KR100614840B1 - Camera Device For 360-degree Panorama Shot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a panoramic camera device for capturing 360 °, to take a 360-degree 360-degree image panoramic view to unfold on the monitor screen, having a 90 ° image incident angle and two in a pair Each lens is installed symmetrically, and each of them is operated independently, and the four lenses that are fixedly fixed to the horizontal plane and tilted up and down with respect to the vertical plane are photographed to process the transferred images. In the panoramic camera device comprising a CPU board, an image input device consisting of a four-divided board that integrates and outputs the image divided by the four CPU board, and an image processing device for recognizing the input image and processing the signal into a signal, The bottom and top sides are right angled isosceles triangles, and both sides connecting the isosceles are installed outwards and hypotenuses The inclined surface connecting the inclined surface provides a 360 ° panoramic photographing camera device which is characterized by each column-shaped mount cover installed inwardly, and maintains the visible range on the horizontal plane in a 360 ° front direction without a mechanical driving body, By adjusting the viewing range on the vertical plane up and down up to 90 °, the subject can be observed at a glance, providing reliability and satisfaction with the product, and precisely shooting the moving subject by adjusting the tilt angle up and down remotely. In addition to improving the convenience of the consumer by performing the function, there is an advantage that can meet the needs of the user by maximizing the efficiency of the indoor monitoring action because the blind spot does not occur in the lower portion of the camera device.

Panorama, image processing unit, lens, CCD image sensor, hinge

Description

Camera device for 360 ° panorama shooting {Camera Device For 360-degree Panorama Shot}

1 is a perspective view of a camera for panoramic photography according to the prior art.

2 is a structural diagram on a horizontal plane of a conventional camera device for photographing panoramas.

3 is an image processed by the camera apparatus for panoramic photography according to the prior art.

4 is a structural diagram on a vertical plane of a conventional camera device for photographing panoramas.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the camera device for 360 ° panorama shooting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a perspective view of a 360 ° panoramic camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a state of use of the 360 ° panorama shooting camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view of a 360 ° panoramic camera device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a state of use of the 360 ° panoramic camera device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

** Description of Codes for Major Configurations of Drawings **

100: camera device 110: video input device

112: upper case 114a, 114b: bottom

116a, 116b: top 118a, 118b, 120a, 120b: side

122a, 122b: sloped surface 124a, 124b, 126a, 126b: hole

128a, 128b: Mount cover 130a, 130b, 132a, 132b: Lens

140a, 140b: Second bracket 144a, 144b: Hinge shaft

146a, 146b: fixing bolt 150: top plate

160: first bracket

The present invention relates to a 360 ° panoramic camera device, and more particularly, the present invention by combining the image on the horizontal plane photographed by the four lenses and CCD image sensor without the mechanical drive by the image processing device and monitoring on one screen A camera device configured to be able to tilt a lens up and down to arbitrarily select an image on a vertical plane in a camera device representing a 360 ° image in a panorama format.

That is, a 360 ° panoramic camera apparatus capable of tilting the lens up and down so that a 360 ° omnidirectional panorama on a horizontal plane can be taken without mechanical driving, and a photographing angle can be arbitrarily selected when it is necessary to mainly photograph a lower part of the camera on a vertical plane. will be.

According to the camera apparatus 2 of the prior art, a plurality of lenses 10 having a constant image incident angle a are arranged in a circle on the same horizontal plane in a barrel 20 made of a polyhedron corresponding to the number of lenses 10. It is installed and configured to allow 360 ° omnidirectional photographing.

At this time, the image viewing angle (a) of each lens 10 has an angle equal to 360 ° divided by the number of lenses 10 (for example, the image viewing angle is 90 ° when the lens is composed of four lenses), and the photographing boundary The lens 10 is designed and arranged such that the photographing boundary of the neighboring lens, that is, the image incident line 30a and the image incident line 30b of the neighboring lens are parallel to each other.

