IT-Based Astronomical Telescope with Virtual Reality Practice
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Solution Overview
Problem
Amateur astronomers face difficulties in adjusting and using astronomical telescopes due to the need for practice under optimal observing conditions, which are often hindered by urban lights or air pollution, making it inconvenient to study and observe stars.
Innovation Solution
An IT-based astronomical telescope system with a rotatable lens barrel, detection device, and image generator that allows users to practice observing stars in a virtual reality mode, displaying a simulated image of the stars through a micro display, enabling practice regardless of environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users practice observing stars with traditional telescopes under actual night sky conditions, then they can learn telescope adjustment and observation skills, but they require optimal observing conditions (dark sky, clear air) which are often unavailable in urban areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a display device to show a simulated night sky image that copies the appearance of actual stars and celestial objects. This virtual copy allows users to practice telescope adjustment and observation skills without needing actual optimal observing conditions, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of learning and adaptability to environmental conditions.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If users drive to suburbs to avoid urban lights and air pollution for clear star observation, then observation quality improves, but convenience and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display device creates a virtual copy of the night sky with stars and celestial objects, allowing users to observe clear star images without leaving urban areas. This eliminates the harmful effects of urban lights and air pollution on observation quality while maintaining convenience and accessibility at home.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device acts as an intermediary between the user and the actual night sky, providing a mediated observation experience that bypasses the need to physically travel to suburban locations while still delivering clear star images不受urban pollution constraints.
3Ease of operation
If the system displays simulated star images on a micro display device, then accessibility and convenience improve, but the authenticity of the observation experience may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the night sky on a display device that preserves the authentic appearance, colors, and spatial relationships of stars and celestial objects. This allows users to gain authentic observation experience through virtual images while maintaining the convenience of home-based learning, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and authenticity.
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AI summary
An IT-based astronomical telescope system comprises a rotatable lens barrel having an eyepiece installed thereon; a detection device for detecting a current orientation of the lens barrel; and an image generator comprising a micro display provided in the lens barrel. The image generator is used to obtain a picture and display the picture on the micro display. The IT-based astronomical telescope system is configured to work in a virtual reality mode, in which: the image generator is turned on, and based on the current orientation of the lens barrel detected by the detection device, obtains a picture corresponding to an optical image of stars supposed to be imaged by the telescope system with the current orientation of the lens barrel; and the micro display displays the picture, which is presented through the eyepiece.