Float Antenna Mounting Underwater Camera
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing underwater camera systems require an antenna to be positioned above the water's surface for radio communication, limiting the arrangement and increasing the height of the camera device, which affects buoyancy and stability.
Innovation Solution
A float design with a protruding section and an antenna integrated into the camera device, allowing radio wave transmission through a material capable of transmitting radio waves, enabling underwater communication without the need for an antenna above the water's surface, and incorporating a center of gravity shifting mechanism for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the antenna is disposed above the water's surface for radio communication, then communication reliability is improved, but the height of the camera device increases and arrangement flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The float acts as an intermediary structure that carries the antenna above the water surface while the camera device remains underwater. The float includes a camera device mounting section that extends into the water and an antenna mounting section that protrudes above the surface, allowing radio communication without increasing the camera device height.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into separate functional components: the camera device mounted in the underwater portion of the float and the antenna mounted in the protruding portion. This segmentation allows each component to be optimally positioned for its function without compromising the other.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the antenna is integrated into the camera device for compact arrangement, then arrangement flexibility is improved, but radio wave transmission is blocked by water
Solution Approach 1:
The float structure serves as an intermediary that positions the antenna in air above the water surface, where radio waves can transmit effectively. The float's antenna mounting section protrudes above the water, creating an air path for radio waves between the antenna and external communication devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna is positioned in a different spatial dimension (above water in air) rather than being integrated into the underwater camera device. This dimensional separation resolves the conflict between compact arrangement and radio wave transmission by utilizing the vertical dimension and the air-water interface.
3Ease of operation
If the camera device is positioned higher for better antenna arrangement, then antenna installation is improved, but underwater photography capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The float is segmented into distinct mounting sections: a camera device mounting section that extends into the water for optimal photography positioning and an antenna mounting section that protrudes above the surface for easy antenna installation and radio communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The float structure mediates between the conflicting requirements by providing separate optimized positions for the camera device (underwater for photography) and the antenna (above water for installation and communication), eliminating the need to compromise either function.
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 solution allows for more flexible antenna arrangement, reduces the height of the camera device, and enhances stability by lowering the center of gravity, facilitating effective underwater photography while maintaining radio communication.
Implementation Method 1
The float, including the protruding section, between the protruding section and an antenna equipped on the first camera device mounted in the first camera device mounting section is composed of a material capable of transmitting a radio wave
Implementation Method 2
The float has buoyancy to provide a protruding section protruding upwardly from water's surface when the float is floating on the water's surface in a state of mounting the first camera device in the first camera device mounting section
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment of the invention provides a float capable of mounting a camera device including an antenna to enable underwater photography with less limitation to the arrangement of the antenna. The float includes a recess 3 acting as a first camera device mounting section at a side to be immersed in water. The first camera device mounting section is provided for mounting a first camera device 101. The float has buoyancy to provide a protruding section 5 protruding upwardly from water's surface A when the float is floating on the water's surface A in a state of mounting the first camera device 101 in the recess 3. The float, including the protruding section 5, between the protruding section 5 and an antenna 104 equipped on the first camera device 101 mounted in the recess 3 is composed of a material capable of transmitting a radio wave.