Robotic Display Mounts for Dynamic 3D Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing entertainment technologies, such as electronic displays and projectors, often lack the ability to dynamically change positions and orientations, limiting their effectiveness in capturing audience attention and enhancing the viewing experience, especially in environments like stadiums and theatrical productions.
Innovation Solution
The development of robotic mounts that allow for the automated movement of entertainment elements, such as electronic displays, projectors, and cameras, in three-dimensional space, enabling them to be positioned and oriented dynamically for enhanced viewing experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic displays are mounted to walls or placed in fixed positions, then they occupy less space and are easier to install, but they cannot dynamically change positions or orientations to capture audience attention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming fixed electronic displays into movable ones through robotic mounts. The displays can dynamically change their position and orientation in three-dimensional space, allowing them to adapt to different viewing conditions and capture audience attention, while the robotic system provides automated control to manage the complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic mount system provides multi-functionality by enabling electronic displays to perform both fixed mounting (when positioned statically) and dynamic movement (when repositioned). This universal platform can support various display types and configurations, making the system adaptable to different entertainment environments and use cases.
2Adaptability or versatility
If props are moved manually in theatrical productions, then the equipment and infrastructure are simpler, but the range of situations where they may be used is limited and their effectiveness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical manipulation of props with automated robotic systems. The robotic mounts can precisely position and orient props in three-dimensional space according to programmed sequences, expanding the range of theatrical scenarios that can be executed while reducing the physical labor and skill requirements for operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic system allows for preliminary programming of prop movements and positioning sequences. This enables complex theatrical scenes to be pre-planned and executed automatically, increasing the versatility of prop usage across different production scenarios while reducing the complexity of real-time manual coordination.
3Productivity
If entertainment elements are positioned statically, then the installation is simpler and more reliable, but the viewing experience lacks dynamic engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic mounting system transforms static entertainment displays into dynamic ones that can move and reposition themselves. This creates more engaging viewing experiences by allowing displays to change positions, orientations, and configurations in response to content requirements and audience positioning, while automated control manages the system complexity.
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AI summary
A robotic mount is configured to move an entertainment element such as a video display, a video projector, a video projector screen or a camera. The robotic mount is moveable in multiple degrees of freedom, whereby the associated entertainment element is moveable in three-dimensional space. In one embodiment, a system of entertainment elements are made to move and operate in synchronicity with each other, such as to move a single camera via multiple robotic mounts to one or more positions or along one or more paths.