Multi-Eye Imaging Apparatus Subject Duplication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wide-angle images generated by multi-eye cameras often suffer from subject duplication due to varying image deviations caused by different distances, leading to reduced visibility at joining parts.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus with a drive mechanism to control the imaging range of multiple units and a composition processing unit that generates wide-angle images by composing images from multiple units, while a determination unit adjusts the imaging range based on user-designated subjects, allowing for selection between composition and non-composition modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a wide-angle image is generated by composing images from multiple imaging units with fixed positions, then a wide capture range is achieved, but subjects at different distances become double images due to varying image deviations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the imaging units movable rather than fixed. The imaging units can change their imaging ranges dynamically based on the distance to subjects and the selected composition mode. This allows the system to adapt the imaging configuration for subjects at different distances, preventing double images while maintaining wide capture range.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the imaging parameters (imaging range, position) of the multiple imaging units based on the distance to the subject and the composition mode selected. By adjusting these parameters dynamically, the system optimizes image composition to avoid double images of subjects at different distances while maintaining wide-angle coverage.
2Device complexity
If the imaging direction of multiple imaging units is fixed, then the device structure is simple, but the monitored area cannot be changed after installation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements movable imaging units that can dynamically adjust their imaging directions and ranges. This dynamic capability allows the system to monitor different areas after installation without requiring complex mechanical PTZ mechanisms, achieving versatility while keeping the device structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging units are designed with multi-functionality, capable of operating in both fixed and movable modes. They can function as fixed cameras when stability is needed, or move to adjust imaging ranges when area flexibility is required, making the device adaptable to various monitoring needs without adding excessive complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If images are shifted to align specific subjects in composition mode, then overlapping images are generated, but different subjects become double images due to distance-related deviation variations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts the imaging ranges of multiple imaging units based on the distance to the target subject. By changing the imaging parameters in real-time, the system ensures that subjects at different distances are captured with appropriate deviation compensation, preventing double images while maintaining alignment precision for the intended subject.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different imaging parameters to different imaging units based on their specific roles and the distance to subjects. Each imaging unit is configured with local optimization, adjusting its imaging range and position to contribute appropriately to the composite image, ensuring high-quality alignment for the designated subject without creating double images of other subjects.
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AI summary
An imaging apparatus that generates a wide-angle image on the basis of images from a plurality of imaging units and is capable of decreasing a likelihood of a subject becoming a double image. The imaging apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine an imaging range of at least one of a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit on the basis of information relating to a subject designated by a user in a case in which a switching instruction from a non-composition mode to a composition mode and information relating to a subject designated by the user are received from an external device.