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US 2017/0001577 A1Published application
Rotating Camera Systems and Methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJamel Seagraves, Sudipto Aich
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Abstract
Example rotating camera systems and methods are described. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a motor having a camera mounting mechanism and configured to rotate a camera attached to the mounting mechanism. A communication module receives vehicle data from a vehicle. A rotation control module determines a current rotational orientation of the motor and determines a speed and direction to rotate the motor based on the received vehicle data
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a motor having a camera mounting mechanism and configured to rotate a camera mounted thereto;
- a communication module configured to receive vehicle data from a vehicle;
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- a rotation control module coupled to the motor and the communication module, the rotation control module configured to determine a current rotational orientation of the motor and determine a speed and direction to rotate the motor based on the received vehicle data.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a desired orientation of a motor mounted to a vehicle, the motor having a camera mounted thereto;
- receiving vehicle data associated with the vehicle;
- determining, using one or more processors, whether to rotate the motor based on the desired orientation of the motor and the received vehicle data;
- responsive to determining to rotate the motor:
- determining, using the one or more processors, which direction to rotate the motor;
- determining, using the one or more processors, a number of degrees to rotate the motor;
- determining, using the one or more processors, a speed to rotate the motor;
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- generating, using the one or more processors, instructions to rotate the motor based on the direction to rotate the motor, the number of degrees to rotate the motor, and the speed to rotate the motor.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a motor having a camera mounting mechanism and configured to rotate a camera mounted thereto;
- a communication module configured to receive vehicle data from a vehicle;
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- a rotation control module coupled to the motor and the communication module, the rotation control module configured to determine a current rotational orientation of the motor and a desired orientation of the motor, the rotation control module further configured to determine a direction, a speed, and a number of degrees to rotate the motor based on the desired orientation of the motor and the received vehicle data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.