TW201711918A - Photography meter, photography method and unmanned aerial vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

This present invention discloses one kind of photography meter and the corresponding photography method. Comparing with the traditional petal-type lens hood, the said photograph meter with the single petal-type lens hood can block the light at an angle, does not produce the dark corner, and limits the angle of the incident light to reduce the amount of light incident. This present invention provides an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) including the said photography meter. When the UAV is on the air, the screen exposure monitoring system of the UAV can detect the the amount of the light incident entering the lens, and the interlocking mechanism of the UAV can adjust the amount of the light incident entering the lens according to the detecting result by the screen exposure monitoring system of the UAV to achieve the best shot.

Description

Camera, shooting method and unmanned aerial vehicle

The present invention relates to the field of photography, and more particularly to a camera, a photographing method, and an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has no cockpit on the fuselage, but is equipped with autopilot and program control devices. The ground, the ship or the remote control station personnel track, locate, remotely control, telemetry and transmit data by means of radar and other equipment. Compared with the manned aircraft, it has the advantages of small size, low cost, convenient use, low requirements for the operational environment, and strong survivability on the battlefield. Since unmanned aerial vehicles have important significance for future air combat, the major military countries in the world are stepping up the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. The application of automation in aircraft driving is another major technological advancement after people fly into the sky.

Aerial photography of unmanned aerial vehicles is based on unmanned aerial vehicles as airborne platforms, such as high-resolution Charge-coupled Device (CCD) digital cameras, light optical cameras, infrared scanners, laser scanners, and magnetic The meter acquires the message, processes the pattern message with the computer, and creates a pattern according to a certain precision requirement. The system has outstanding features in design and optimization. It is a new application technology that combines high-altitude shooting, remote control, telemetry, video image microwave transmission and computer image processing.

When the unmanned aerial vehicle performs the shooting task in the air, the light that is often encountered is strong, and the fuselage is in midair, and the amount of light entering the lens cannot be adjusted, thus causing a large exposure probability of the shot, which makes the shooting quality unsatisfactory.

In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a camera, comprising: a body, a lens connected to the body, and a hood disposed at a front portion of the lens, the hood being a hood having a sheet-like protrusion, To block the light on one side.

Preferably, the hood of the camera can be a single petal type hood.

Preferably, the camera further comprises a screen exposure detection system for detecting the amount of light entering the lens.

Preferably, the camera further includes a linkage mechanism for adjusting the amount of light entering the lens according to the detection result of the screen exposure detection system.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism includes a hood adjuster for controlling the angle of rotation of the hood.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism includes a lens adjuster for controlling the telescopic length of the lens.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism is interlocked by a stepping motor.

The invention further provides an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising the above-mentioned camera.

The invention further provides a photographing method comprising the following steps:

Providing the above-mentioned camera;

Turning on shooting, the screen exposure detection system detects the amount of light entering the lens;

The linkage mechanism instantly adjusts the amount of light entering the lens according to the detection result of the screen exposure detection system.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism controls the rotation angle of the hood by the hood adjuster.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism controls the telescopic length of the lens by a lens adjuster.

The camera provided by the invention has a single petal type hood, which can block the strong light of one angle and not generate the vignetting angle, and limit the incident angle of the light, thereby reducing the incident amount of the light, compared with the traditional petal type hood. . The unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the invention comprises the above-mentioned camera. When the body is in midair, the amount of light entering the lens can be detected by the screen exposure detection system, and the detection mechanism of the screen is detected by the linkage mechanism. The measurement results adjust the amount of light entering the lens to achieve the best results. The UAV of the present invention overcomes the problem that the amount of light entering the lens cannot be adjusted in the conventional unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the probability of overexposure of the shooting picture is large, and the quality of the shooting is unsatisfactory.

The invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. Advantages and features of the present invention will be apparent from the description and appended claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all in a very simplified form and both use non-precise ratios for the purpose of facilitating and explicitly assisting the description of the embodiments of the present invention.

The present invention provides a camera, as shown in FIG. 1 , comprising: a body 10 , a lens 20 connected to the body 10 , and a hood 30 disposed at a front portion of the lens 20 , wherein the light shielding portion 31 of the hood 30 has A sheet-like hood that blocks light on one side. Specifically, the light shielding portion 31 is of a single petal type.

