Portable Stereoscopic Camera Lens Rotation Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for capturing stereoscopic images using multiple cameras are complex, require professional skills, and are difficult for general people to use, especially when trying to capture images while moving.
Innovation Solution
A portable stereoscopic image capturing camera and system that uses a micro lens array and a driving module to rotate lenses, allowing for simultaneous control of multiple lenses within one camera, eliminating the need for separate setting devices and professional skills.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple cameras are used to capture stereoscopic images, then the stereoscopic effect is improved, but the device complexity and operation difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple lenses into a single camera body, integrating what would traditionally require multiple separate cameras into one unified device. The camera includes a lens array with multiple lenses arranged in specific patterns, allowing simultaneous capture of multiple viewpoint images without requiring multiple independent camera systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the optical system into multiple discrete lenses within a single camera, where each lens captures images from different viewpoints. This segmentation allows the complex function of multiple cameras to be achieved through divided optical elements that can be precisely controlled by individual driving modules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are arranged in a rig for multi-view shooting, then multi-view images are captured, but the volume and weight of the device increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent nests multiple lenses within a single camera body structure, placing lens arrays inside what would traditionally be a single-camera housing. This nesting approach allows multiple optical systems to occupy the same physical space that would otherwise contain only one camera, dramatically reducing overall device volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent arranges multiple lenses in specific spatial patterns (such as arc arrays or planar arrays) within the camera body, utilizing three-dimensional space efficiently. By positioning lenses at different locations and orientations within the compact camera housing, the system achieves multi-view capturing capability without proportionally increasing device volume.
3Measurement precision
If professional cameras or broadcasting equipment are used for stereoscopic image capture, then image quality is improved, but the cost and skill requirement increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates automatic control systems with driving modules that autonomously adjust lens positions and focusing without requiring manual intervention. The camera automatically captures images from multiple viewpoints and processes the data, eliminating the need for professional operators to manually coordinate multiple cameras or perform complex post-processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment systems with automated driving modules that use motors or other actuation mechanisms to precisely position lenses and control focusing. This substitution of manual mechanical operations with automated systems maintains high precision while dramatically simplifying user interaction and reducing skill requirements.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of cameras are used for multi-view shooting, then the stereoscopic coverage is improved, but the data processing burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary organization and sorting of multi-view images during the capture process itself, using the controller to manage data from multiple lenses as they are acquired. By pre-organizing the data structure and applying processing algorithms during capture rather than after, the system reduces the computational burden of post-processing while maintaining comprehensive stereoscopic coverage.
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
The solution provides a miniaturized and lightweight camera that can capture stereoscopic images efficiently, allowing general people to use it without professional expertise, and enabling capturing images while moving with ease.
Implementation Method 1
a driving module for rotating each of the lenses, wherein the driving module includes a rotating body combined with the lens to rotate the lens, and may rotate each of the lenses toward a subject to form a projection intersection point
Implementation Method 2
A method that displays images using a lenticular lens array sheet (plate)
Implementation Method 3
since the 'parallax barrier method' is a derived technique that also has a similar principle
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AI summary
A portable stereoscopic image capturing camera of the present invention comprises: a case including an opening; a plurality of lenses disposed in a line at a first interval within the case; and a driving module for rotating each of the lenses, wherein the driving module includes a rotating body combined with the lens to rotate the lens, and rotates each of the lenses toward a subject to form a projection intersection point.