KR20170002843U - Floating photography device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a floating photographing apparatus, comprising: a floating assembly for providing buoyancy; A power supply assembly for providing electrical energy to each power consumption assembly; A diving photographing assembly installed below the floating assembly or for photographing suspended images; A power assembly for driving the floating assembly to move; And a control system for controlling the operation of each power consumption assembly. Since the photographing assembly can be photographed in a manner that the photographing assembly can be photographed by being bent in the water, the visual field can be widened, Save costs and expand coverage.

Description

[0001] FLOATING PHOTOGRAPHY DEVICE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a field of image technology, and more particularly, to a floating photographing apparatus capable of being floated and capable of photographing in water.

Currently, most fishing systems for underwater exploration use sonar imaging methods, making it difficult to obtain clear imaging effects.

With the spread and popularization of digital imaging technology, optical imaging devices are increasingly being used for tracking or exploring underwater cattle, for example, underwater cameras. Such devices are generally controlled by humans, for example, directly by divers, so their cost of use is relatively high and their coverage is limited.

The floating photographing apparatus provided by the present invention includes: a floating assembly for providing buoyancy to float at least a part of a floating photographing apparatus on a surface or underwater; A power supply assembly installed in the floating assembly and for providing electrical energy to each of the power consumption assemblies of the floating imaging device; A diving imaging assembly installed or suspended below the floating assembly to capture an underwater image; A power assembly installed in the floating assembly, the power assembly for driving the floating assembly to move; And a control system for controlling the operation of each power consumption assembly.

Since the photographing assembly can be photographed in a manner that the photographing assembly can be photographed by being bent in the water, the visual field can be widened, Save costs and expand coverage.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a structural view of a floating photographing apparatus of Embodiment 1. Fig.
2 is a structural diagram of the floating photographing apparatus of the second embodiment.
3 is a structural view of the floating photographing apparatus according to the third embodiment.

The floating photographing apparatus according to the present invention may have a different shape depending on the demand of a scene to be actually photographed, and may be composed of a product to be applied to different purposes, for example, a fishing camera, an underwater observation device, an underwater monitoring device, and the like. Hereinafter, a specific example will be described by way of example.

Example 1

One embodiment of the floating photographing apparatus according to the present invention can be referred to Fig. 1, and the wavy shape in the figure indicates water, and so on. The floating photographing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment includes a floating assembly 110, a power supply assembly 120, a diving photographing assembly 130, a power assembly 140, and a control system (not shown).

The floating assembly 110 is for floating at least a portion of the floating imaging device 100 on a surface or in the water by providing buoyancy. The floating assembly in this embodiment is made of an object having a specific gravity smaller than that of water, and is, for example, foamed plastic, wood, or the like. Among other embodiments, an airbag may be used to serve as a floating assembly. In addition to realizing floating by the buoyancy generated by the material, among other embodiments, the floating assembly can realize floating even with the buoyancy generated by the structure, for example, the floating assembly can use the type of vessel.

The power supply assembly 120 is installed in the floating assembly 110 and is for providing electrical energy to each of the power consumption assemblies of the floating imaging device. In the present invention, the power supply assembly generally includes a power generation unit and an energy storage unit, preferably using renewable energy as an energy source, wherein the power generation unit is for generating electrical energy using renewable energy, For example, a fuel cell, a solar power generation unit, a wind power generation unit, a wave generation unit, or the like; The energy storage unit is for storing the renewable energy provided for use of the power generating unit, or for storing the electric energy generated by the power generating unit.

In this embodiment, the power supply assembly includes a photovoltaic panel 121 serving as a power generation unit and a battery 122 serving as an energy storage unit. In other embodiments, the power generation unit may use a fuel cell, and in this case, the energy storage unit may be correspondingly a fuel tank.

In one preferred embodiment, the power supply assembly of the present embodiment generates an alarm signal when the continuous use capability of the power supply assembly is lower than a set value, thereby preventing the floating photographing apparatus from losing control due to insufficient power And an alarm unit (not shown). The low power alarm unit may monitor the power or energy source redundancy of the energy storage unit to generate an alarm signal.

The diving photographing assembly 130 is installed below the floating assembly for photographing an underwater image. In other embodiments, the diving imaging assembly may be hung underneath the floating assembly to approach the object being photographed. The diving imaging assembly may preferably use a wide angle camera with a poaching function and / or a zooming function, a rotary camera capable of rotating photography, or a panoramic camera.