As shown in FIG. 2, unlike the conventional petal type hood, the single petal type hood includes only the one side light shielding portion 31. Preferably, the hood 30 has a cylindrical shape, and the light shielding portion 31 is located on one side of the cylindrical shape. When the hood 30 is mounted on the front of the lens 20, the incident light can be blocked from one side, thereby reducing the incidence of incident light from the side, so that the incident light is incident mainly from another direction. Compared with the traditional petal hood, this single petal hood can block a strong angle of light without creating a vignetting angle, which limits the angle of incidence of light, thereby reducing the amount of light incident. For the unmanned aerial vehicle, the fuselage 10 cannot adjust the amount of light entering the lens 20 in midair, so the single petal type hood 30 is more suitable for aerial photography.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the camera further includes a screen exposure detecting system 100 and a linking mechanism 200 connected to the screen exposure detecting system 100. The screen exposure detecting system 100 is configured to detect the amount of light entering the lens 20. The linking mechanism 200 is respectively connected to the hood 30 and the lens 20 for adjusting the light entering the lens 20 according to the detection result of the screen exposure detecting system 100. the amount.

In a preferred embodiment, the linkage mechanism 200 includes a hood adjuster 210 and a lens adjuster 220. The hood adjuster 210 is connected to the hood 30 for controlling the rotation angle of the hood 30; the lens adjuster 220 is connected to the lens 20 for controlling the telescopic length of the lens 20. At this time, the manner in which the linkage mechanism 200 adjusts the amount of light entering the lens 20 according to the detection result of the screen exposure detecting system 100 is specifically: simultaneously adjusting the telescopic length of the control lens 20 and the rotation angle of the hood 30 to achieve the best. The light amount control effect prevents excessive light from entering the lens 20 and affecting the shooting effect. The specific adjustment method is that when the exposure is excessive, the amount of light entering the lens 20 is reduced by the adjustment of the linkage mechanism 200, so that the shooting tends to be normal exposure; otherwise, when the exposure is insufficient, the adjustment into the lens 20 is increased by the adjustment of the linkage mechanism 200. The amount of light makes the shot tend to be normal exposure.

The camera of the present invention is similar to a conventional camera, and the hood 30 is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the front end of the lens 20, except that the hood 30 of the present invention adds a hood adjuster 210 to control the rotation angle of the hood 30, so that The single petal (shading portion 31) can block the glare of a certain angle without generating a vignetting angle; at the same time, the lens adjuster 220 of the present invention can adjust the lens 20 by controlling the amount of expansion and contraction of the lens 20 in the hood 30. Position to adjust the amount of light entering the lens 20.

Preferably, the hood adjuster 210 and the lens adjuster 220 are both stepping motors, and the interlocking mechanism 200 is interlocked by the stepping motor. The stepper motor is freely controlled by the screen exposure control system 100.

The invention further provides an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising the above-mentioned camera. At this point, the above-mentioned camera is applied to the unmanned aerial vehicle. When the body 10 is in midair, the amount of light entering the lens 20 can be detected by the screen exposure detecting system 100, and detected by the linkage mechanism 200 according to the screen exposure. The detection result of the system 100 adjusts the amount of light entering the lens 20 to achieve the best shooting result. The UAV of the present invention overcomes the problem that the amount of light entering the lens cannot be adjusted in the conventional unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the taken picture is overexposed and the shooting quality is unsatisfactory.

A photographing method of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the photographing method comprises the following steps:

Step S40: providing the above-mentioned camera;

Step S41: Turn on shooting, and the screen exposure detecting system detects the amount of light entering the lens;

Step S42: The linkage mechanism instantly adjusts the amount of light entering the lens according to the detection result of the screen exposure detection system.

In the above-described photographing method, the interlocking mechanism 200 controls the rotation angle of the hood 30 by the hood adjuster 210, and the interlocking mechanism 200 controls the telescopic length of the lens 20 by the lens adjuster 220.

