WO2019015118A1

WO2019015118A1 - Image capturing apparatus, movable platform and image capturing device

Info

Publication number: WO2019015118A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/104194
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吴军; 朱磊
Original assignee: 深圳市大疆创新科技有限公司
Priority date: 2017-07-21
Filing date: 2017-09-29
Publication date: 2019-01-24
Also published as: CN109964477A; CN207117778U

Abstract

Disclosed are an image capturing apparatus, a movable platform and an image capturing device. The image capturing apparatus (100) comprises an image capturing apparatus body (101), a first peripheral interface (1021) and a second peripheral interface (1022), wherein the image capturing apparatus body (101) is detachably mounted to a movable platform (700), the first peripheral interface (1021) is arranged on the image capturing apparatus body (101) and is configured to be an interface for electrically coupling an external power supply (A1) to the image capturing apparatus (100), the second peripheral interface (1022) is also arranged on the image capturing apparatus body (101) and is configured to be an interface for electrically coupling an external control module (A2) to the image capturing apparatus (100), and the external power supply (A1) and the external control module (A2) are both mounted on the movable platform (700). By means of the first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface provided in the present disclosure, a power supply and a control module can be transferred from the interior to the exterior of the image capturing apparatus, thereby reducing the weight and avoiding the problems of power consumption and complexity caused by redundant functions.

Description

Image capture device, mobile platform and image capture device

Copyright statement

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Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic products and remote control, and more particularly to image capture devices, mobile platforms, and image capture devices.

Background technique

A panoramic camera is a camera that can capture images from all angles, often with higher resolution. The field angle (FOV) is 360 degrees and has image information of full angle of view. Cameras are often composed of one or more camera lenses, with overlapping video areas that are spliced by the processor to form a panoramic image, internally dedistorted and video encoded, and stored, and some cameras are also It has a wireless connection to the remote device for image transfer display.

For panoramic cameras with a small number of cameras, super wide angle or fisheye lenses are usually used. The use of multiple lenses, or the use of a small number of super wide-angle and fisheye lenses will result in heavier weight. In addition, due to the function of multiple camera sensors, processor and wireless communication, it will bring more power consumption and need to be equipped with corresponding large-capacity batteries, which all lead to the challenge of weight and heat dissipation.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, an object of the present disclosure is to provide an image capturing apparatus, a movable platform, or an image capturing apparatus to solve at least one of the technical problems described above.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing apparatus main body, a first peripheral interface, and a second peripheral interface, wherein the image capturing apparatus main body can be detachably mounted on a movable platform, wherein The first peripheral interface is disposed on the main body of the image capturing device, and is configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capturing device as an external power source. The second peripheral interface is also disposed on the main body of the image capturing device and configured as an external device. The control module is electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device, and the external power source and the external control module are both mounted on the movable platform.

In some embodiments, the first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface are integrated as an interface configured as an interface that is electrically coupled to both the external power supply and the external control module.

In some embodiments, the image capture device is a panoramic image capture device.

In some embodiments, the third peripheral interface is further configured to be an interface that is electrically coupled to the image capture device.

In some embodiments, at least two of the first peripheral interface, the second peripheral interface, and the third peripheral interface are integrated into one interface.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a mobile platform is provided, including a power supply, a control module, a fourth peripheral interface, and a fifth peripheral interface, wherein the movable platform is configured to be detachable from an external image capture device body Connecting, the power source and control module are mounted on the movable platform;

The fourth peripheral interface is disposed on the movable platform, and is configured as an interface that is electrically coupled to the mobile platform power supply by the external image capturing device; the fifth peripheral interface is also disposed on the movable platform, configured as an external The image capture device is electrically coupled to the interface of the movable platform control module.

In some embodiments, the fourth peripheral interface is integrated with the fifth peripheral interface as an interface configured to be an interface of the external image capture device to the power and control module of the mobile platform.

In some embodiments, the communication module and the sixth peripheral interface are further configured, and the sixth peripheral interface is configured as an interface of the communication module electrically coupled to the external image capturing device.

In some embodiments, at least two of the fourth peripheral interface, the fifth peripheral interface, and the sixth peripheral interface are integrated into one interface.

In some embodiments, the moveable platform is a hand held component or an unmanned aerial vehicle.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing apparatus main body, a first peripheral interface, a second peripheral interface, and a detachable body of the image capturing apparatus. a connected movable platform, an external power source mounted on the movable platform, and an external control module mounted on the movable platform, wherein the first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface are disposed in the image capturing device The external power source is electrically coupled to the image capture device body through the first peripheral interface; the external control module is electrically coupled to the image capture device body through the second peripheral interface.

