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US 12,010,439 B2Granted
Camera array systems and devices, including floating plate configurations and split plate configurations
OwnerMichael Shawn Lawler, Ian Sharplesinventors
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Abstract
A camera array system featuring a plurality of camera clusters attached to a plurality of multi-prong stabilized mounting plates arranged in a split-rig configuration, with the mounting plates configured for mounting the camera clusters onto a moving vehicle.
Claims20
A camera array system comprising a plurality of cameras, with the plurality of cameras comprising a first camera cluster, a second camera cluster, a third camera cluster, a first plate, and a second plate;
- a. with the first and second plate being separate plates with each configured to being separately mounted to a moving vehicle;
- b. with the first camera cluster attached to the first plate and the third camera cluster attached to the second plate;
- c. with the first camera cluster comprising a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera;
- d. with the second camera cluster comprising a fourth camera and a fifth camera;
- e. with the third camera cluster comprising a sixth camera, a seventh camera, and an eighth camera;
- f. with the first camera having a first optical axis, the second camera having a second optical axis, the third camera having a third optical axis, the fourth camera having a fourth optical axis, the fifth camera having a fifth optical axis, the sixth camera having a sixth optical axis, the seventh camera having a seventh optical axis, and the eighth camera having an eighth optical axis;
- g. with the first, second and third optical axes intersecting in fields of view of the first, second, and third cameras;
- h. with fields of view of the fourth and fifth cameras not overlapping;
- i. with the sixth, seventh, and eighth optical axes intersecting in fields of view of the sixth, seventh, and eighth cameras;
- j. with the first and sixth optical axis being oriented along a path along which the moving vehicle moves;
- k. with the second camera cluster being disposed between the first and third camera cluster;
- l. with the fourth and fifth optical axes being approximately perpendicular to the first optical axis.
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A camera array system comprising a plurality of cameras, with the plurality of cameras comprising a first camera cluster, a second camera cluster, a third camera cluster, and one or more plates;
- a. with the one or more plates configured to mount to a moving vehicle;
- b. with the first, second, and third camera cluster attached to the one or more plates;
- c. with the first camera cluster comprising a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera;
- d. with the second camera cluster comprising a fourth camera and a fifth camera;
- e. with the first camera, second, and third camera being positioned on an axis perpendicular to a forward direction of the moving vehicle;
- f. with the first camera having a first optical axis, the second camera having a second optical axis, the third camera having a third optical axis, the fourth camera having a fourth optical axis, and the fifth camera having a fifth optical axis;
- g. with the optical axes of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth cameras occupying a common plane;
- h. with the first, second and third optical axes intersecting in fields of view of the first, second, and third cameras;
- i. with fields of view of the fourth and fifth cameras not overlapping;
- j. with the first and optical axis being oriented along a path along which the moving vehicle moves,
- k. with the second camera cluster being disposed between the first and third camera cluster;
- l. with the fourth and fifth optical axes being approximately perpendicular to the first optical axis.
9 more elements
A camera array system comprising a plurality of cameras, with the plurality of cameras comprising a first camera cluster, a second camera cluster, a third camera cluster, and one or more plates;
- a. with the first, second, and third camera clusters attached to the one or more plates;
- b. with the one or more plates configured to mount to a moving vehicle;
- c. With the first camera cluster comprising a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera;
- d. with the second camera cluster comprising a fourth camera and a fifth camera;
- e. with the third camera cluster comprising a sixth camera, a seventh camera, and an eighth camera;
- f. with the first camera, second, and third camera being positioned on an axis perpendicular to a forward direction of the moving vehicle;
- g. with the sixth, seventh, and eighth camera being positioned on an axis perpendicular to a forward direction of the moving vehicle;
- h. with the first camera having a first optical axis, the second camera having a second optical axis, the third camera having a third optical axis, the fourth camera having a fourth optical axis, the fifth camera having a fifth optical axis, the sixth camera having a sixth optical axis, the seventh camera having a seventh optical axis, and the eighth camera having an eighth optical axis;
- i. with the optical axes of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth cameras occupying a common plane;
- j. with the first, second and third optical axes intersecting in fields of view of the first, second, and third cameras;
- k. with fields of view of the fourth and fifth cameras not overlapping;
- l. the sixth, seventh, and eighth optical axes intersecting in fields of view of the sixth, seventh, and eighth cameras;
- m. with the first and sixth optical axis being oriented along a path along which the moving vehicle moves,
- n. with the second camera cluster being disposed between the first and third camera cluster;
- o. with the fourth and fifth optical axes being approximately perpendicular to the first optical axis.
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