In one preferred embodiment, the diving imaging assembly in this embodiment further includes an LED illumination unit 131 for emitting visible light and / or infrared light to illuminate the shooting region of the diving imaging assembly. Natural lighting in the water is generally not good, so using auxiliary lamps with LED lamps helps to obtain sharper, higher quality images.

The power assembly 140 is installed in the floating assembly 110 to drive the floating assembly to move. For example, in the present embodiment, the power assembly includes a motor 141 and a screw propeller 142 that is used as a driving mechanism. The power assembly 140 may include various types of electric power control structures suitable for use in water. For example, Wherein the motor and the power supply assembly are electrically connected to provide a power output; The driving mechanism is operated by a motor and generates an interaction force with water to drive the floating assembly to move.

In one preferred embodiment, the power assembly in this embodiment is electrically connected to the power supply assembly and further comprises an electrical control direction key 143 for changing the direction of movement of the floating assembly. This allows the floating photographing apparatus to navigate more flexibly in water.

The control system for controlling the operation of each power consumption assembly may be implemented using a variety of conventional control schemes, for example, implemented with control circuitry and / or control software, . It is familiar to those skilled in the art how to configure the software and hardware to implement the general control functions required for the operation of each assembly. The assemblies and circuits that make up the control system can be centrally located at the same physical location, for example, in one integrated circuit panel, distributed in different assemblies, and all controlled by a single processor And may cooperate with a plurality of processors to complete the control function. In addition, as the power consumption assembly increases or decreases, the control system correspondingly increases or decreases the matching control and overall cooperative function.

In one preferred embodiment, the floating imaging device of the present embodiment further comprises a wireless communication assembly 150 installed in the floating assembly for communicating with an external (ship-based or portable) device, An image captured by the photographing assembly, and a control command transmitted to the control system. Wireless communication schemes used by wireless communication assemblies include, but are not limited to, standard or dedicated communication schemes such as infrared, WiFi, Bluetooth, GSM / GPRS / 3G / 4G. The user can communicate with the floating photographing device through a portable device, for example, a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a dedicated terminal to acquire the captured image and control the operation. For example, it controls the zooming of the submersible assembly, controls the output power of the motor, and adjusts the direction of the electrical control direction key.

In addition, preferably, the rich photographing apparatus of the present embodiment further includes a bait 160 provided below the floating assembly for more attracting and attracting the meat flock. In other embodiments, the bait may be installed in the vicinity of the diving imaging assembly.

In this embodiment, since the diving imaging assembly is installed below the floating assembly, the overall device is basically constructed integrally, the structure is compact, and the waterproof design is convenient. The floating photographing apparatus of the present embodiment is advantageous in that it is applied to general fishing monitoring and shallow water observation and is easy to process. For example, if it is necessary to flexibly change the placement of each assembly, such as by mounting different cams, each assembly may also use a detachable modular design.

Example 2

Another embodiment of the floating photographing apparatus according to the present invention can be referred to Fig. The floating photographing apparatus 200 of the present embodiment includes a floating assembly 210, a power supply assembly 220, a diving photographing assembly 230, a power assembly 240, a wireless communication assembly 250, a bait 260, (Not shown). In addition to the distinctions described below, the description of each assembly can refer to what is described in Example 1 and is not repeated here.

In this embodiment, the floating assembly 210 is a single ship; The power supply assembly 220 includes a wind power generator 221 serving as a power generation unit and a battery 222 serving as an energy storage unit; The diving imaging assembly 230 is suspended below the hull and the LED illumination unit 231 is installed thereon; The power assembly 240 includes a motor 241, a driving wheel 242, and an electric control direction key 243 for controlling the direction; The wireless communication assembly 250 uses, for example, a GSM / GPRS / 3G / 4G communication module applied to remote wireless communication; The bait 260 is hung below the diving photographing assembly 230.

In one preferred embodiment, the floating photographing apparatus of the present embodiment further includes an electric rotary shaft 270 installed in the floating assembly 210. [ A cable is wound around the electric rotary shaft and the diving imaging assembly 230 is caught under the floating assembly through a cable. The electric rotary shaft 270 is for folding or unscrewing the cable through rotation so that the submersible shooting assembly changes the depth in the water to flexibly photograph images of different depths. In other embodiments, the cable wrapped around the electric rotary axle may be a simple cord that does not conduct electricity, such as a fishing line, or the bait may be suspended below the floating assembly through a fishing hook at the end of the fishing line to change the bait depth To attract or catch fish in different water layers.