In some embodiments, the communication module is further configured to include a communication module mounted on the mobile platform. The image capture device body further includes a third peripheral interface configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device.

In the image capturing apparatus of the present disclosure, by providing the first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface, the power supply and the control module inside the image capturing apparatus can be moved to the outside, thereby reducing the weight and avoiding power consumption and complexity caused by functional redundancy. Sexual problems.

The image capturing device of the present disclosure reduces the weight of the overall device by reducing the power module and the control module in the main body of the image capturing device, and simplifies the functional configuration of the overall image capturing device, thereby improving the efficiency and reducing the cost.

DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference will now be made to the following description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an image pickup apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the principle of the image pickup apparatus of Figure 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the image capturing apparatus of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the image capturing device of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a movable platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of the movable platform of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 shows an appearance of an image pickup apparatus of another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view of the image pickup apparatus of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of the image pickup apparatus of Figure 9.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an application scenario of the image capturing device of FIG. 9.

In addition, the drawings are not necessarily to scale,

Detailed ways

Other aspects, advantages and salient features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the <

In the present disclosure, the terms "comprising" and "including" and their derivatives are intended to be inclusive and not limiting. The terms "upper", "lower", "inner" and "outer" in the present disclosure are only used to indicate the relative positional relationship between the layers with respect to the reference plane, and are not used to indicate the upper and lower and inner and outer relations in practice, and may also be specific Positive sequence adjustment or reverse order adjustment of mutual position is required.

In the present disclosure, the various embodiments described below for describing the principles of the present disclosure are merely illustrative and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. The following description with reference to the drawings is intended to be a The description below includes numerous specific details to assist the understanding, but these details should be considered as merely exemplary. Accordingly, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness. Further, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for the same or similar functions and operations. In addition, while the various features may be described in different embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that all or part of the features of the various embodiments can be combined to form without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. New embodiment.

The techniques described in this disclosure may be applied to a mobile platform, such as a mobile platform in the air (eg, a fixed-wing aircraft such as an airplane, a taxi, a rotorcraft, such as a helicopter, or other aircraft, such as a soft airship). , balloons), mobile platforms in the water (eg, submarines, boats, ships), mobile platforms on the land (eg, motor vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles) Cars, buses, trucks, trucks; or hand-held components, such as fishing rods, self-timer poles or other types of movable supports or frames; and trains, subways, etc., mobile platforms in space (eg, satellites) , space station, spaceship). The mobile platform can move freely in an environment (such as on land, in water, in the air, in space), or along a preset path, track, or in an agreed-upon manner. The movable platform can be moved in one, two or three dimensions. The mobile platform can automatically move in response to signals without manual movement. In some embodiments, the moveable platform can be a transport such as an aerial vehicle, a land vehicle, a water vehicle, a space vehicle, or a combination thereof. The vehicle can move freely in one or more specified environments, or along a track or a fixed path. The vehicle can include a power system. The power system utilizes an electric motor, an engine, electronic components, magnetic mechanisms, gravity, wind, combustion, and/or other power mechanisms. In some embodiments, a manual power system, a human power system, or a power system by means of other organisms may also be applied to a mobile platform, such as a vehicle. In certain embodiments, the moveable platform may be a rotorcraft that may be driven or controlled by rotation of one or more blades. The moveable platform can be driven or repositioned by means of one or more rotating blades, propellers, wheels, magnets, tracks, or other mechanisms. In some embodiments, the movable platform is an unmanned vehicle, such as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which may also be referred to as a drone. Unmanned aerial vehicles can hover, adjust direction, and/or adjust position.

The mobile platform can be remotely controlled without requiring someone to be inside the mobile platform or on the mobile platform. The mobile platform can be remotely manipulated through the terminal. Alternatively, someone can be in the mobile platform or on the mobile platform to assist in controlling the mobile platform. The mobile platform can be used to carry a panoramic camera.

The moveable platform can have any suitable size or size. In some embodiments, the movable platform can be sized and/or sized to accommodate a person. Alternatively, the movable platform may be smaller in size and/or dimension than can accommodate the size and/or size of the person inside or on it. The movable platform can have a size and/or size suitable for lifting or carrying by a person. Alternatively, the moveable platform can have a size and/or size that is greater than a person can lift or carry.