Further, referring to FIG. 6, during the specific adjustment process of the photographing method of the present invention, the screen exposure detecting system determines the amount of light entering the lens by detecting the curve distribution of the exposure pattern (step S50). In one embodiment, the brightness can be divided into 256 steps, the preset is less than 64 steps, and the greater than 192 steps is the highlight region. As shown in FIG. 5a to FIG. 5c, at this time, the order of 64 to 192 is the threshold value, and if 80% of the pixels are in the dark region, the exposure is insufficient, and if 80% of the pixels are in the highlight region, the exposure is excessive. It can be understood that, due to the change of the shooting environment and the requirements, the user can modify the threshold value according to his own needs, which is not limited by the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 6, the screen exposure detection system will then judge whether the amount of light entering the lens is suitable (as in step S51). When it is judged that the amount of light entering the lens is suitable, the exposure is correct, and the linkage mechanism is not adjusted. Re-execution step S50, the screen exposure detection system continues to detect the curve of the exposure pattern; and when it is determined that the amount of light entering the lens is not suitable, step S52 is performed, and the rotation angle of the hood is adjusted by the hood adjuster in the linkage mechanism, The lens adjuster adjusts the amount of expansion and contraction of the lens in the hood, and the screen exposure detection system always performs instant detection while adjusting. After the adjustment of the linkage mechanism is completed, the screen returns to the previous step, that is, the screen exposure detection system continues to detect the amount of light entering the lens.

The invention adds a single petal type hood 30, increases the overexposure detection system, and intelligently adjusts the expansion and contraction of the hood, and the angle is such that the amount of light entering the lens reaches an appropriate amount, thereby obtaining a satisfactory shooting effect.

The camera provided by the invention has a single petal type hood, which can block the strong light of one angle and not generate the vignetting angle, and limit the incident angle of the light, thereby reducing the incident amount of the light, compared with the traditional petal type hood. . The unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the invention comprises the above-mentioned camera. When the body is in midair, the amount of light entering the lens can be detected by the screen exposure detection system, and the detection mechanism of the screen is detected by the linkage mechanism. The measurement results adjust the amount of light entering the lens to achieve the best results. The UAV of the present invention overcomes the problem that the amount of light entering the lens cannot be adjusted in the conventional unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the taken picture is overexposed and the shooting quality is unsatisfactory.

The advantages of the invention are:

1. Automatically avoid overexposure;

2. Convenient dynamic adjustment, no manual intervention, easy to shoot in flight;

3. Simple and intelligent adjustment, similar to the automatic mode, even a novice can achieve a good shooting effect.

It is apparent that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of the inventions

10‧‧‧ body
100‧‧‧ Screen Exposure Detection System
20‧‧‧ lens
200‧‧‧ linkage mechanism
210‧‧‧ hood adjuster
220‧‧‧ lens adjuster
30‧‧‧ hood
31‧‧‧Lighting Department
S40~S42, S50~S52‧‧‧ steps

1 is a schematic structural view of a body, a lens, and a hood in a photographic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a hood in a photographic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a photographing method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5a to FIG. 5c are respectively an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. A graph of overexposure, underexposure, and exposure of a correct pattern in the photographing method; FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an adjustment process in the photographing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ body

20‧‧‧ lens

30‧‧‧ hood

31‧‧‧Lighting Department

Claims (11)

A camera includes: a body, a lens connected to the body, and a hood disposed at a front portion of the lens, the hood being a hood having a sheet-like protrusion for shielding one side Light. The camera of claim 1, wherein the hood is a single petal type hood. The camera of claim 2, further comprising a screen exposure detecting system for detecting the amount of light entering the lens. The camera of claim 3, further comprising a linkage mechanism for adjusting the amount of light entering the lens according to the detection result of the screen exposure detection system. The camera of claim 4, wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a hood adjuster for controlling a rotation angle of the hood. The camera of claim 4, wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a lens adjuster for controlling the telescopic length of the lens. The camera of claim 4, wherein the linkage mechanism is interlocked by a stepping motor. An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising the camera of any one of claims 1 to 7. A photographing method, comprising the steps of: providing a photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 7; turning on shooting, the screen exposure detecting system detecting the amount of light entering the lens; The linkage mechanism instantly adjusts the amount of light entering the lens based on the detection result of the screen exposure detection system. The photographing method of claim 9, wherein the linkage mechanism controls the rotation angle of the hood by the hood adjuster. The photographing method of claim 9, wherein the linkage mechanism controls the telescopic length of the lens by the lens adjuster.