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AssigneeCarl Zeiss Sports Optics GmbH
InventorsHolger Weigand, Philipp Jester, Dirk Jahn
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A long-range optical device has at least one tube in which an optical system is positioned and has at least one image stabilization unit which moves at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube. The device has at least one signal processing unit which actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes where a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode. The device also has a mode detection unit that determines the mode and ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the respective location derivative value is a location derivative of the trajectory at a discrete point in time, or that the respective location derivative value is an integral of a location derivative of the trajectory over a third period of time and wherein the location derivative is a first derivative of the trajectory with respect to the first movement or with respect to the second movement and/or that the location derivative is a second derivative of the trajectory with respect to the first movement or the second movement and wherein the location derivative is the smaller in absolute value of the first derivatives of the trajectory with respect to the first movement and the second movement and/or that the location derivative is the smaller in absolute value of the second derivatives of the trajectory with respect to the first movement and the second movement.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the first movement is a rotational movement and the second movement is a rotational movement and the trajectory is an angle trajectory.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the mode detection unit is designed such that it ascertains more than one comparative value and results of a respective comparison of each comparative value with a respective limiting value are linked by a logic gate.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the long-range optical device is further designed such that a movement situation is assigned to a first mode which corresponds to a pivot procedure, and an angle signal for actuating the at least one image stabilization unit is set to zero in the first mode.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the long-range optical device is further designed such that a movement situation is assigned to a first mode which corresponds to a pivot procedure, and an angle signal for actuating the at least one image stabilization unit is generated by an integrator unit and an amplitude offset of the angle signal which is induced by the pivot procedure is eliminated, in that the integrator unit is reset to zero upon leaving the first mode.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the long-range optical device is further designed such that a position signal for actuating the at least one image stabilization unit is generated by an integrator unit of the signal processing unit and an elimination of an amplitude offset of the position signal which is induced by a movement procedure is performed in that the signal processing unit subtracts a mean value of the position signal which mean value is ascertained over a fourth period of time, from the position signal.
A long-range optical device having at least one tube, in which an optical system is positioned, having at least one image stabilization unit, which is designed for the purpose of moving at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization unit in one mode of a plurality of modes, wherein a respective movement situation of the long-range optical device is assigned to each mode, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes, wherein the mode detection unit is furthermore designed such that it determines the mode in that it ascertains at least one comparative value from a respective location derivative value of a trajectory formed from a first movement and a second movement of the long-range optical device and compares the at least one comparative value to a respective limiting value and wherein the long-range optical device is further designed such that a position signal for actuating the at least one image stabilization unit is generated by an integrator unit of the signal processing unit and an elimination of an amplitude offset of the position signal induced by a movement procedure and a limiting of the position signal to a maximum amplitude are performed, in that the signal processing unit ascertains a subtraction value in that it divides the position signal by double the maximum amplitude and then rounds it to a closest whole number and then multiplies the closest whole number by double the maximum amplitude and then subtracts the subtraction value from the position signal.
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