The "image capturing device" of the present disclosure refers to an electronic device capable of recording images, images, and/or sounds, including but not limited to a camera, a mobile phone, a tablet, a camera, a camera, or an X-ray/infrared light imager; It may be a flat image capturing device, a stereoscopic image capturing device, and a panoramic image capturing device; the panoramic image capturing device may be a single lens image capturing device or a multi-lens image capturing device according to the number of lenses. In the present disclosure, by separating modules of some functions (providing energy, wirelessly transmitting images and/or control signals) to the outside of the device, a preferred image capture is achieved by reducing power consumption and avoiding power consumption and complexity caused by functional redundancy. The device is a panoramic image capture device (such as a panoramic view) that requires more energy (such as using a small amount of super wide-angle and fisheye lens to bring heavier weight) and features (such as features with multiple camera sensors and processor and wireless communication) camera).

The image capturing device of the present disclosure comprises an integrated device of an image capturing device and a movable platform, and a detachable connection or mounting manner is generally adopted therebetween. Removable connection or installation means that the two components can be connected together, or one component can be removed from the other after the connection is integrated. The detachable connection or the installation can be pinned, spliced, and slotted. Connection, plug or hoop connection, the invention is not limited thereto. It is preferred to use a connection or mounting method that is detachable by hand (without additional tools for disassembly), such as riveting or card slot connection or mounting.

Please note that although the following parts of the embodiments are described in detail with the drone as the movable platform and the panoramic camera as the image pickup device, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In fact, the mobile platform can be in any of the forms described above. Further, the image pickup device may be in any form as described above.

As mentioned above, the existing image capturing device is used for panoramic purposes, for example, for panoramic shooting, for a panoramic camera with a small number of cameras, a super wide angle or a fisheye lens; for using multiple lenses, or using a small amount of super Wide angle and fisheye lens will bring heavier weight. In addition, it needs to be equipped with multiple camera sensors and functions such as processor and wireless communication, which will bring more power consumption and need to be equipped with corresponding large-capacity batteries, which will cause the product to be challenged in terms of weight and heat dissipation.

In order to at least partially solve or alleviate the above problems, an image pickup apparatus and a movable platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are proposed. This image capture device separates units or modules with power, control and/or image transmission functions to reduce their total weight. Or share power, control and/or image transmission functions with a mobile platform, etc., reducing overall weight and reducing system complexity.

Next, the structure and principle of an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , the image capturing apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes an image capturing apparatus main body 101 and a peripheral interface 102 , wherein one or more peripheral interfaces 102 are disposed on the image capturing apparatus main body 101 , at least one of which is disposed. The peripheral interface 102 is configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device, and the at least one peripheral interface 102 is configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device. The image capture device body 101 The utility model can be detachably mounted on a movable platform and an external power source and an external control module are mounted on the movable platform.

The external control module is a functional module that is disposed outside the image capturing device body 101 and electrically coupled to the inside of the image capturing device body 101 by wires or wireless transmission. The external control module can be a separate controller or integrated into a product to enable common control of the product and the image capture device.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 102 can be the first peripheral interface 1021 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device 100 as an external power source. The external power source can supply power to the image capturing device 100, and the weight of the image capturing device 100 can be reduced. The external power source can be electrically connected to the internal components of the image capturing device 100 through the first peripheral interface 1021, such as a camera head module and a camera. Processing some of the power-consuming modules such as the splicing module and the video encoding module to power these functional components can not only reduce the weight but also improve the standby time of the image capturing apparatus 100. The configuration of the power interface 1021 can be various shapes and structures exhibited by the power interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 102 can also be a second peripheral interface 1022 configured to be an interface that is electrically coupled to the image capture device 100 as an external control module. The external control module can control the image capturing apparatus 100 after being connected to the second peripheral interface 1022, for example, controlling the image capturing apparatus 100 to take pictures in various modes, controlling the image capturing apparatus 100 to perform recording, or acquiring image capturing. Status information of each functional module of the device 100. The configuration of the second peripheral interface 1022 can be various shapes and structures exhibited by the control interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 102 can also be configured as an interface for the external communication module to be electrically coupled to the image capture device 100. Correspondingly, the peripheral interface can be the third external The interface 1023 is configured to be an interface that is electrically coupled to the image capture device 100 as an external communication module. The external communication module can communicate with a terminal device in a wireless or wired manner, and the terminal device can send an instruction to the external communication module. After the external communication module is connected to the third peripheral interface 1023, the terminal device can be combined with the image capture. The device 100 performs communication, for example, the picture or video captured by the image capturing device 100 can be transmitted to the terminal device through an external communication module. The configuration of the third peripheral interface 1023 may be various shapes and structures exhibited by the communication interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

The external communication module is a functional module that is disposed outside the image capturing device main body 101 and electrically coupled to the inside of the image capturing device main body 101 by wires or wireless transmission. The external communication module can be a separate communication terminal or integrated with a product to enable common and external communication of the product and the image capture device.

