Self-adjusting 360-degree Projection System for Seamless Image Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional projectors are limited by their stationary nature, requiring a dark room for optimal performance, and struggle to create large, customizable, and connected images due to fixed projection directions and limited light output.
Innovation Solution
A self-adjusting portable projection and recording system that includes a camera, projector, rechargeable battery, and communication unit, allowing for 360-degree rotation and synchronization with other projectors to merge or enhance images and videos projected by other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional projectors are made stationary with fixed projection directions, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but adaptability is limited and application scope is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the stationary projector into a movable system with motor-driven rotation capabilities. The projector assembly is mounted on a rotating platform that can change projection directions dynamically, allowing the system to adapt to different viewing angles and screen positions while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
2Illumination intensity
If multiple projectors are used to create larger images, then image size and brightness are improved, but device complexity and synchronization difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple projectors into a coordinated system where projectors work together to create seamless panoramic images. The communication unit enables automatic synchronization between projectors, allowing them to display complementary portions of the same content without manual configuration, thus achieving enhanced brightness and image size while managing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The camera captures the projected images and feeds this information back to the computing device, which then adjusts the projection content and positioning accordingly. This feedback loop enables automatic alignment and synchronization of multiple projectors, ensuring seamless image merging while reducing the complexity of manual setup and calibration
3Illumination intensity
If projectors require dark rooms for optimal performance, then image quality and contrast are improved, but ease of operation in various environments is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts projection parameters such as brightness, contrast, and color balance based on ambient light conditions detected by the camera and processed by the computing device. This allows the projector to maintain optimal image quality across varying environmental conditions, from dark rooms to well-lit spaces, enhancing environmental adaptability while preserving image quality
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an innovative projection system that comprises a camera that records images and videos, and sends the recorded images and videos to a computing device, a projector that projects output images or videos received from the computing device, a rechargeable battery that provides power to the camera and the projector and a communication unit that establishes connections between the camera, the projector and the computing device. The projection system has at least one motor that rotates the camera and the projector in at least one axial direction, where the camera rotates and searches for images and videos projected by another projector, and the projector then projects images and videos adjacent to or on top of the images and videos projected by another projector, or projects images and videos that merge with the images and videos projected by another projector.