ES1287875U - Vehicle for recording of teleoperated images. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Vehicle for recording teleoperated images, characterized by it is constituted from a self-propelled chassis (1), which contains: - Systems and mechanical and electronic elements of control of the direction, movement and braking by remote control, - power supply, - A processing unit (2) in charge of managing the remote control of the vehicle, including: - Bidirectional communication systems by radiofrequency, - Advanced driving assistance systems, - security systems in case of failure and - a telemetry system (4) formed by vision chambers and sensors that collect the information of the State and the vehicle environment, where the chassis (1) is upperily removed on a platform (3) equipped with anchoring means for fixing machinery and recording devices with remote control. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Teleoperated image recording vehicle

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention refers to a vehicle for recording images, mainly conceived for filming vehicles or moving scenes.

The object of the invention is to provide a device with a more effective structure than that of currently known adapted vehicles, so that the vehicle of the present invention is provided with teleoperation control means that make it much safer.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The filming of vehicle tracking or moving scenes is a common and well-known technique that requires, in a vehicle driven by a pilot who travels inside it, the installation of a crane or fastening points that support the recording and image stabilization.

Currently the main problem posed by these known devices lies in the insecurity that they entail for the film crew. In other words, the people who make up the filming crew occupy the interior of the passenger compartment of a vehicle and are surrounded by the filming material for control in a reduced space, while the vehicle moves to carry out the filming, which on occasions must be performed at high speeds or in risky scenes.

On the other hand, these known devices are usually provided with a crane, which rotates 360°, pivots vertically and is placed on the roof of the vehicle, with a large arm to bridge the distance to the ground. Thus, the presence of said crane and its corresponding large arm causes an increase in the weight of the assembly that creates an obstacle in the operation of the recording equipment.

For all of the above, the applicant of this utility model detects the need to develop a device for recording images that solves the aforementioned problems, facilitates and makes the operation in the filming of vehicle tracking and moving scenes easier and safer. .

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The vehicle for the recording of images that is recommended solves in a fully satisfactory way the previously exposed problem in each and every one of the commented aspects.

For this, the invention consists of integrating the recording equipment in a teleoperated or remotely controlled automobile platform, and lacking cabin-type structures.

It should be noted that in the context of the present invention, the term "teleoperated" must be understood as synonymous with remotely operated or remotely controlled.

The configuration of the vehicle of the invention allows all the crew members or teleoperators to be placed in a more comfortable and safer situation outside the recording vehicle. In other words, the present invention makes it possible to avoid the presence of both the pilot and the rest of the operators involved in taking images and in handling the necessary machinery -such as, for example, cranes and stabilizers-, in a comfortable and safe situation, away of the recording vehicle.

More specifically, the vehicle of the invention is constituted from a self-propelled chassis equipped with the following elements:

- mechanical and electronic control systems and elements for steering, movement and braking by remote control,

- power supply means,

- a processing unit responsible for managing the remote control of the vehicle, including:

- two-way radio frequency communication systems, which They preferably use 5G and 4G LTE technologies.

- advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS),

- safety systems in case of failure ( Failsafes) and

- a telemetry system made up of vision cameras and sensors that collect information on the status and environment of the vehicle to the remote pilot, warning of the presence of any element that is within the trajectory of the vehicle.

In this way, the processing unit is in charge of managing the remote control of the vehicle and transmitting the information collected by the aforementioned systems to the operators.

Advantageously, the vehicle has removable and interchangeable batteries that make it possible to avoid waiting while charging the vehicle and during the recording operation.

For its part, the chassis is finished off at the top in a platform equipped with means of anchoring the machinery and recording devices on which anchors and fixing elements such as cranes, vertical bars and tubular structures are placed, as well as means of stabilization and orientation of the cameras.

From this structuring, the following advantages of the vehicle of the present invention are derived:

• Increased safety in the recording process, so that the presence of occupants in the vehicle to record images is avoided.

• Increased vehicle stability, by eliminating the passenger compartment and the weight it contains in such a way that its center of gravity is reduced, enhancing its stability.

• Allows the reduction of the size and weight of the recording machinery, since by eliminating the passenger compartment the distance from the platform to the ground is less. Thus, using a recording machinery of smaller dimensions, it can offer similar benefits as currently known devices.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to some preferred examples of its practical embodiment, a set of plans is attached as an integral part of said description. where, by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a schematic side elevation view of a vehicle for recording images made in accordance with the object of the present invention, and more specifically according to a first embodiment variant in which the recording equipment is arranged on a radio-controlled crane.