In some embodiments, the peripheral interface 102 can be electrically coupled to two or three of an external power supply, an external control module, and an external communication module, that is, one peripheral interface can be connected to two types. The above is an integrated interface configured as an interface that is electrically coupled to two or three of an external power supply, an external control module, and an external communication module.

The image capturing device 100 can be a single lens 103. The location of the peripheral interface 102 can be set on each surface, preferably on the bottom surface. In FIG. 1, the specific interfaces in the peripheral interface 102 are conveniently displayed. The image pickup apparatus 100 is subjected to a 90° inversion process.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an image capture device 200 according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure. The image capturing device of this embodiment may be a multi-lens 203 panoramic camera (FIG. 1 is a single-lens image capturing device), or a small amount of super wide-angle and fisheye lens will bring a heavier weight, and also has Multiple camera sensors as well as functions such as processor and wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image capturing apparatus 200 also includes an image capturing apparatus main body 201 and one or more peripheral interfaces 202, wherein one or more peripheral interfaces 202 are disposed on the image capturing apparatus main body 201 as a preferred The interface of the image capturing device body 201 is disposed at the bottom of the image capturing device body 201. The interface is electrically coupled to the image capturing device as an external power source, and is also configured as an interface of the external control module electrically coupled to the image capturing device.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 202 is a first peripheral interface 2021 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device 200 as an external power source. A detailed description of the external power supply and the first peripheral interface 2021 is as described above.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 202 can also be a second peripheral interface 2022 configured to be an interface that is electrically coupled to the image capture device 200 as an external control module. In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 202 can also be configured as an interface for the external communication module to be electrically coupled to the image capture device 200. Correspondingly, the peripheral interface can be a third peripheral interface 2023 configured as an interface of the external communication module electrically coupled to the image capturing device 200. The specific description of the second peripheral interface 2022 and the third peripheral interface 2023 is also referred to in FIG. 1 and the corresponding textual description, and details are not described herein.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the principle of the image pickup apparatus of Figure 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the image capturing device 300 may include a camera encoding device, and may specifically include a camera lens module, a camera processing splicing module, a video encoding storage module, and the like. These features are the most basic and core part of a panoramic camera, integrated into one structure. Several external functional units are then connected through the peripheral interface 302. Figure 3 shows an external structure A which integrates an external power supply A1, an external control module A2 and an external communication module A3, which can be connected to the peripheral interface of the image capture device 300 via the interface A4 of the external structure. 302. Of course, the external structure is only one of the setting modes, and each external function module may be separated or combined in any two.

Next, the structure and principle of an image pickup apparatus according to a first type of embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. In this type of embodiment, the movable platform in the image capture device can be a hand held component including, but not limited to, a selfie stick.

4 is a perspective view of an image pickup apparatus of a first type of embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the image capturing apparatus of FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the image capturing apparatus 400 of this embodiment includes an image capturing apparatus main body 401, one or more peripheral interfaces 402, an external power source, and an external control module, and the image capturing apparatus main body is detachable. The connected handheld component 405, wherein the one or more peripheral interfaces 402 are disposed on the image capturing device body; the external power source disposed on the handheld component 405 is electrically coupled to the image capturing device body through the peripheral interface 402; An external control module disposed on the handheld component 405 is electrically coupled to the image capture device body through the peripheral interface 402.