For example, as shown in Fig. 2, four lenses each having a shooting range of 90 ° are arranged at right angles on the same horizontal plane. An image entered through each lens 10 is captured by a CCD image sensor 40 fixed to a rear surface of the lens 10, and the image is captured for panorama shooting through an image output connector 50 at the rear end of the CCD image sensor 40. It is configured to transmit an image signal to the image processing device 60 located below the camera device (2).

At this time, the barrel 20 for fixing the plurality of lenses 10 and the CCD image sensor 40 is made of a polyhedron according to the number of lenses 10, the lens insertion hole 12 for inserting the lens on each surface Is formed.

According to the conventional invention configured as described above, an image captured by each lens 10 is captured by the CCD image sensor 40, and the image captured by the image processing apparatus 60 provided at the lower end of the barrel 20. 3, the image processing apparatus 60 arranges each image transmitted from each CCD image sensor 40 horizontally and displays the panoramic image 70 on the monitor as shown in FIG. 3.

However, when the camera device 2 is installed on the indoor ceiling 80 to arrange the indoor image, as shown in FIG. 4, the ceiling device 80 is unnecessarily taken to prevent an effective monitoring operation. do.

That is, since the image incident angle a of each lens 10 is set to 90 °, the image incident line 30b facing upwards mainly captures the ceiling, and the image incident line 30a facing downwards is the bottom ( 82) The part and the wall are photographed. Accordingly, there is a problem that a blind spot is formed under the camera device 2 because the image incident line 30a of the lens 10 does not reach.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to mechanically drive the lens to enlarge the visible range on the vertical plane, the projection angle of the lens up and down It is to provide a 360 ° panoramic camera device for maximizing the efficiency of surveillance by minimizing the blind spot under the camera device by adjusting.

360 ° panorama shooting camera device of the present invention for achieving the above object is to take a 360-degree 360-degree image panoramic view to unfold on the monitor screen, having a 90 ° image incident angle and two sets of two Symmetrically installed and operated independently of each other, and each set of lenses is fixed to a horizontal plane and tilted up and down relative to a vertical plane to capture an image and process the transmitted image. A panoramic camera device comprising an image input device comprising four CPU boards, a four-split board that integrates and outputs an image divided by the four CPU boards, and an image processing device that recognizes and processes the input image as a signal. The bottom and top sides are right angled isosceles triangles, and both sides connecting the isosceles are installed outwards. The oblique side connecting the hypotenuse forms a mount cover of each columnar shape which is installed inward.

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The upper case protecting the image input apparatus has a transparent hemispherical shape, and the lower case protecting the image processing apparatus is detachably installed with the upper case, and the lower case has a predetermined width so that the image input apparatus is installed. A flat surface is provided, and a first bracket is provided at the center of the plane perpendicular to the plane, and a second bracket is provided at the outer side of the mount surface perpendicular to the inclined surface, and the second bracket has a hinge axis with respect to the first bracket. Tiltably coupled via media.

In addition, the two-piece lens can secure a 180 ° viewing angle at all times without moving the lens in all directions, and can secure the viewing angle up to 90 ° by tilting the lens in a downward direction.

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In addition, a CCD board is installed perpendicularly to the bottom surface of the mount cover, and a CCD image sensor is installed on the CCD board so as to coincide with the center of the lens.

In addition, the tilting angle θ of the mount cover is preferably at least about 65 ° in the downward direction.

The tilting angle θ of the mount cover may be installed to be remotely controlled.

The camera device has the lower case attached to the indoor ceiling.

The camera device has a lower case installed on an outdoor structure to monitor street security, forest fires, terrorism and the like outside.

According to the camera device for 360 ° panorama shooting according to the present invention having such a configuration has an advantage that the monitoring action is effective because the image incident angle also extends to the lower portion of the camera device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a 360 ° panorama shooting camera device according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

5 and 6 are respectively shown in exploded perspective and perspective views of the 360 ° panorama shooting camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a 360 ° panorama shooting camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention The use state of the is shown in cross-sectional view, Figure 8 is a perspective view of the configuration of a 360 ° panoramic camera device according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 9 is a 360 ° panorama according to another embodiment of the present invention A state diagram of a camera apparatus for photographing is schematically illustrated.

