Suspended Vehicle Photobooth With Retractable Camera Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing photobooths struggle to provide stable and jitter-free image capture of vehicles, especially when suspended from ceilings, due to lack of rigid support structures, leading to suboptimal lighting and image quality.
Innovation Solution
A photobooth system with a support structure suspended from the ceiling, featuring movable sections with telescoping posts and a track that encircles the vehicle, providing additional rigidity and stability to the camera and lighting, and an extendable curtain for a uniform background, controlled by sensors and motors for precise operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the photobooth is suspended from the ceiling to save floor space and improve accessibility, then the photobooth structure becomes less stable and more prone to jitter during image capture
Solution Approach 1:
The photobooth structure is divided into a fixed ceiling-mounted section and movable telescoping sections. The telescoping posts can extend downward when a vehicle is detected and retract when not in use, providing stability during operation while maintaining ease of access to the floor space below.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure transitions from a static design to a dynamic one with telescoping posts that can adjust their length. The posts extend to provide rigid support during image capture and retract to minimize interference with vehicle movement and floor space utilization.
2Stability of the object's composition
If telescoping posts and tracks are added to provide rigid support for the camera, then the structural stability improves but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is segmented into modular components: telescoping posts, horizontal tracks, and camera mounting sections. Each component performs a specific function and can be independently controlled, allowing the system to achieve high stability while maintaining manageable complexity through functional decomposition.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping posts and tracks serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the camera, enable positioning adjustments, and can be retracted to clear the operational space. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, balancing stability requirements with device complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If the curtain is made extendable to provide a uniform background, then the image quality improves but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The curtain is designed as a dynamic, extendable component that can be deployed downward to create a uniform background when needed and retracted upward when not in use. This dynamic behavior allows the system to achieve high background uniformity for professional vehicle imaging while maintaining simplicity during non-operational periods.
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AI summary
A photobooth that is suspended from a rigid non-moving structure, such as a ceiling, is disclosed. The photobooth may include a support structure that includes a non-movable section and a movable section. The non-movable section is not moved and remains fixed after installation relative to the ceiling. The movable section may comprise posts or brackets, may move relative to the non-movable section, and may include one or both of a camera or lighting. Further, to rigidize the support structure, a track may be attached to some or all of the posts or brackets, thereby rigidizing the structure and reducing jitter which may affect operation of the camera or lighting.