CN212486589U

CN212486589U - Image pickup apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN212486589U
Application number: CN202021135350.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 皮昊书; 张强; 赵世祥; 陈豹
Original assignee: Xidian University
Current assignee: Xidian University
Priority date: 2020-06-18
Filing date: 2020-06-18
Publication date: 2021-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-18

Abstract

The application relates to a camera device, which comprises a shell, a visible light camera, an infrared projector, an infrared camera and a control assembly. The shell is provided with an accommodating cavity, and the visible light camera is arranged on the shell and used for acquiring a color image of an object to be shot. The infrared projector is arranged on the shell and used for sending a preset image to the object to be shot. The infrared camera is arranged on the shell and used for receiving the infrared image reflected by the object to be shot. The control assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity and is in signal connection with the visible light camera, the infrared projector and the infrared camera. The camera device provided by the application has more functions and stronger practicability.

Description

Image pickup apparatus

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to an image pickup apparatus.

Background

The camera is also called a computer camera, a computer eye, an electronic eye and the like, is a video input device, and is widely applied to aspects of video conferences, telemedicine, real-time monitoring and the like.

In the conventional technology, a camera generally has only an image acquisition function, and after an image is acquired, the image is input into computer equipment for processing. However, the function of the camera in the conventional technology is relatively single.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide an imaging apparatus in view of the above-mentioned technical problems.

An embodiment of the present application provides an image pickup apparatus, including:

the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity;

the visible light camera is arranged on the shell and used for acquiring a color image of an object to be shot;

the infrared projector is arranged on the shell and used for sending a preset image to the object to be shot, wherein the preset image is a structured light image;

the infrared camera is arranged on the shell and used for receiving the infrared image reflected by the object to be shot;

and the control component is arranged in the accommodating cavity, is in signal connection with the visible light camera, the infrared projector and the infrared camera, and is used for controlling the infrared projector to work and receiving and processing the color image and the infrared image.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the following steps:

the light supplementing assembly is arranged on the shell and is in signal connection with the control assembly, and the control assembly is used for controlling the light supplementing assembly to work.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the following steps:

and the transmission assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity, is in signal connection with the control assembly and is used for transmitting the processing results of the color image and the infrared image by the control assembly.

In one embodiment, the transmission component is a universal serial bus component, the housing is provided with a universal serial bus interface, and the universal serial bus component is in signal connection with the control component through the universal serial bus interface.

In one embodiment, the transmission component is an antenna, penetrates through the accommodating cavity and is in signal connection with the control component.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the following steps:

and the solid-state memory is arranged in the control assembly and used for storing the data information in the control assembly.

In one embodiment, the control assembly comprises:

the central processing unit is arranged in the accommodating cavity, is in signal connection with the visible light camera, the infrared projector and the infrared camera, and is used for controlling the infrared projector to work and receiving the color image and the infrared image;

and the image processor is arranged in the accommodating cavity, is in signal connection with the central processing unit and is used for processing the color image and the infrared image.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the following steps:

and the power supply assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity and is electrically connected with the visible light camera, the infrared projector, the infrared camera and the control assembly.

In one embodiment, the housing is provided with heat dissipation holes.

In one embodiment, the number of the visible light cameras is 2, the number of the infrared cameras is 2, and the 2 visible light cameras and the 2 infrared cameras are arranged in a staggered mode.

The embodiment of the application provides a camera device, including casing, visible light camera, infrared projector, infrared camera and control assembly. The shell is provided with an accommodating cavity, and the visible light camera is arranged on the shell and used for acquiring a color image of an object to be shot. The infrared projector is arranged on the shell and used for sending a preset image to the object to be shot. The infrared camera is arranged on the shell and used for receiving the infrared image reflected by the object to be shot. The control assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity and is in signal connection with the visible light camera, the infrared projector and the infrared camera. The camera device provided by the embodiment of the application can acquire the color image and the infrared image of an object to be shot through the visible light camera and the infrared camera, and the color image and the infrared image can be processed through the control component. The camera device has the functions of image acquisition and image processing, and is more in function and stronger in practicability.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or the conventional technologies of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the conventional technologies will be briefly introduced below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

10. a camera device;

100. a housing;

110. an accommodating chamber;

120. heat dissipation holes;

200. a visible light camera;

300. an infrared projector;

400. an infrared camera;

500. a control component;

510. a central processing unit;

520. a graphics processor;

600. a light supplement component;

700. a transmission assembly;

710. a universal serial bus element;

720. a universal serial bus interface;

800. a solid-state memory;

900. a power supply assembly.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and that modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application and it is therefore not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

The numbering of the components as such, e.g., "first", "second", etc., is used herein only to distinguish the objects as described, and does not have any sequential or technical meaning. The term "connected" and "coupled" when used in this application, unless otherwise indicated, includes both direct and indirect connections (couplings). In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, are not to be considered as limiting the present application.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following describes the technical solutions of the present application and how to solve the technical problems with the technical solutions of the present application in detail with specific embodiments. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. Embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an image capturing apparatus 10. The camera device 10 can be applied in industrial scenes, and can also be applied in the fields of video conferences, telemedicine, real-time monitoring and the like. The camera device 10 includes a housing 100, a visible light camera 200, an infrared projector 300, an infrared camera 400, and a control assembly 500.

