Modular Cinema Lens Sections With Motorized Optical Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional lens systems face difficulties in interchanging components due to mechanical transport and lack the ability to accurately adjust optical properties such as focus, zoom, and image softness.
Innovation Solution
A modular lens system with electronically controlled motors to move lenses and apertures, allowing for interchangeable components and precise adjustment of optical features like focus, magnification, and image softness, using a microcontroller and motors to operate lenses and apertures based on user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mechanical controls with gears, helicals, and cams are used to vary focus and zoom, then optical properties can be adjusted, but component interchangeability becomes difficult due to mechanical transport complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical controls (gears, helicals, cams) with electronic motors to move lenses and adjust optical properties. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical transport mechanisms between components, enabling easier interchangeability of lens modules while maintaining precise control over focus, zoom, and other optical characteristics
Solution Approach 2:
The lens system is divided into modular sections (front section, central section, rear section) that can be independently interchanged. Each module contains its own lenses and motorized controls, allowing flexible reconfiguration and replacement of specific modules without affecting the entire system, thus improving adaptability while reducing mechanical complexity
2Measurement precision
If traditional mechanical systems are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but the ability to correctly adjust image softness and other optical properties is lacking due to variety and complexity of components
Solution Approach 1:
Electronic motors replace mechanical controls for adjusting optical properties, providing more precise and programmable control over lens movement, aperture positioning, and image softness adjustment. The electronic control system enables accurate reproduction of complex optical characteristics that would be difficult to achieve with traditional mechanical components
Solution Approach 2:
The motorized control system serves multiple functions: adjusting focus, controlling zoom, modifying image softness, and positioning apertures. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple specialized mechanical components into a single integrated system, reducing overall component complexity while enhancing adjustment precision
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular design with removable sections is implemented, then component interchangeability improves, but mechanical transport mechanisms become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Each modular lens section is equipped with its own motorized controls, eliminating the need for complex mechanical transport mechanisms to move components between sections. The motors enable each module to independently adjust its optical properties, allowing seamless interchangeability without requiring sophisticated mechanical coupling or transport systems
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AI summary
A modular lens system for use with a camera system and connected therewith. The lens system including modular sections configured to include one or more lenses and/or an aperture. The one or more lenses are controlled by one or more motors to enhance focus, softness, and/or size and other optical characteristics.