JPS59158678A - Robot equipment for photography - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain video recording without a personnel around a television camera by mounting a robot having a television camera in its hand on an automatic truck in a robot equipment for television photography. CONSTITUTION:The robot 8 having the television camera 11 on its hand is mounted on the automatic truck 3. The movement of the truck 3 and the robot 8 is controlled by operating switches 16-21 on an operating console 14 provided at a location apart from the truck 3. Thus, the video image of the television camera 11 is recorded on a video recorder 13 when the operator depresses a video recording button 22 while observing a monitor television 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a robot device that takes pictures using a television (hereinafter referred to as television).

With the development of video tape recorders, it has become common to see people moving around the halls holding video cameras at weddings and other public banquet halls.

However, 1-1, in order to do so, the photographer has no choice but to put in a considerable amount of effort.

This invention aims to improve the above-mentioned problems by installing a robot with a television camera on an automatic traveling trolley.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a photographing robot device that enables video recording without the need for people to move around.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the figure, (1) is the floor of the banquet hall, (2) is the guide line buried in the floor (1), (3) is the automatic traveling trolley placed on the floor (1), and (4) is the guide line. The antenna (5) detects the current flowing in the line (2), controls the rotation of the right wheel electric motor (6) and the right wheel electric motor (7), and moves the bogie (
(3) is a trolley control device that moves the trolley (for example, see "Mechatology System Encyclopedia", August 1, 1981, Sangyo Kenkyukai Publishing Department, page 619'), (8) is a trolley control device that moves the trolley (
(3) is mounted on the electric motor (9), which is a well-known robot with a compound axis (2 tons in the figure) that moves along linear or circular coordinates when turned on, and (11) is rotated by the robot (8). A robot control system (e.g., Mitsubishi Tunki Giho, Vol. 56, 12-?, 1982, Mitsubishi Electric Gihosha, Microcomputer technology for micro robots (Movemaster) and their controllers, No. 9
03-m906 Hessi), (12a), (12
b) is the rotation control signal, (12c) is the zoom control signal, 0
The video recorder is connected to the TV camera (I1), and the α station is installed at an appropriate location in the banquet hall.
00 is the monitor TV installed on the console 0, oe and a'h are the high speed right rotation button and high speed left rotation button, 08) and 09 are the same medium speed right rotation button and medium speed left rotation button. (C) is the same low-speed right rotation button and low-speed left rotation button, (A) is the same recording button, (A) is the start/stop button that commands start when pulled and stop when pressed, (Incorporated Foundation) is a front/rear switch, and □□□ is a moving cable that connects the trolley [3] and the operation console (141).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

By operating the start/stop button and front/rear switch C on the console 0, the bogie control device (4) controls the electric motors C6) and (7) for the right and left wheels, and controls their rotation. The speed and direction of rotation are controlled. Now there are 5 trolleys (
3) moves forward, retreats, and stops along 2) along the guide line.

Operate each button (1 side ~ 1) on the console (I4),
For example, the robot control device 02 is an electric motor (9), (IC
The robot (8) controls the rotation speed and rotation direction of jJ.
exercise accordingly. Now the TV camera (I
I) The movable tongue 1 photographs the scene inside the venue. In addition, the output of the control device O2 is used to coordinate the movement of the robot (8).
lL, change the zoom magnification. TV camera (1η
The video signal of is the video recording device 0:! The image is received on the monitor TV (I51) via Jff.

If the user presses the record button (A) as needed while watching the monitor TV OQ''If, the video of the TV camera OD is recorded in the video recording device 03.

Next, the control device f]′;! An example of the operation of J will be explained with reference to FIG.

In step 01), it is determined whether the rotation is high speed or not.

At this time, high-speed right rotation button α → or high-speed left rotation button (if 17+ is operated, proceed to step 0 [F] and issue a zoom control signal (12'9), and TV camera 0])
Reduce the zoom magnification. In step 03, it is determined whether the rotation is clockwise or not, and if the rotation is clockwise, the rotation control signal (12a
) and (12b), the television camera a'fJ is rotated clockwise at high speed. In addition, the name of the left rotation is a high-speed left rotation in the procedure (to).

Next, press the medium speed right rotation button 08) or the medium speed left rotation button 0.
If 0 is not operated and 7 is not operated, proceed from step On to step (7) and step (A). Here, determine whether it is a clockwise rotation or not,
If it is a clockwise rotation, rotate the TV camera 01) to the right at medium speed in step □□□. If it's a counterclockwise rotation, follow step (a) and rotate it to the left at medium speed. Next, if the low speed right rotation button 01) or the low speed left rotation button 01) is operated, the process proceeds from step (c) to step (g) and step I41). Here, it is determined whether or not the rotation is clockwise. If the rotation is clockwise, the television camera 0]) is rotated clockwise at low speed in step θ. Furthermore, if the rotation is to the left, the rotation is made to the left at low speed in step 43.

In this way, by controlling the movements of the trolley (3) and the television camera αη using the console (14), the scene inside the venue can be automatically recorded from a desired position and angle. Also, when the TV camera (ol) is rotated at high speed, the zoom magnification is always lowered, so you will not be able to record a screen that makes you dizzy while watching it.

In the embodiment, the zoom magnification is linked to the movement of the robot (8), but it is also possible to link it to the movement of the cart (3).

I have shown you how to control the rotation of the TV camera, but you can also control it to move in a straight line.
This can be easily carried out if the robot (8) has pH]f.

The trolley (3) was assumed to run along the guide line (2), but in recent years, some models have appeared in which the trolley (3) detects its own position and uses this to determine its movement.

If you use such a dolly hair, the guide wire (2) will be connected to the floor (])
It is possible to configure a photographing robot device without embedding it in the robot.

As explained above, in this invention, a robot with a television camera is mounted on an automatic traveling cart, and the movement of the table < lf and the robot is caused to be turned sideways by an operation switch provided at a position VC remote from the cart. , it is possible to record videos of the inside of the venue without people having to move around the venue.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 2 shows the block circuit diagram of Figure 1, and Figure 5 shows the robot control device of Figure 2. This is a diagram of the flow of 11 works. (2)...guidance line, (3)...self-driving trolley, (4
)...Bolly control device, (8)...Robot, 01)...
・TV camera, CI2... Robot system @ device, 03
・・Video recording device, ・High speed right rotation button, Q71
...High speed left rotation button, 08)...Medium speed right rotation button, Qgl Medium speed left rotation button, Kan...Low speed right rotation button, Otsu1)...Low speed left rotation button, @...Recording Button, (Long...Start/stop button, (Foundation)...Front/backward changeover switch Note that the same reference numerals in the diagram indicate the same parts. Agent: Makoto Kuzuno - (1 other person)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A FLFC automatic traveling trolley placed on a predetermined 1m road, a trolley control device that connects this trolley to the driving side, a robot mounted on the trolley and having multiple axes, a television camera attached to this robot, and this television. a video recording device that records images from a John camera, a robot control device that controls the movement of the robot, and an operation switch that is provided at a position away from the cart and operates the cart control device k and the robot control device. A photographic robot device. (2) The photographing robot device according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the cart or the movement of the robot is linked with the zoom control of the television camera.