The housing 100 defines an accommodating cavity 110. The shape of the housing 100 may be a rectangular parallelepiped structure, or may be a sphere or other irregular three-dimensional structure. The material of the housing 100 may be a high-strength plastic material, or an alloy material, which is not limited in this embodiment. The size and shape of the receiving cavity 110 may be set according to the size and shape of a device disposed in the receiving cavity 110.

The visible light camera 200 is disposed on the housing 100, and is configured to acquire a color image of an object to be photographed. A first through hole is formed in the housing 100, the visible light camera 200 is inserted into the first through hole, that is, the lens portion of the visible light camera 200 is embedded in the housing 100, the other portions of the lens portion are located in the accommodating cavity 120, and the size of the first through hole is set according to the size of the visible light camera 200. Visible light is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is perceptible to the human eye, the wavelength range of visible light is 380nm-780nm, and an image captured with the visible light camera 200 is equivalent to an image seen by the human eye. The color image is an image in which each pixel in the image is composed of three color components of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). The color image has rich information such as hue, saturation and the like, and when the color image is processed, the required information can be obtained more conveniently and accurately. In one particular embodiment, the visible light camera 200 is a conventional camera with RGB filters.

The infrared projector 300 is disposed on the housing 100, and configured to send a preset image to the object to be photographed, where the preset image is a structured light image. The infrared camera 400 is disposed on the housing 100, and is configured to receive an infrared image reflected by the object to be photographed. The housing 100 is provided with a second through hole and a third through hole, the infrared projector 300 is inserted into the second through hole, that is, the projection opening of the infrared projector 300 is embedded in the housing 100, and the other parts are located in the accommodating cavity 110. The infrared camera 400 is inserted into the third through hole, that is, the lens portion of the infrared camera 400 is embedded in the housing 100, and the other portions are located in the accommodating cavity 120. The size of the second through hole is set according to the size of the infrared projector 300, and the size of the third through hole is set according to the size of the infrared camera 400. Structured light is a collection of projected rays whose spatial directions are known, and may be a light spot or a light slit, or a grating, a grid, or a speckle. When the structured light is projected at an angle to the surface of the object to be photographed, a reflection phenomenon occurs. The structured light image is an image preset by a worker, and the feature points of the structured light image are known. When the structured light image is projected onto the surface of the object to be photographed, the structured light image may be deformed due to the stereoscopic shape of the object to be photographed, and the infrared camera 400 may collect an image of the structured light image after the object to be photographed is reflected, which is referred to as the infrared image.

The control assembly 500 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 110, and is in signal connection with the visible light camera 200, the infrared projector 300 and the infrared camera 400. The control component 500 is configured to control the infrared projector 300 to work, that is, control the infrared projector 300 to transmit the preset image to the object to be photographed. The control component 500 is further configured to receive the color image and the infrared image and process the color image and the infrared image. Specifically, the control component 500 may obtain spatial information of the object to be photographed according to the infrared image and the preset image, and obtain a stereoscopic image of the object to be photographed according to the spatial information of the object to be photographed and the color image. Wherein the spatial information includes a distance between the object to be photographed and the image pickup device 10. The control component 500 may be, but is not limited to, a control chip, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a portable wearable device, and the like.

The operating principle of the imaging device 10 is as follows:

the control component 500 controls the visible light camera 200 to start working, and the visible light camera 200 acquires the color image of the object to be photographed. The control assembly 500 controls the infrared projector 300 to start working, and the infrared projector 300 transmits a preset image to the subject to be photographed. The control component 500 controls the infrared camera 400 to start working, and the infrared camera 400 acquires the infrared image reflected by the object to be photographed. The control component 500 determines the spatial information of the object to be photographed according to the infrared image and the preset image, and determines the stereoscopic image of the object to be photographed according to the spatial information of the object to be photographed and the color image.

