Camera system for recording images, and associated method

摘要

In the case of a camera system for recording images consisting of at least one single camera, a solution is intended to be provided which allows a good sharp image to be recorded. This is achieved by virtue of the single cameras (1) each being arranged in different directions such that they record a continuous overall image, with the overall image comprising the frames from the single cameras (1), and are being a central control unit (3) which can be used to capture the motion profile of the camera system by means of at least one sensor (2) and to ascertain the trigger times of the single cameras (1) on the basis of a prescribed target function, said camera system moving autonomously over the entire time progression.

主权项

1. A method of capturing images using a camera system comprising at least two single cameras covering together a solid angle of 4 pi sr, a control unit and two or more sensors comprising an accelerometer and a rotation rate sensor, the method comprising:
propelling the camera system by an initial acceleration to a starting velocity; triggering the camera system when the camera system falls short of a minimum distance of at most 5 cm from an apogee within a trajectory of the camera system, the triggering determined according to a predetermined objective function, the apogee determined by integrating acceleration of the camera system in time before entry into free fall with air resistance; capturing at least a single image by the two single cameras; and further comprising defining a maximum motion blur and calculating a maximum rotational rate r using exposure time applied and triggering the at least two single cameras by comparing values of the rotation rate sensor to the maximum rotational rate r by the control unit.