The external control module is a functional module that is disposed outside the image capturing device body 401 and electrically coupled to the inside of the image capturing device body 401 by wires or wireless transmission. The external control module can be a separate controller or integrated into a product 405 to enable common control of the product and image capture device.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 402 can be the first peripheral interface 4021 configured to be an external power source that is electrically coupled to the image capture device. The external power source can supply power to the image capturing device 400. The external power source can be electrically connected to the functional components inside the image capturing device through the first peripheral interface 4021. For the specific setting manner of the first peripheral interface 4021, refer to the first peripheral interface 1021 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 402 can further include a second peripheral interface 4022 configured to be an externally coupled module to the interface of the image capture device. The external control module can control the image capture device 100 after connecting the second peripheral interface 4022. For a specific setting manner of the second peripheral interface 4022, refer to the second peripheral interface 1022 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 402 can also be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device as an external communication module. Correspondingly, the peripheral interface may include a third peripheral interface 4023 configured to be an interface of the external communication module electrically coupled to the image capture device. For the specific setting manner of the third peripheral interface 4023 and the external communication module, refer to the third peripheral interface 1023 and the external communication module of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

In some embodiments, the peripheral interface 402 can be electrically coupled to two or three of an external power supply, an external control module, and an external communication module, that is, one peripheral interface can be connected to two types. The above is an integrated interface configured as an interface that is electrically coupled to two or three of an external power supply, an external control module, and an external communication module.

The image capturing device may be a single lens 403. The setting position of the peripheral interface 402 may be set on each surface, preferably on the bottom surface. In FIG. 5, the specific interfaces in the peripheral interface 402 are conveniently displayed. The image pickup apparatus main body 401 performs a 90° inversion process.

In some embodiments, the image capture device 400 can further include a handheld component 405. The external power supply, the external control module, and/or the external communication module are disposed on the handheld component 405. The handheld component 405 and the image capture device body 401 can be Disassemble the connection.

The hand-held component 405 can be a prior art self-timer bar, except that the hand-held component 405 is also internally integrated with a power supply and an external control module and/or a wireless communication module. The handheld component 405 can be used to power the image capture device and control image capture. The device (including but not yet reading the image capturing device for taking pictures, taking pictures and taking pictures) and/or transmitting the picture and image data captured in the recording device to an external communication module inside the handheld unit 405 is transmitted to a terminal. Hand held The component 405 is further provided with a plurality of matching interfaces, such as a fourth peripheral interface 4051, a fifth peripheral interface 4052, and a sixth peripheral interface 4053.

In some embodiments, the hand-held component 405 can be connected to the image capture device body 401 only through an interface, or can be further fixedly connected by a detachable connection. Here, the "detachable connection" means that the two components can be connected to each other. In one embodiment, one component can also be detached from the other after being connected, and the detachable connection can be pinned, spliced, plugged or hooped, and the invention is not limited thereto. It is preferred to use a detachable connection (without additional tools for disassembly), such as plugging or splicing.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the image capturing device of FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 6, the user 606 holds the hand-held component 605 of the image capturing device, that is, can perform an image capturing operation such as a self-photographing, and can also control the image capturing device main body 601 thereon. If the power supply is insufficient, the fully charged hand-held component 601 can be replaced, or the picture needs to be controlled, or can be operated by the hand-held component 601, which is convenient and flexible and objectively improves the standby time of the image capturing device.

Next, the structure and principle of the movable platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a movable platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of the movable platform of FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the mobile platform 700 provided by the present disclosure (the mobile platform herein may be a drone or a handheld component) includes a power source 703, a control module 704, and one or more peripheral interfaces 702. The one or more peripheral interfaces 702 are disposed on the mobile platform 700, and at least one is configured as an interface of the external image capturing device electrically coupled to the mobile platform power source, and at least one configuration is used as an external image capturing device. An interface coupled to the mobile platform control module.

The control module 704 refers to a functional module that is disposed in the movable platform 700 and is electrically coupled to an external image capturing device by wires or wireless transmission. The control module 704 can be a separate controller or integrated on the mobile platform 700 to enable common control of the mobile platform 700 and the image capture device.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 702 can be a fourth peripheral interface 7021 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device. The power supply 703 can supply power to the image capturing device, and reduce the weight of the image capturing device. The power supply can be electrically connected to the functional components in the image capturing device through the fourth peripheral interface 7021, such as a camera head module and a camera processing spell. Power-saving modules such as modules and video encoding modules provide power for these functional components, which not only reduces the weight but also improves the standby time of the image capture device. The configuration of the fourth peripheral interface 7021 may be various shapes and structures exhibited by the power interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 702 can further include a fifth peripheral interface 7022 configured to be an interface that is electrically coupled to the external image capture device by the control module 704. The control module 704 can control the external image capturing device after being connected to the fifth peripheral interface 7022, for example, controlling the image capturing device to take various modes of capturing pictures, controlling the image capturing device to perform recording, or acquiring the image capturing device. Status information of the function module. The configuration of the fifth peripheral interface 7022 may be various shapes and structures exhibited by the control interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 702 can also be configured as an interface that the communication module 705 is electrically coupled to the external image capture device. Correspondingly, the at least one peripheral interface 702 can include a sixth peripheral interface 7023 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device. The communication module can communicate with a terminal device in a wireless or wired manner, and the terminal device can send an instruction to the communication module 705. After the communication module 705 is connected to the sixth peripheral interface 7023, the terminal device can be connected to the image capturing device. For communication, for example, a picture or video captured by the image capture device can be transmitted to the terminal device through the communication module 705. The configuration of the communication interface 7023 can be various shapes and structures exhibited by the communication interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

