WO2004064390A1 - 小型自動モーションコントロール撮影装置 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
- F16M11/02—Heads
- F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
- F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
- F16M11/08—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis, e.g. panoramic heads
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
- H04N23/698—Control of cameras or camera modules for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
- F16M11/02—Heads
- F16M11/18—Heads with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
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- the present invention relates to a small-sized automatic motion control photographing device that supports and rotates a camera to take a panoramic photograph.
- the camera In order to take a panoramic photo that captures a wide field of view, the camera is rotated in the direction in which the field of view expands, multiple photos are taken continuously, and these photos are joined together.
- Known documents include a camera rotatably mounted on a tripod, a computer for processing image data output from the camera, a CRT for displaying panoramic images based on images processed by the computer, and a hardware for panoramic images. It has a printer that outputs a copy, and a disk driver that records image data of a panoramic image processed by a computer on a magnetic recording medium. It is a compact type that shoots a subject by rotating the camera freely 360 °.
- An automatic motion control imaging device is described. However, this small automatic motion control photography device is designed to be used by connecting the camera to a computer or other device, and is not devised based on the idea of carrying around and taking pictures easily ( Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-189180 (refer to page 3-5, Fig. 1)
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a small-sized automatic motion control photographing apparatus which is portable and can easily perform panoramic photographing by attaching a camera. Aim.
- the present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
- a small automatic motion control photographing apparatus comprises: a camera fixing means rotatably supported in at least one direction; and a servo motor for generating a driving force for rotating the camera fixing means. And a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a driving force generated by the servo motor to the camera fixing means.
- the camera fixing means In order to perform photographing with a camera fixed to the camera fixing means, the camera fixing means is moved in one direction. While rotating, it is stopped every predetermined rotation amount.
- a timing belt is combined with the driving force transmission mechanism in the small-sized automatic motion control photographing device according to the first embodiment.
- a small automatic motion control photographing apparatus comprises: a camera fixing means rotatably supported; a servomotor for generating a driving force for rotating the camera fixing means; When power is supplied to the motor, a rotation direction and a rotation amount of the drive shaft from a reference position are detected based on a detection result of a rotation amount detection unit provided on the drive shaft of the servo motor, and the detected rotation direction is detected. And a control unit for rotating the drive shaft to return the drive shaft to a reference position based on the rotation amount.
- the camera fixing means to which the camera is fixed is stopped in a predetermined rotation amount while rotating in one direction, and photographing is performed by the camera at each stop. Multiple photos can be taken automatically without manual intervention. All of the photographs taken with this small automatic motion control photography device fixed on a tripod, etc., are images that are evenly spaced in the direction in which the field of view develops, and there is no vertical shake, and when processed into a panoramic photograph It has a remarkable effect that the finish is beautiful.
- FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a small-sized automatic motion control imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an internal structure of a part of the small-sized automatic motion control imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the compact automatic motion control imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the compact automatic motion control imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing control or driving of the small-sized automatic motion control imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the main body 11 of the small automatic motion control photographing device 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and detachable covers 12 are attached to the front and side surfaces thereof.
- a bottom plate 11a, a center plate 11b, and a top plate 11c each having a substantially rectangular shape are provided on the bottom, center, and top of the main body 11, respectively.
- a plurality of columns 11d, which stand on the bottom plate 11a and support the center plate 11b are arranged.
- a plurality of columns 11e standing on the central plate 11b and supporting the upper plate 11c.
- a wall 13 is formed so that an external battery 30 as a power source, for example, a lithium ion battery can be attached and detached.
- the battery 30 is mounted on the wall 13 as shown in FIG.
- the outline dimensions of the main body 11 not including the battery 30 are 70 mm in width, 58 mm in height, and 58 mm in length.
- a digital camera 3 1 for panorama shooting is fixed on the top of Table (camera fixing means) 14 is provided.
- the table 14 has a center plate 1 lb with its lower end rotatably supported, and an upper plate 11 c with its middle portion rotatably supported. I have.
- the table 14 has a flat plate-like upper surface and a through-hole formed in the thickness direction. The through-hole is screwed into a screw hole for fixing a tripod on the bottom of the digital camera 31 through a bolt. Digital camera 31 can be fixed.
- a servo motor unit 15 with a built-in servomotor 15a that generates a driving force for rotating the rotary shaft 18 with the table 14 is attached to the center plate lib.
- the servo motor unit 15 has a gear mechanism 1 that amplifies the torque by reducing the rotation of the output shaft 15b of the servo motor 15a in addition to the servo motor 15a.
- a drive shaft 15d that extracts the rotation of the output shaft 15b, whose torque has been amplified by the gear mechanism 15c, and a potentiometer that detects the direction and amount of rotation of the output shaft 15b from the reference position (Rotation amount detecting means) 15 e is provided.
- a drive belt wheel 17 is attached to the drive shaft 15 d of the servo motor unit 15, a driven belt wheel 18 a is attached to the rotary shaft 18, and the drive belt wheel 17 and the driven belt A toothed timing belt 19 is hung between the car 18a.
- the rotation ratio between the drive belt wheel 17 and the driven belt wheel 18a is set to 1: 2, so that the rotation amount of the drive shaft 15d is doubled and transmitted to the rotation shaft 18 (Here, the gear mechanism 15 c, the drive shaft 15 d, and the timing belt 19 hung between the drive belt wheel 17 and the driven belt wheel 18 a are connected to the servo motor 15 a
- a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force to the table 14 is configured).