The camera device 10 provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a housing 100, a visible light camera 200, an infrared projector 300, an infrared camera 400 and a control assembly 500. The housing 100 defines an accommodating cavity 110. The visible light camera 200 is disposed on the housing 100, and is configured to acquire a color image of an object to be photographed. The infrared projector 300 is disposed on the housing 100, and is configured to transmit a preset image to the object to be photographed. The infrared camera 400 is disposed on the housing 100, and is configured to receive an infrared image reflected by the object to be photographed. The control assembly 500 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 110, and is in signal connection with the visible light camera 200, the infrared projector 300 and the infrared camera 400. In the imaging apparatus 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the visible light camera 200 and the infrared camera 400 can acquire the color image and the infrared image of the object to be photographed, and the control component 500 can process the color image and the infrared image. The camera device 10 has both an image acquisition function and an image processing function, and has more functions and stronger practicability. Moreover, the camera device 10 integrates the image acquisition and image processing functions, and is convenient to carry and use at any time and any place. Meanwhile, the camera device 10 may obtain a clearer stereoscopic image of the object to be photographed through the color image acquired by the visible light camera 200 and the infrared image acquired by the infrared camera 400.

Referring to fig. 2, in an embodiment, the image capturing apparatus 10 further includes a light supplement component 600. The light supplement assembly 60 is disposed on the housing 100, and is in signal connection with the control assembly 500, and the control assembly 500 is configured to control the light supplement assembly 600 to work. A fourth through hole is formed in the casing 100, and the light supplement assembly 600 is inserted into the fourth through hole, that is, the light emitting portion of the light supplement assembly 600 is embedded in the casing 100, the other portions of the light supplement assembly are located in the accommodating cavity 110, and the size of the fourth through hole can be set according to the size of the light supplement assembly 600. The light supplement component 600 may be a fluorescent lamp or an energy saving lamp. In this embodiment, the type, size, and the like of the light supplement assembly 600 are not limited, as long as the functions thereof can be realized. In this embodiment, at night or in an environment with poor light, the control component 500 controls the light supplement component 600 to start working, and the light supplement component 600 can provide light, so that the visible light camera 200 can clearly receive the color image. The light supplement assembly 600 is arranged so that the camera device 10 can be used at night or in an environment with poor light, the functions of the camera device 10 are increased, and the practicability of the camera device 10 is improved. In a specific embodiment, the control module 500 may not only control the operation of the light supplement module 600, but also adjust the brightness of the light provided by the light supplement module 600 according to different environments. At the night of complete darkness, control assembly 500 controls light filling assembly 600 provides the higher light of luminance, and in the daytime that light is not good, control assembly 500 controls light filling assembly 600 provides the lower light of luminance.

Referring to fig. 3, in one embodiment, the camera device 10 further includes a transmission assembly 700. The transmission assembly 700 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 110, is in signal connection with the control assembly 500, and is configured to transmit the processing result of the control assembly 500 on the color image and the infrared image. The processing results of the color image and the infrared image are a stereoscopic image of the object to be photographed and a distance between the object to be photographed and the image pickup device 10. The results of the processing of the color image and the infrared image by the control assembly 500 may be transmitted to a user using the transmission assembly 700. The user may use a personal computer, a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a portable wearable device, etc. to obtain the processing result. If the user uses the notebook computer to obtain the processing result, the control component 500 may be connected to the notebook computer by wire or wirelessly. The transmission mode of the transmission component 700 may be a wired transmission mode or a wireless transmission mode. The present embodiment does not limit the type of the transmission assembly 700 and the transmission manner of the transmission assembly 700. In this embodiment, the image capturing apparatus 10 can transmit the processing result to the user through the transmission component 700, so that the image capturing apparatus 10 has an information transmission function, the functions of the image capturing apparatus 10 are added, and the practicability of the image capturing apparatus 10 is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment, the transmission component 700 is a usb component 710, the housing 100 is provided with a usb interface 720, and the usb component 710 is connected to the control component 500 through the usb interface 720. The usb is a serial bus standard for connecting external devices, and the usb component 710 transmits the processing result of the control component 500 to the user through the usb interface 720 in a wired transmission manner based on the usb standard. In one embodiment, the user uses a mobile phone to receive the processing result, and inserts the usb device 710 into the usb interface 720 and the mobile phone, and the mobile phone can receive the processing result of the control component 500. The number of the usb devices 710 and the usb interfaces 720 can be multiple, and multiple mobile phones or computers can receive the receiving result of the control component 500 at the same time, which is very convenient.