5 and 6, the camera apparatus 100 of the present invention includes an image input apparatus 110 for capturing and inputting an image, and an image processing apparatus 150 for recognizing the input image and processing the input image. And the image input device 110 is protected by the upper case 112 of a transparent dome shape, and the image processing device (not shown) has a cylindrical shape closed by a top plate 150 which is flat. Protected by the lower case 152, the upper case 112 is screwed to the lower case (152).

The image input device 110 is a right angle isosceles triangle where the bottom surface 114a and the top surface 116a are conjoined, and both side surfaces 118a and 120a connecting the isosceles are installed toward the outside of the camera 100 and have hypotenuses. The inclined surface 122a to be connected is installed toward the inside of the camera 100, and each of the columnar mount covers 128a having holes 124a and 126a formed on both sides 118a and 120a, respectively, CCD image sensors installed to be inserted into the holes 124a and 126a and installed to coincide with the centers of the lenses 130a and 132a to capture images captured by the lenses 130a and 132a. Not shown) and a CCD board (not shown) on which the CCD image sensor is installed.

The first bracket 160 is vertically provided at the center of the upper plate 150, and the second brackets 140a and 140b are provided perpendicular to the outer walls of the bevels 122a and 122b of the mount covers 128a and 128b. Thus, the second brackets 140a and 140b are hinged to the first bracket 160 so as to be rotatable.

That is, the pair of mount covers 128a and 128b are installed such that the inclined surfaces 122a and 122b face each other, and the first bracket 160 and the pair of mount covers 128a and 128b of the upper plate 150 are Rotatingly coupled by a pair of hinge shafts 144a and 114b, the rotation angles θ of each of the mount covers 128a and 128b are freely determined without interference with each other. On the other hand, when the rotation angle θ is determined, the mount covers 128a and 128b are fixed by the fixing bolts 146a and 146b.

When the tilting angle θ of the mount covers 128a and 128b is 0 °, the viewing range is mainly ceiling, which is unrealistic when the monitoring target is mainly the floor. Therefore, the tilting angle θ can be rotated by at least 65 ° so that the bottom is mainly photographed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the tilting angle θ is designed to be manually operated because it is sufficient to set when the camera is first installed, but the hand of the administrator cannot easily access the camera device 100 installed on the ceiling. Considering this, solenoid instruments or other tilting remote controls can be installed for remote control.

The image processing apparatus (not shown) integrates four CPU boards (not shown) for processing images transmitted from the lenses 130a, 130b, 132a, and 132b, and images divided into four CPU boards. It consists of a 4 split board (not shown).

Therefore, when the camera apparatus 100 is installed at the center of the indoor ceiling, images on the horizontal plane are photographed by four lenses 130a, 130b, 132a, and 132b and not shown in the CCD image sensor drawing without mechanical driving. In the image on the vertical plane, the mount covers 128a and 128b are rotated about the hinge axes 144a and 144b by mechanical driving so that the four lenses 130a, 130b, 132a, and 132b and the CCD image sensor are connected to the camera apparatus 100. You can shoot down to.

In the embodiment of the present invention has been described taking the monitoring function is installed on the ceiling of the indoor space as an example, but is not necessarily limited to this, the camera device is installed in the car so that the driver can examine the front and rear of the car without the blind area. Of course, it can be used in forest fire monitoring systems, terrorism fighting robots, vehicle remote control, bodyguards, etc.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the image input device 220 may be installed in the lower case 210 that protects the image processing device (not shown) of the camera device 200. It has a top plate 240 formed with a first bracket 230 in the center thereof.

The mount cover 250 is installed on the top plate 240, and the bottom surface (not shown) and the top surface 254 of the mount cover 250 have a congruent right angle isosceles triangle shape and connect both sides of the isosceles. A lens 258 is installed at 256, and a second bracket 262 is installed at an outer side of the comb surface 260 connecting the hypotenuse.