- a control unit 20 for controlling the servo motor 15 a and operating the shutter mechanism 31 a of the digital camera 31 is provided inside the main body 11.
- An input unit 16 is provided for turning on the power to the servo motor 15a and the control unit 20 and selecting a pattern of a shooting operation.
- the input section 16 consists of three buttons 12a, 12b, and 12c, and the top of each button 12a, 12b, and 12c has a lamp 1 that lights up when the power is turned on. 2d is arranged.
- the control unit 20 is connected to each of the buttons 12a, 12b, and 12c of the input unit 16, the servomotor 15a, and the potentiometer 15e.
- Control unit 2 Numeral 0 is connected to the shutter mechanism 31a of the digital camera 31 so as to operate the shutter mechanism 31a by transmitting an electric signal to the shutter mechanism 31a.
- the battery 30 is attached to the main body 11 in the direction of the arrow, and the power of the small-sized automatic motion control photographing device 10 is secured.
- the power is secured by the battery 30.
- the power is not limited to the battery 30.
- an AC adapter is used. May be connected to secure power.
- press button 1 2 a After securing power, press button 1 2 a to turn on the power.
- the lamp 1 2d lights up, and the potentiometer 15 e detects the rotation direction and the amount of rotation of the output shaft 15 b from the reference position, and the output shaft 15 b shifts from the reference position.
- the detection result corresponding to (g) is sent to the control unit 20.
- the control unit 20 drives the servomotor 15a to return the output shaft 15b to the reference position based on the detection result of the potentiometer 15e.
- the amount of rotation between the shooting shots of the digital camera 31 is set.
- the amount of rotation between each shooting shot is initially set to 30 °, so when changing the amount of rotation to 20 °, the buttons 12a and 12c must be pressed. Press at the same time. Also, when performing flash photography, press the buttons 12a and 12b simultaneously.
- set the development angle of the panorama photo In the present embodiment, when the button 12a is pressed, the deployment angle is set to 60 °, when the button 12b is pressed, it is set to 180 °, and when the button 12c is pressed, it is set to 360 °. You.
- a desired photographing operation pattern is input to the control unit 20. Further, when any one of the three buttons 12a, 12b, and 12c is pressed to set the panorama image development angle, panoramic shooting is started.
- the following shows the amount of rotation between shots. The following describes a case where the angle is set to 30 ° and the deployment angle is set to 360 °.
- the control unit 20 drives the servo motor 15a to move the digital camera 31 90 leftward from the initial position. Rotate to stop and activate the shutter mechanism 31a of the digital camera 31 to take the first picture.
- the servomotor 15a is driven, the rotation of the output shaft 15b is transmitted to the drive shaft 15d via the gear mechanism 15c, and the rotation of the drive shaft 15d is driven by the drive belt wheel 17 The rotation is transmitted to the rotating shaft 18 via the timing belt 19 and the driven belt wheel 18a, and the table 14 on which the digital camera 31 is mounted rotates.
- the rotation amount of the output shaft 15 b is constantly detected by the potentiometer 15 e, so that the output shaft 15 b rotates the table 14 by 90 °. After rotating by the amount, stop the output shaft 15b at that position.
- control unit 20 drives the servo motor 15a to rotate the digital camera 31 30 degrees clockwise by 30 ° to stop it, and then operates the shutter 31a of the digital camera 31 to activate the two sheets. Take a picture of the eye. After that, repeat this operation to take the third, fourth,. After the digital camera 31 rotates the right 240 ° from the initial position and takes the second picture, the control unit 20 drives the servo motor 15a to move the digital camera 31 leftward. To the initial position and stop.
- the image data from the memory built into the digital camera 31 is transferred to a personal computer, and processed into a panoramic photo using special software.
- the servo motor unit with a built-in small servo motor 15a that is small in volume, light in weight, and generates large torque with low power consumption.
- the use of knit 15 makes the device itself small and lightweight.
- the gear mechanism 15 c of the servomotor unit 15 is included, that is, the fluctuation of the rotation amount due to backlash.
- the photographs taken in this way are all images that are equally spaced in the direction in which the field of view expands.
- the driving force transmission mechanism with the belt transmission mechanism having the toothed timing belt 19, the driving force is transmitted without loss. Can be avoided.
- the table 14 rotates due to the action of an external force, and even if the digital camera 31 is not at the initial position, the servo motor is driven to return the digital camera 31 to the initial position at power-on. This makes it easier to determine the angle of photography.
- the small-sized automatic motion control photographing apparatus 10 configured as described above, a plurality of continuous pictures that should be a panoramic photograph can be photographed automatically without manual operation. All photos taken with this small automatic motion control imaging device fixed on a tripod, etc., became images that were equally spaced in the direction in which the field of view developed, and were processed into panoramic photos without vertical blur. The finish is also beautiful.
- buttons 12a, 12b, 12c and the lamp 12d arranged on the cover 12 are arranged on the front of the main body 11, and the wall 13 and the The battery 30 attached to the wall 13 is located on the back of the main body 11 but in the opposite position, that is, the buttons 12 a and 12 b located on the cover 12 , 12c and lamp 12d are arranged on the back of the main body 11 and the wall 13 and the battery 30 attached to the wall 13 are arranged in front of the main body 11 ,.
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