Rotating Camera Wheel for Versatile Pattern Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for producing geometric patterns are limited to paper or similar media and require a pen or writing instrument to make contact with a horizontal drawing surface, restricting the size, scale, and variety of designs that can be produced.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a rotatable structure (wheel) with gear teeth that rotates within a frame, allowing a camera, light, or tool to be affixed and generate designs, images, videos, patterns, or altered surfaces by rotating both within the frame and about its own axis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pen or writing instrument is used to make contact with a horizontal drawing surface, then designs can be produced on paper or similar media, but the size, scale, and variety of designs are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional pen-on-paper mechanical contact system with a camera-based optical recording system. The camera mounted on the rotating wheel captures images of the light pattern or scene, which can then be displayed or printed at any size, eliminating the constraint of manual drawing scale and enabling versatility across different media types including digital displays, photographs, and large-format prints.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional manual drawing on paper to three-dimensional spatial manipulation of light and camera positioning. By mounting the camera on a rotating wheel that moves through space, the system captures designs from multiple angles and distances, enabling creation of designs in various orientations and scales that can be reproduced across different dimensional formats.
2Ease of operation
If the wheel or drawing surface is turned by hand or gravity, then the device can be operated simply, but the size and scale of designs are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual or gravity-based rotation with an electric motor driving system. The motor provides controlled rotational movement of the wheel, enabling consistent speed and precise positioning that allows for creation of larger, more complex designs without increasing operational complexity for the user. The motor can be controlled via simple switches or electronic interfaces, maintaining ease of operation while dramatically expanding design capabilities.
3Ease of manufacture
If a pen must make contact with the drawing surface, then designs can be created traditionally, but the variety of media and design types is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the pen-contact-drawing mechanism with a camera-based optical capture system. The camera records the light pattern or scene as the wheel rotates, and these recordings can be transferred to various media including photographs, digital displays, projections, or prints. This substitution eliminates the need for direct contact with the drawing surface, enabling creation of designs in diverse media types and orientations while maintaining simplicity in the actual design creation process.
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 the production of geometric or other designs in a greater variety of media, sizes, shapes, orientations, and dimensions, beyond the limitations of traditional devices, by utilizing a motorized or hand-cranked mechanism for precise control over the rotation of the wheel.
Implementation Method 1
both the wheel and the frame have gear teeth, allowing the wheel to rotate around the frame
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus and method for creating designs, images, videos, patterns, or altered surfaces may include a frame having an opening, a rotatable structure having a mount affixation point, a mount affixed at the mount affixation points, a turning mechanism that rotates the rotatable structure, and, e.g., a camera or a mounted on the mount. The rotatable structure can generate at least one of a design, an image, a video, a pattern, or an altered surface. The method may include using such an apparatus to generate a design, an image, a video, a pattern, or an altered surface.