The communication module 705 is a functional module that is disposed outside the main body of the image capturing device and electrically coupled to the main body of the image capturing device by wires or wireless transmission. The communication module 705 can be a separate communication terminal or integrated on the mobile platform 700 to enable common and external communication between the mobile platform 700 and the image capture device.

In some embodiments, the peripheral interface 702 may be integrated with two or three of the power supply 703, the control module 704, and the communication module 705 described above, that is, one peripheral interface may be connected to two or more, for integration. The interface is configured to be electrically coupled to two or three interfaces of the power supply, the control module, and the communication module.

Next, the structure and principle of an image pickup apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. The movable platform in the image capture device herein may be an unmanned aerial vehicle, including but not limited to a drone.

FIG. 9 shows an appearance of an image pickup apparatus of an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view of the image capture device of Figure 9. Figure 11 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of the image pickup apparatus of Figure 9. Referring to Figures 9-11, an image capture device 900 includes a power supply 903, a control module 904, one or more peripheral interfaces 902, and an image capture device 907, wherein one or more peripheral interfaces 902 are provided. On the movable platform 901, the image capturing device 907 is also disposed on the movable platform 901; the power source 903 is electrically coupled to the image capturing device 907 through the at least one peripheral interface 902; and the control module 904 passes the at least one The peripheral interface 902 is electrically coupled to the image capture device 907.

The control module 904 is a functional module that is disposed on the movable platform 901 and electrically coupled to the image capturing device 907 by wires or wireless transmission. The control module 904 can be a separate controller or integrated on the mobile platform 901 to enable common control of the mobile platform 901 and the image capture device 907.

In some embodiments, corresponding to peripheral interface 902, image capture device 907 also includes an interface 906 that is associated with peripheral interface 902.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 902 can include a fourth peripheral interface 9021 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device 907. The power supply 903 can supply power to the image capturing device, and the weight of the image capturing device is reduced. The power supply can be electrically connected to the functional component 909 in the image capturing device 907 through the fourth peripheral interface 9021, such as a camera head module and a camera processing stitching. Some power-consuming modules, such as modules and video encoding modules, power these features, which not only reduces the weight but also increases the standby time of the image capture device. Correspondingly, the image capturing device 907 also includes an interface 9061 associated with the fourth peripheral interface 9021. The configuration of the fourth peripheral interface 9021 may be various shapes and structures exhibited by the power interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 902 can also include a fifth peripheral interface 9022 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device 907 by the control module 904. The control module 904 can control the image capturing device 907 after being connected to the fifth peripheral interface 9022, for example, controlling the image capturing device 907 to take various modes of taking pictures, and controlling the image capturing device. 907 performs recording or acquires status information of each functional module of the image capturing device 907. Correspondingly, the image capture device 907 also includes an interface 9062 that is associated with the fifth peripheral interface 9022. The configuration of the fifth peripheral interface 9022 can be various shapes and structures exhibited by the control interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one peripheral interface 902 can also be configured as an interface that is electrically coupled to the image capture device 907 by the communication module 905. Correspondingly, the at least one peripheral interface 902 can include a sixth peripheral interface 9023 configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device 907 by the communication module 905. The communication module 905 can communicate with a terminal device in a wireless or wired manner, and the terminal device can send an instruction to the communication module 905. After the communication module 905 is connected to the sixth peripheral interface 9023, the terminal device can perform image capturing. The device 907 performs communication, for example, the picture or video captured by the image capturing device 907 can be transmitted to the terminal device through the communication module 905. Correspondingly, the image capturing device 907 also includes an interface 9063 associated with the sixth peripheral interface 9023. The configuration of the sixth peripheral interface 9023 may be various shapes and structures exhibited by the communication interface known in the prior art, and is not limited thereto.

