Omnidirectional Camera Robot Altitude Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems with omnidirectional cameras installed in robots struggle to maintain constant altitude, leading to poor image quality when navigating routes with vertical intervals, as the camera's altitude changes with the robot's motion.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes an altitude acquisition unit, an altitude adjusting unit, and a synthetic-image generating unit to maintain a constant altitude of the omnidirectional camera, using altitude sensors and coordinate calculation to adjust the camera's position and generate 360-degree images within a predetermined error range.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the omnidirectional camera moves along with the robot's motion, then the robot can navigate routes with altitude differences, but the altitude of the omnidirectional camera cannot be kept constant, leading to poor image quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an altitude adjusting unit as an intermediary mechanism between the robot's motion and the omnidirectional camera. This mediator actively compensates for altitude changes by moving the camera in the vertical direction opposite to the robot's altitude variation, thereby maintaining constant camera altitude while allowing the robot to navigate terrain with altitude differences
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs an altitude acquisition unit that continuously monitors the robot's altitude and feeds this information to the altitude adjusting unit. This feedback loop enables real-time adjustment of the camera's vertical position based on the robot's current altitude state, ensuring the camera maintains a constant altitude despite robot motion on uneven terrain
2Adaptability or versatility
If the robot moves to different altitudes, then it can access various locations, but the synthetic image generation becomes inaccurate due to altitude variations
Solution Approach 1:
The altitude adjusting unit serves as a mediator that decouples the robot's positional adaptability from the camera's measurement precision. By actively maintaining constant camera altitude through counter-movement, the system allows the robot to access various locations while ensuring the camera remains at a stable height for accurate synthetic image generation
3Manufacturing precision
If the omnidirectional camera maintains constant altitude, then image quality improves, but the system complexity increases due to additional altitude adjustment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The altitude adjusting unit is designed to perform multiple functions: it not only maintains constant camera altitude for image quality but also works in conjunction with the altitude acquisition unit to provide comprehensive altitude control. This multi-functional approach justifies the added complexity by delivering multiple benefits from a single integrated mechanism
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AI summary
The present invention is to provide a system, a method, and a program for adjusting the altitude of a robot provided with an omnidirectional camera which provides entire visual field images with improved image quality. The system 1 for adjusting the altitude of a robot 200 provided with an omnidirectional camera 100 acquires the altitude of the omnidirectional camera 100, adjusts the altitude of the robot 200 so that the acquired altitude is a constant, and generates a 360-degree image taken by the omnidirectional camera 100 by synthetic processing in a predetermined altitude error range.