Moving Camera Area Management System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing area management systems using stationary cameras have limited and fixed imaging areas, leading to insufficient accuracy and requiring significant labor and cost to expand the target area by increasing the number of cameras.
Innovation Solution
The use of a moving camera mounted on a moving body with localization capabilities, which captures images and transmits both the image and its position, allowing for flexible configuration of the imaging area and enabling area management processes to cover areas not covered by stationary cameras.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If stationary cameras are used for area management, then the system structure is simple and stable, but the imaging area is fixed and limited, reducing measurement precision and coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transitioning from stationary cameras with fixed imaging areas to moving cameras mounted on mobile platforms. The moving cameras can dynamically adjust their positions and orientations to capture images of target areas that are not visible to stationary cameras, thereby expanding the effective imaging area and improving area management accuracy without requiring a proportional increase in the number of cameras.
2Area of stationary object
If the number of stationary cameras is increased to enlarge the target area, then the coverage is improved, but the labor and cost increase enormously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the universality principle by designing a moving camera system that can perform multiple functions: it can capture images of various target areas by moving to different positions, adjust its imaging angle to cover different regions, and potentially serve multiple monitoring zones with a single camera unit. This multi-functionality allows one or a few moving cameras to replace the need for numerous stationary cameras, thereby enlarging the target area coverage while keeping system complexity manageable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If moving cameras are used instead of stationary cameras, then the target area can be expanded flexibly, but the system complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the self-service principle by equipping moving cameras with autonomous navigation and self-localization capabilities. The cameras can automatically determine their own positions using GPS or other localization technologies, and the system can automatically select and capture images of target areas based on pre-set criteria without requiring manual intervention for positioning or camera selection. This automation reduces the operational burden despite the increased flexibility and adaptability of the moving camera system.
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AI summary
A management system communicates with a moving body having a localization function. The management system acquires an image captured by a moving camera mounted on a moving body and information on a moving camera position which is a position of the moving body when the image is captured. The management system extracts an image of the target area captured by the moving camera as a target area image based on the moving camera position. The management system executes area management process for managing a target area based on the target image.