GB2228583A

GB2228583A - Creating an animated display

Info

Publication number: GB2228583A
Application number: GB8901318A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Lazar Preece Chedva Sarid
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1989-01-20
Filing date: 1989-01-20
Publication date: 1990-08-29
Also published as: GB8901318D0

Abstract

The pictures (W to W+4) are positioned so that when linked to the speed of a moving vehicle (e.g. a train) result in a moving picture effect or an animated display. When riding trains one often finds that the spaces inbetween the stations are alienating, boring and sometimes even frightening. The animated display is likely to help change this state of affairs. <IMAGE>

Description

A NI MOTION This invention relates to animation in motion.

Since the early days of cinema it was realised that a series of still frames merge to produce a moving picture.

The thaumatropical principle tells us that through the persistance of vision still pictures get an extra dimention added - Time. Indeed present cinematographic display is based upon such a concept, here the film is moved through the gate image after image inside the projector.

According to the present invention the use of an existing movement factor will create a new moving picture We will achive a precise and controlled moving film effect by placing the posters in consecutive intervals outside the moving vehicle, conveniently moving trains.

It was scientifically tested and established, the human eye must be allowed between a sixteenth of a second and thirty sixth part of a second, less would turn the image into a contineuoius blot, and more would render the eye depicting each image indevidually.

Consequently, it is expected no picture would be mounted close to a stations' entrance or exit, to allow the train to run up to the minimum speed, and slow down in good time for he next station.

Having animotion pictures presented in this previously mentioned way enhances the dramatic effect, as well as providing the necessary security.

We are dealing here with a few inter-related unknown quantities: V - Speed of movement (meters per second) W - Width of poster (cm) G - Size of gap between successive posters (m) T - Length of animotion picture (seconds) L - Length of route (m-km) All quantities are limited to the capacity of the human constitution, and will comply with BCAP.

Tmax > T = W > TMinimum T minimum = 1 V 36 second perception time per image T max= 1 TG = G < T minimum perception time per gap Tf =1/24 second T = nomber of posters X Tf no. of posters = Tr = N Example T = 60 seconds L = 1.7 mile(approx) = 2736 meters V = 100 km per hour = 27.8 meters per second G < V X T min = 27.8 X 1 = 0.7 meter 36 W = 1.2 meter Figure 1 on page 3 illustrates the quantities V , W , G mentioned earlier on page 2; figure 2 on page 3 illustrates the positioning of quantities T , and L Figure 3 shows in perspective a train inside a tunnel by a section of Animotion eg. animation in motion

Claims

CLAIMS 1 Animotion pictures eg. animation in motion comprises a series of posters mounted in consecutive intervals, out side a moving vehicle, advantageously a moving train
2 Animotion pictures eg. animation in movement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounted images are on railings out side the moving vehicle.
3 Animotion pictures eg. animation in movement as is claimed in claims 1 and 2 wherein the railings mentioned above run a puls that secures (to a minimum and a maximum speed.) the required result every time.
4 Animotion pictures eg. animation in movement substantially described herein with reference to figures 1-3 of the accanpanying drawings.