Target Tracking Camera Keeps Eye On Fast Moving Object
Ishikawa Oku Lab has developed a camera system can track fast moving objects and keeping them in the center of the screen at all times. "1ms Auto Pan-Tilt" technology can automatically control the camera's Pan-Tilt angles to keep an object always at the center of the field, just like "autofocus" keeps an object in focus.
This device consists of two mirrors for pan and tilt and a group of lenses. The Saccade mirrors can be controlled at high speed, on the order of milliseconds. Even a high-speed object like a bouncing Ping-Pong ball in play can be tracked at the center due to a high-speed optical gaze controller Saccade Mirror and a 1000-fps high-speed vision.
The mirrors move independently, so this system doesn’t lose its high-speed response even if it’s connected to a large, heavy camera. Also, by connecting a projector instead of a recording device, images can be projected onto a fast-moving object. This could also be used in AR applications, showing interactive content on moving objects.
Currently under development by the Ishikawa Oku Lab, at the University of Tokyo, this latest version captures Full HD video and can be used outdoors. Supposed applications of this target tracking Camera technology are a broadcasting service of a sports game, recording detailed dynamics of a flying bird, an insect, a car, an aircraft etc.
via: diginfo.tv | source: k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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