The communication module 905 is a function module 909 that is externally disposed on the image capturing device 907 and electrically coupled to the image capturing device 907 by wire or wireless transmission. The communication module 905 can be a separate communication terminal or integrated on the mobile platform 901 to enable common and external communication between the mobile platform 901 and the image capture device.

In some embodiments, the peripheral interface 902 can be integrated into two or three of the power supply 903, the control module 904, and the communication module 905 described above, that is, one peripheral interface can be connected to two or more, for integration. The interface is configured to be electrically coupled to two or three interfaces of the power supply, the control module, and the communication module.

The image capturing device 907 can be a single lens 908. The location of the peripheral interface 902 can be set on each surface, preferably on the side. In FIG. 10, the interfaces of the image capturing device 907 are conveniently displayed. The ingestion device 907 performs a rotation process of 90° in the plane.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an application scenario of the image capturing device of FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 12, the user 1201 can perform an image capturing operation such as a self-photographing while standing around the movable platform 1202 carrying the image capturing apparatus. Reduce weight by attaching the impact recording device to other mobile platforms Quantity and avoid power consumption and complexity issues caused by functional redundancy. It is convenient and flexible and objectively improves the standby time of the image capturing device.

The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. All modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

An image capturing device includes an image capturing device body, a first peripheral interface, and a second peripheral interface, wherein the image capturing device body can be detachably mounted on a movable platform, wherein

The first peripheral interface is disposed on the main body of the image capturing device, and is configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capturing device as an external power source;

The second peripheral interface is also disposed on the image capturing device body, and is configured as an interface of the external control module electrically coupled to the image capturing device, and the external power source and the external control module are both mounted on the movable platform. on.
The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface are integrated as an interface configured to be electrically coupled to an external power supply and an external control module.
The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image pickup apparatus is a panoramic image pickup apparatus.
The image capture device of any of claims 1-3, further comprising a third peripheral interface configured to be an interface electrically coupled to the image capture device.
The image capture device according to claim 4, wherein at least two of the first peripheral interface, the second peripheral interface, and the third peripheral interface are integrated into an interface.
A mobile platform includes a power supply, a control module, a fourth peripheral interface, and a fifth peripheral interface, wherein

The movable platform is configured to be detachably connected to an external image capturing device body, and the power source and control module is mounted on the movable platform;

The fourth peripheral interface is disposed on the movable platform, and is configured as an interface that is electrically coupled to the mobile platform power supply by the external image capturing device;

The fifth peripheral interface is also disposed on the movable platform, and is configured as an interface of the external image capturing device electrically coupled to the movable platform control module.
The mobile platform according to claim 5, wherein the fourth peripheral interface is integrated with the fifth external interface as an interface, and is configured to be electrically coupled to the power and control of the mobile platform by the external image capturing device. The interface of the module.
The mobile platform according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising a communication module and a sixth peripheral interface, wherein the sixth peripheral interface is configured as an interface of the communication module electrically coupled to the external image capturing device. .
The mobile platform of claim 8 wherein:

At least two of the fourth peripheral interface, the fifth peripheral interface, and the sixth peripheral interface are integrated into one interface.
The mobile platform of claim 6 wherein the movable platform is a hand held component or an unmanned aerial vehicle.
An image capturing device includes an image capturing device body, a first peripheral interface, a second peripheral interface, a movable platform detachably connected to the image capturing device body, and an external power source mounted on the movable platform And an external control module mounted on the movable platform, wherein

The first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface are disposed on the main body of the image capturing device;

The external power source is electrically coupled to the image capturing device body through the first peripheral interface;

The external control module is electrically coupled to the image capture device body through the second peripheral interface.
The image capture device according to claim 11, wherein the first peripheral interface and the second peripheral interface are integrated as an interface configured as an interface electrically coupled to the external power supply and the external control module.
The image pickup apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the image pickup device is a panoramic image pickup device.
The image capture device according to claim 13, further comprising a communication module mounted on the movable platform;

The image capture device body further includes a third peripheral interface configured to be electrically coupled to the interface of the image capture device.
The image capture device according to claim 14, wherein at least two of the first peripheral interface, the second peripheral interface, and the third peripheral interface are integrated into one interface.
The image capture device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the movable platform is a hand-held component or an unmanned aerial vehicle.