wired connections.
2Device complexity
If traditional wired connections are used, then the camera structure can be simpler, but the camera produces more noise during operation and has rotational limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates mechanical friction and contact noise by replacing wired connections with wireless communication. The camera unit transmits and receives electrical signals wirelessly through antenna elements, removing the mechanical cable interface that generated noise and rotational restrictions. This results in quieter operation and unrestricted movement.
3Productivity
If the camera pans and tilts continuously without reversing directions, then the field of view is broader and surveillance is more efficient, but maintaining image orientation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs digital image processing and sensor fusion to maintain image orientation. The image sensor captures images while the camera pans and tilts continuously, and processing circuitry compensates for orientation changes through digital transformation. Acceleration sensors detect camera movement and the system applies appropriate image transformations to keep the captured scene properly oriented, enabling continuous surveillance without mechanical reversing.
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
Enables continuous and efficient surveillance with a broader field of view, reduced noise, and improved operational stability, while maintaining image orientation without the need for additional image processing.
Implementation Method 1
a pan and tilt camera with robotic motion configured to provide monitoring and surveillance
Data Source
AI summary
A pan and tilt camera is described that comprises a cylindrical base. The pan and tilt camera comprises a tubular body having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a tubular side, the tubular side of the cylindrical body being transected at an angle to define a lower body and an upper body. The lower body has a bottom edge that corresponds to the bottom edge of the tubular body and a top edge corresponding to the angle of transection. The upper body has a bottom edge that corresponds to the angle of transection and a top edge that corresponds to the top edge of the tubular body. The pan and tilt camera comprises a cylindrical housing having a bottom edge that is movably attached to the top edge of the upper body. The cylindrical housing is coupled to a camera component.