In one embodiment, the transmission component 700 is an antenna, which is disposed through the accommodating cavity 110 and is in signal connection with the control component 500. The antenna is a transformer that can transform a guided wave propagating on a transmission line into an electromagnetic wave propagating in an unbounded medium, or vice versa. Antennas are an important component of radio equipment. The processing structure of the control component 500 can be transmitted to the user in a wireless transmission mode by using the antenna, and the user can receive the processing result of the control component 500 remotely, so that the practicability of the camera device 10 is improved.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in one embodiment, the image capture device 10 further includes a solid-state memory 800. The solid-state memory 800 is disposed in the control component 500, and is used for storing data information in the control component 500. The solid-state memory 800 may store information such as a control program of the control module 500 and a processed storage result. The solid-state memory 800 is a memory that reads and writes data without requiring a read/write head, and without requiring a storage medium to move, such as a magnetic disk and an optical disk. Since the solid-state memory 800 does not need a read/write head or a storage medium, it has advantages of low power consumption and strong shock resistance. Also, in use, the solid-state memory 800 can exchange data very quickly. The solid-state memory 800 may be a usb disk or a memory card, which is not limited in this embodiment. In this embodiment, the solid-state memory 800 is convenient to detach, and it is very convenient to detach the solid-state memory 800 directly from the image pickup apparatus 10, to change the control program stored in the solid-state memory 800, or to modify the processing algorithm stored in the solid-state memory 800 in order to change the control process or the processing algorithm of the control component 500.

Referring to fig. 5, in one embodiment, the control component 500 includes a central processor 510 and a graphics processor 520. The central processor 510 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 110, in signal connection with the visible light camera 200, the infrared projector 300 and the infrared camera 400, and is configured to control the infrared projector 300 to work and receive the color image and the infrared image. The central processing unit 510 is one of the main devices of an electronic computer, and its main functions are to interpret computer instructions and process data in computer software. The central processing unit 510 interprets the instructions stored in the memory thereof to control the operations of the visible light camera 200, the infrared projector 300 and the infrared camera 400, that is, to control the infrared projector 300 to project the preset image, to control the visible light camera 200 to acquire the color image, and to control the infrared camera 400 to acquire the infrared image.

The graphic processor 520 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 110, and is in signal connection with the central processor 510 for processing the color image and the infrared image. The graphics processor 520, also known as a display core, a vision processor, a display chip, is involved in performing complex mathematical and geometric calculations that are necessary for image rendering. After receiving the color image and the infrared image, the central processor 510 sends the color image and the infrared image to the graphic processor 520, and the graphic processor 520 processes the color image and the infrared image to obtain a processing result.

In this embodiment, the central processor 510 mainly uses a control function, and the graphic processor 520 mainly implements a processing function on the color image and the infrared image, so as to improve the working efficiency of the control assembly 500.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in one embodiment, the camera device 10 further includes a power supply assembly 900. The power module 900 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 110 and electrically connected to the visible light camera 200, the infrared projector 300, the infrared camera 400, and the control module 500. The power supply unit 900 is used to supply power to the visible light camera 200, the infrared projector 300, the infrared camera 400, and the control unit 500. In a specific embodiment, the power supply assembly 900 may be a battery. In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 900 is integrated into the image pickup apparatus 10, so that the image pickup apparatus 10 can be used anytime and anywhere, and the practicability of the image pickup apparatus 10 is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment, the housing 100 is provided with heat dissipation holes 120. Hold in the chamber 110 control assembly 500 infrared projector 300 visible light camera 200 with infrared camera 400 will produce the heat in work, the setting up of louvre 120 can make the heat that holds in the chamber 110 distributes away, can avoid hold the heat in the chamber 110 too high, to wherein control assembly 500 infrared projector 300 visible light camera 200 and infrared camera 400 causes the harm, can improve camera device 10's practicality. In this embodiment, the position of the heat dissipation hole 120 on the housing 100, the number and size of the heat dissipation holes 120, and the like are not limited, as long as the functions thereof can be realized.

With reference to fig. 2, in an embodiment, the number of the visible light cameras 200 is 2, the number of the infrared cameras 400 is 2, and the 2 visible light cameras 200 and the 2 infrared cameras 400 are arranged in a staggered manner. Specifically, the visible light camera 200 and the infrared camera 400 are arranged in the following manner: an infrared camera, a visible light camera, an infrared camera and a visible light camera set gradually, and are adjacent infrared camera 400 with interval sets up between the visible light camera 200. In this embodiment, a binocular camera may be formed using 2 infrared cameras 400 and 2 visible light cameras 200. The 2 infrared images acquired by the infrared cameras are different, and the 2 color images acquired by the visible light cameras are different, so that the control component 500 can more accurately obtain the three-dimensional image of the object to be shot after processing the images acquired by the 2 infrared cameras 400 and the 2 visible light cameras 200. And, 2 visible light camera 200 and 2 infrared camera 400 crisscross setting can avoid the position setting of the same camera to be comparatively close for the image that the same camera acquireed does not have the difference.

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity;

2. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

4. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission component is a usb component, the housing has a usb interface, and the usb component is connected to the control component via the usb interface.

5. The camera device according to claim 3, wherein the transmission component is an antenna, and is disposed through the accommodating cavity and in signal connection with the control component.

6. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

7. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means comprises:

8. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

9. The image capturing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has a heat dissipating hole.

10. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the visible light cameras is 2, the number of the infrared cameras is 2, and the 2 visible light cameras and the 2 infrared cameras are arranged alternately.