In addition, preferably, the floating imaging device of the present embodiment further comprises a GPS location tracking assembly 280 that provides a location in which the device is located to enable the user to more conveniently track or control the location. The GPS location tracking assembly 280 may be integrated with the wireless communication assembly 250.

In addition, preferably, the floating photographing apparatus of the present embodiment is an active or passive sonar (hereinafter referred to as " sonar ") for locating an object such as a meatball or a strange object 290). An active sonar refers to a sonar device that can actively emit sound waves and that has a sonar detector, while a passive sonar refers to a sonar device that has only sonar detectors and does not emit sound waves.

In this embodiment, when the wind power is used as the renewable energy, the wind power generation has higher energy density and duration than the solar power generation. It is more suitable to find, catch or explore fish.

Example 3

Another embodiment of the floating photographing apparatus according to the present invention can be referred to Fig. The floating photographing apparatus 300 of the present embodiment includes a floating assembly 310, a power supply assembly 320, a diving photographing assembly 330, a power assembly 340, a wireless communication assembly 350, an electric rotary shaft 370, a GPS Location tracking assembly 380, sonar 390 and a control system (not shown). In addition to the distinctions described below, the description of each assembly may refer to those described in Example 1 and Example 2, and will not be repeated here.

In this embodiment, the floating assembly 310 is a single ship; The power supply assembly 320 includes a wave generator 321 serving as a power generating unit and a battery 322 serving as an energy storage unit; The diving photographing assembly 330 is installed on the lower side of the hull through an electric rotary shaft 370 and the infrared LED lighting unit 331 is installed thereon; The power assembly 340 includes an electric pump 341, a water pipe 342 as a drive mechanism, and an electric control direction key 343 for controlling the direction; The wireless communication assembly 350 uses a module adapted for remote wireless communication and is integrated with the GPS location tracking assembly 380; Sonar 390 is installed below diving imaging assembly 330.

In this embodiment, a submarine surveillance system is used in which a floating type wave generator is used as an energy source, a pump and a fountain device are used in a power system, and an infrared LED illumination is used, Or construction.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Those skilled in the art can change the specific embodiment according to the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A floating assembly for providing buoyancy to float at least a portion of the floating imaging device on a surface or underwater;
A power supply assembly installed in the floating assembly for providing electrical energy to each of the power consumption assemblies of the floating imaging device;
A diving photographing assembly installed below the floating assembly or for photographing a suspended image;
A power assembly installed in the floating assembly, the power assembly for driving the floating assembly to move; And
And a control system for controlling the operation of each of the power consumption assemblies. The method according to claim 1,
The power assembly
A motor electrically connected to the power supply assembly and providing a power output; And
And a driving mechanism for being operated by the motor and generating an interaction force with water to drive the floating assembly to move. 3. The method of claim 2,
The power assembly
Further comprising an electrically controlled rudder electrically connected to the power supply assembly for changing a moving direction of the floating assembly. The method according to claim 1,
The power supply assembly
A power generation unit for generating electrical energy using renewable energy; And
And an energy storage unit for storing renewable energy provided for use of the power generation unit or for storing electric energy generated by the power generation unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the power generation unit is selected from a fuel cell, a solar power generation unit, a wind power generation unit, and a wave generation unit. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a wireless communication assembly installed in the floating assembly for communicating with an external device,
Wherein the transmitted information includes a control command to transmit the image photographed by the diving imaging assembly to the control system. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: an electric rotating shaft mounted on the floating assembly, the cable rotating around an electric rotating shaft on which a cable is wound, the diving photographing assembly being suspended below the floating assembly through the cable, Wherein the submergence photographing assembly changes the depth in the water. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a bait installed below the floating assembly or installed around the diving imaging assembly. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the floating assembly is selected from an object having a specific gravity smaller than that of water, an airbag, and a vessel. 10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The diving imaging assembly further comprises an LED illumination unit for emitting visible light and / or infrared light to illuminate an imaging area of the diving imaging assembly;
The power supply further comprises a low power alarm unit for generating an alarm signal when the continuous use capability of the power supply assembly is lower than a set value;
The floating photographing apparatus further comprises a GPS position tracking assembly for providing a position of the floating photographing apparatus;
The floating photographing apparatus may further include an active or passive sonar for exploring an object
And one or more of the above characteristics.

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