Therefore, the second bracket 262 of the mount cover 250 is coupled to the first bracket 230 of the lower case 210 about the hinge axis 264 and tilted downward with respect to the plane.

When the camera device 200 is installed on the ceiling of one side of the indoor wall, since the incident angle (a) of the two lenses 258 reaches 180 °, it is possible to take a 180 ° omnidirectional panoramic image on the lifetime, and up to 90 ° on the vertical plane. Preferably it is tilted up to 65 ° so that the entire interior space can be taken.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, when the camera apparatus 200 is installed at both ceilings of the indoor wall, the two lenses 258 are installed to face each other so that the subject can be three-dimensionally photographed. In this case, the image input apparatus of the camera apparatus may be installed on both sides of the wall, the image processing apparatus may be installed at the center of the ceiling, and the cost may be reduced by connecting the image input apparatus and the image processing apparatus through a cable (not shown). .

As described above, the present invention provides a 360 ° image incident angle on a vertical plane in a camera apparatus expressing a 360 ° image in a panorama format by installing and photographing as many lenses and CCD image sensors as many as 360 ° divided by an image incident angle. In order to solve the problem of not being able to photograph the lower part of the camera device because it cannot be adjusted, it is possible to tilt the lens so that the lens can be arbitrarily selected by selecting a vertical image by rotating the hinge shaft on the mount cover on which the lens is mounted. It can be seen that it is thought. Within the scope of the basic technical spirit of the present invention, many other modifications will be possible to those skilled in the art.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

By maintaining the visible range on the horizontal plane 360 ° without the mechanical drive, and by adjusting the visible range on the vertical plane up to 90 ° by the mechanical drive, the subject can be observed at a glance, so the reliability and satisfaction of the product There is an advantage that can be provided.

By adjusting the tilt angle up and down remotely, the user's convenience can be enhanced by accurately photographing a moving subject.

Since blind spots do not occur in the lower portion of the camera device, the efficiency of indoor surveillance can be maximized to meet the needs of users.

Claims (11)

In order to take a 360-degree panoramic image and unfold it on the monitor screen, it has a 90-degree angle of incidence and two sets are arranged symmetrically with each other and operate independently of each other. Is integrated with four CPU boards that process the transferred images by taking images with four lenses that are fixedly fixed to the horizontal plane and installed to be able to tilt up and down with respect to the vertical plane. In the panoramic camera device consisting of an image input device consisting of a quad board for output and an image processing device for recognizing the input image and processing the signal, 360 ° panorama shooting camera device characterized by each pillar-shaped mount cover which is installed on both sides of the bottom and top is a right angled isosceles triangle, both sides connecting the isosceles toward the outside, and the slopes connecting the hypotenuses toward the inside . delete The method of claim 1, wherein the upper case for protecting the image input device has a transparent hemispherical shape, the lower case for protecting the image processing device is installed detachably from the upper case, the image input to the lower case A plane having a predetermined width is provided to install the device. A first bracket is provided at the center of the plane perpendicular to the plane, and a second bracket is provided at the outside of the mount surface perpendicular to the plane of the mount. 360 ° panorama shooting camera device, characterized in that coupled to the first bracket via a hinge axis relative to the first bracket. According to claim 1, wherein the lens is composed of two, and always secure a 180 ° viewing angle without moving the lens in all directions, and the lens can be tilted to move downwards to secure an image viewing angle up to 90 ° 360 ° panoramic camera device. delete delete The 360 ° panoramic photographing camera apparatus of claim 1, wherein a CCD board is installed perpendicular to the bottom surface of the mount cover, and a CCD image sensor is installed on the CCD board so as to coincide with the center of the lens. The 360 ° panoramic camera device according to claim 1, wherein the tilting angle of the mount cover is at least about 65 ° in the downward direction. The camera apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tilting angle of the mount cover is installed to be remotely controlled. The camera apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower case is attached to an indoor ceiling. The camera apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower case is installed on an outdoor structure.

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