Figure 2.- Shows a schematic side elevational view of a vehicle for recording images according to a second variant embodiment of the invention, in which the platform includes vertical columns for the selective installation of the recording equipment.

Figure 3.- Shows a schematic side elevational view of a vehicle for recording images in accordance with a third variant embodiment of the invention in which the recording equipment or equipment can be fixed on a tubular structure.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the figures outlined, it can be seen how the vehicle of the invention is constituted from a self-propelled chassis (1), which contains systems and mechanical and electronic elements that allow steering, movement and braking by remote control, as well as power supply means, preferably materialized in removable and interchangeable batteries for maximum autonomy of the set.

The vehicle includes a processing unit (2) in charge of managing the remote control of the self-propelled platform, which integrates the two-way radio frequency communication systems, the advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS), the safety systems in case of failure ( Failsafes ) and the telemetry system (4) made up of vision cameras and sensors that collect information on the status and environment of the vehicle.

The chassis (1) ends at the top on a platform (3) equipped with anchoring means and fixing elements for audiovisual material and machinery.

Recording devices as well as machinery or other devices, elements or accessories used in recordings can be anchored by means of fixings to the vehicle platform depending on the needs of the shooting, such as according to any of the variants shown in Figures 1 to 3, with many other possibilities.

In the first preferred embodiment shown in Figure 1, the fulcrum or base (5) of a crane (6) is fixed on the central area of the platform (3), which optionally includes a rotation-stabilization system (7) , as well as a mechanical damping stabilization system (8) in which the image capture device (9) is integrated.

However, and as has been said before, this configuration is only one example of the multiple configurations that could be established on the platform (3), such as the one represented in the second preferred embodiment of the invention, where one or more are included. vertical columns (6a) and (6b) located on the front or rear area of the vehicle platform. In such a way that on said vertical columns (6a) and (6b) a support for the image capture device (9) can be coupled or even moved vertically, as shown in figure 2, in which a support can also be integrated. gyro-stabilization system (7), as well as a mechanical damping stabilization system (8).

Another of the many options offered by the vehicle of the invention, and in accordance with the third preferred embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3, the platform (3) is anchored by a tubular structure (6c), on which the image capture device (9) is fixed, optionally by means of a mechanical damping stabilization system (8) or with a gyro-stabilization system.

In either case, the vehicle is piloted remotely, while the operators involved in handling the machinery and recording elements also do so remotely, thus offering much safer and more secure means of recording moving images. effective.

Claims (6)

1§.- Teleoperated image recording vehicle, characterized in that it is made up of a self-propelled chassis (1), which contains: - mechanical and electronic control systems and elements for steering, movement and braking by remote control, - power supply means, - a processing unit (2) in charge of managing the remote control of the vehicle, including: - two-way radio frequency communication systems, - advanced driving assistance systems, - safety systems in case of failure and - a telemetry system (4) made up of vision cameras and sensors that collect information on the status and environment of the vehicle, where the chassis (1) is finished at the top in a platform (3) provided with anchoring means for fixing machinery and recording devices with remote control. 2§.- Vehicle for teleoperated image recording, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the means of power supply materialize in removable and interchangeable batteries. 3§.- Teleoperated image recording vehicle, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the bidirectional radio frequency communication system uses 5G and 4G LTE technologies. 4§.- Vehicle for teleoperated image recording, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the fulcrum or base (5) of a crane (6) is fixed on the central area of the platform (3), which includes a device image capture system (9) that integrates a gyro-stabilization system (7), as well as a mechanical damping stabilization system (8). 5§.- Vehicle for teleoperated image recording, according to claim 1§, characterized in that one or more vertical columns (6a) and (6b) are established on the front or rear area of the vehicle platform, in which a support for an image capture device (9) is capable of being coupled and moved vertically that integrates a gyro-stabilization system (7) and a mechanical damping stabilization system (8). 6§.- Vehicle for teleoperated image recording, according to claim 1§, characterized in that a tubular structure (6c) is anchored on the platform (3), on which an image capture device (9) with a stabilization system by mechanical damping (8) and/or a gyro-stabilization system.