Multi-Axis Camera Surveillance with Solar-Powered Remote Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional surveillance cameras with fixed axes can only detect motion within a limited field of view and are not capable of 360-degree horizontal or 90-degree vertical movement, and they face challenges with power supply, especially in remote locations where battery power is limited.
Innovation Solution
A multi-axis surveillance system with a camera head that can tilt vertically up to 90 degrees and rotate horizontally by 360 degrees, powered by internal and external batteries, equipped with pyroelectric sensors, infrared diodes, and a day/night exchanger, allowing for adjustable and continuous surveillance without the need for hard-wired power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional fixed-axis cameras are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the field of view coverage is limited to approximately 60 degrees
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a camera head that can rotate horizontally 360 degrees and tilt vertically up to 90 degrees, transforming the fixed-axis camera into a dynamic multi-axis system. This allows the camera to cover the entire surrounding environment by actively changing its orientation, resolving the contradiction between limited field of view and device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If hard-wired power supply is used, then the power availability is improved, but the adaptability to remote locations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates rechargeable battery packs that can be recharged via solar panels or external power sources, enabling the surveillance system to operate autonomously in remote locations without hard-wired power supply. The system serves itself by collecting and storing energy from available sources, resolving the contradiction between power availability and adaptability to remote locations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If battery power is used in remote locations, then the adaptability is improved, but the duration of operation is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates solar panels that continuously charge the battery packs during daylight hours, preparing energy in advance for nighttime operation. This preliminary charging action extends the duration of operation beyond what the battery could provide alone, resolving the contradiction between adaptability to remote locations and duration of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The dual power source system (battery packs and solar panels) ensures continuous operation by switching between stored energy and renewable energy. The solar panels continuously replenish the battery, maintaining uninterrupted surveillance operation in remote locations, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and duration of operation.
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 24-hour home or business security and wildlife surveillance with adjustable camera movement and infrared detection, providing a comprehensive field of view and extended battery life without the need for external power sources.
Implementation Method 1
Multiple axis surveillance systems of the present invention can comprise one or more pyroelectric sensors, which receive infrared radiation transmissions created from human and or animal body heat
Implementation Method 2
Such an infrared signal can be configured through a Fresnel lens into the pyroelectric sensors
Implementation Method 3
one or more infrared diodes mounted in said case
Data Source
AI summary
Remote usable surveillance apparatuses are provided with at least a single camera head and preferably with the ability to provide adjustment about one or more axis. The present invention also solves several other problems faced by designs with fixed (non-moveable) axis imaging systems. Those include but are not limited to supplying power to a camera head that tilts and rotates, particularly at a remote location. The ability of the user to interface with camera functions and setting using a tilting head, multiple power supplies and options built into a single housing without the addition of power cables or external jacks. The present invention provides a standalone concept without the aid of one or even more mounting apparatuses or devices which in turn sets it apart and creates a totally different multi-axis concept from prior art.