Universal Camera Holder for Vehicle Road Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for monitoring road surface conditions require a dedicated vehicle equipped with a camera, limiting flexibility and increasing costs.
Innovation Solution
A camera holder with a universal head, fixing member, and fall prevention member that allows a camera to be attached to a general vehicle, enabling adjustable image capturing angles and secure attachment, including a battery holder for extended use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a dedicated vehicle with a camera is used for monitoring road surface conditions, then the monitoring function is reliable, but the cost and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The camera holder is designed to be universally applicable to various vehicle types (cars, trucks, buses) through a standardized mounting interface that can be attached to different vehicle bodies. The universal head mechanism allows the same camera holder to function across multiple vehicle platforms, eliminating the need for dedicated vehicles and enabling one camera system to serve multiple monitoring purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera holder is divided into separable components: a universal head for angle adjustment, a fixing member for vehicle attachment, and a fall prevention member for security. This segmentation allows the camera system to be independently mounted on any vehicle without requiring a dedicated integrated system, thereby improving flexibility while maintaining reliability through modular design.
2Reliability
If a camera is fixed to a vehicle body, then the attachment is secure, but the image capturing angle is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The universal head incorporates a tilting mechanism that allows the camera to dynamically adjust its capturing angle while remaining securely mounted. The fixing member provides stable attachment to the vehicle body, while the universal head enables angular adjustment, creating a system that is both secure and adaptable to different monitoring requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the camera holder includes multiple components (universal head, fixing member, fall prevention member), then the functionality is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera holder is divided into functional segments (universal head, fixing member, fall prevention member) that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity through standardized connection interfaces, reducing the complexity burden of multiple components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective monitoring of road surface conditions without a dedicated camera vehicle, improving efficiency and usability by allowing image capture of a wide range and preventing camera misalignment or falling.
Implementation Method 1
The fixing member is detachably adsorbed to a vehicle body
Implementation Method 2
The fall prevention member has an adsorption portion. The adsorption portion is detachably attached to a place spaced apart from an attachment place of the fixing member
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, a camera holder has a universal head, a fixing member, a fall prevention member, and a coupling member. A camera is attached to the universal head. The universal head is able to adjust a tilting angle of the camera. The fixing member is detachably adsorbed to a vehicle body. The fixing member fixes the universal head to the vehicle body such that a horizontal image capturing angle of the camera attached to the universal head is able to be adjusted. The fall prevention member has an adsorption portion. The adsorption portion is detachably attached to a place spaced apart from an attachment place of the fixing member and on an upper surface of the vehicle body in front of the fixing member. A coupling member causes the fixing member and the fall prevention member to be coupled to each other.