Rifle-Like Camera Mount for Long-Range Facial Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facial identification systems are cumbersome, requiring extensive setup and multiple components, making them difficult to transport, deploy, and operate, especially for long-distance facial recognition.
Innovation Solution
A portable, rifle-like mounting platform with modular components, including a machine-vision camera, long-focus lens, and facial recognition module, integrated with an aiming scope and heads-up-display, providing a stable and intuitive system for long-range facial recognition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional facial identification systems use separate tripods and laptops, then measurement precision is maintained, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the camera, facial recognition module, aiming scope, and display into a single rifle-like mounting platform. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate tripods and laptops, directly reducing device complexity while maintaining operational ease through unified control and positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting platform serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides stable mounting for the camera, houses the facial recognition module, integrates the aiming scope for positioning, and includes a display for results. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, addressing both device complexity and ease of operation.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional systems use multiple separate components, then measurement precision is maintained, but ease of manufacture worsens
Solution Approach 1:
By combining multiple components into a single integrated mounting platform, the patent simplifies the manufacturing process. Instead of manufacturing and assembling separate tripods, cameras, laptops, and scopes, the system is built as a unified platform with mounted components, reducing manufacturing steps and improving ease of manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting platform uses modular design with standardized mounting interfaces (such as Picatinny rails) that allow components to be independently manufactured and then easily assembled. This segmentation enables specialized manufacturing of each component while simplifying the overall assembly process.
3Productivity
If rifle-like mounting platform is used, then productivity improves through rapid deployment, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is pre-configured with all necessary components (camera, facial recognition module, aiming scope, display) integrated into the mounting platform before deployment. This preliminary preparation eliminates setup time during field operations, directly improving productivity while the integrated design keeps device complexity manageable through unified architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The rifle-like mounting platform is designed to be portable and manually operable, allowing rapid deployment and repositioning by a single operator. This dynamic design enables quick setup and teardown, improving productivity without requiring complex automated positioning systems.
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AI summary
An improved long-range facial recognition system is provided. The facial recognition system includes an integrated, rifle-like mounting platform with modular and interchangeable components, including a machine-vision camera, a facial recognition module, and an aiming scope. The mounting platform includes an elongated frame, a hand grip, a shoulder stock, and an underbody support attachment for an optional bipod. The mounting platform provides an intuitive, shoulder-operated support structure for stabilizing the machine-vision camera and reducing vibrations that otherwise inhibit long distance imaging.