System and method for servoing on a moving fixation point within a dynamic scene
First Claim
1. A system for servoing on a moving target within a dynamic scene, comprising:
- a master variable pointing camera system;
a plurality of slave variable pointing camera systems, wherein the slave variable pointing camera systems and the master variable pointing camera system are positioned around the scene;
a master control unit in communication with the master variable pointing camera system for determining, based on parameters of the master variable pointing camera system and mapping data between the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems, parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems such that, at a point in time, the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems are aimed at the target and a size of the target in an image from each of the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems is substantially the same; and
a plurality of slave camera control units in communication with the master control unit, wherein each slave camera control unit is for controlling at least one of the slave variable pointing camera systems based on the parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems,wherein the mapping data includes;
data regarding the geometric relationship of the camera systems to the scene;
data regarding the relationship between the zoom and the angular field of view for each camera system; and
data regarding the relationship between the focus and the depth of field for each camera system.
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Abstract
A system and method for servoing on a moving target within a dynamic scene. According to one embodiment, the system includes a master variable pointing camera system and a plurality of slave variable pointing camera systems positioned around the scene. The system also includes a master control unit in communication with the master variable pointing camera system. The master control unit is for determining, based on parameters of the master variable pointing camera system, parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems such that, at a point in time, the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems are aimed at the target and a size of the target in an image from each of the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems is substantially the same. The system also includes a plurality of slave camera control units in communication with the master control unit. The slave camera control units are for controlling at least one of the slave variable pointing camera systems based on the parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems. The system may also include a video image sequence generator in communication with the master control unit and the slave camera control units. The video image sequence generator may generate a video image sequence of the target by outputting an image from certain of the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems in sequence according to the position of the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems around the scene.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for servoing on a moving target within a dynamic scene, comprising:
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a master variable pointing camera system; a plurality of slave variable pointing camera systems, wherein the slave variable pointing camera systems and the master variable pointing camera system are positioned around the scene; a master control unit in communication with the master variable pointing camera system for determining, based on parameters of the master variable pointing camera system and mapping data between the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems, parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems such that, at a point in time, the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems are aimed at the target and a size of the target in an image from each of the master variable pointing camera system and the slave variable pointing camera systems is substantially the same; and a plurality of slave camera control units in communication with the master control unit, wherein each slave camera control unit is for controlling at least one of the slave variable pointing camera systems based on the parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems, wherein the mapping data includes; data regarding the geometric relationship of the camera systems to the scene; data regarding the relationship between the zoom and the angular field of view for each camera system; and data regarding the relationship between the focus and the depth of field for each camera system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for servoing on a moving target within a dynamic scene, comprising:
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reading parameters of a first variable pointing camera system; determining parameters for a plurality of other variable pointing camera systems based on the parameters of the first variable pointing camera system and mapping data for the camera systems, wherein the first variable pointing camera system and the plurality of other variable pointing camera systems are positioned around the scene, such that, at a point in time, each of the variable pointing camera systems is aimed at the target and a size of the target in an image from each of the variable pointing camera systems is substantially the same; and controlling the plurality of other variable pointing camera systems based on the parameters for the plurality of other variable pointing camera systems wherein the mapping data includes; data regarding the geometric relationship of the camera systems to the scene; data regarding the relationship between the zoom and the angular field of view for each camera system; and data regarding the relationship between the focus and the depth of field for each camera system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for servoing on a moving target within a dynamic scene, comprising:
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a plurality of master variable pointing camera systems; a plurality of slave variable pointing camera systems, wherein the slave variable pointing camera systems and the master variable pointing camera systems are positioned around the scene; at least one master control unit in communication with each of the master variable pointing camera systems for determining, based on parameters of the master variable pointing camera systems and mapping data for the camera systems, parameters for certain of the plurality of the slave variable pointing camera systems such that, at a point in time, each of the master variable pointing camera systems and the slave variable pointing camera systems are aimed at the target and a size of the target in an image from each of the master variable pointing camera systems and the slave variable pointing camera systems is substantially the same; and a plurality of slave camera control units, each slave camera control unit in communication with at least one of the master control units, wherein each slave camera control unit is for controlling at least one of the slave variable pointing camera systems based on the parameters for each of the slave variable pointing camera systems, wherein the mapping data includes; data regarding the geometric relationship of the camera systems to the scene; data regarding the relationship between the zoom and the angular field of view for each camera system; and data regarding the relationship between the focus and the depth of field for each camera system. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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