Motion Blur and Chicken Heads Anonymous MIT student Computational Photography 2009A moving camera creates blurCurrent solutions Multiple cameras in a lineMoving Film Prinz, Reinhard. 1985. Method and means for compensating for image motion in an aerial camera. United States Patent 4,505,559 Drawing of camera system removed due to copyright restrictions. See Fig. 6 in Leberl, F. et al. (2003). “The ultracam large format aerial digital camera system.” Proceedings of the American Society For Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, pp. 5-9. http://vicos.fri.uni-lj.si/data/publications/leberl03the.pdf Schematic of airplane-based Leica Geosystems ADS40 imaging system removed due to copyright restrictions. See Fig 5 in Leberl, F. et al. (2002). “Novel Concepts for Aerial Digital Cameras.” Proceedings of the ISPRS Commission I Symposium. http://vicos.fri.uni-lj.si/data/publications/leberl02novel.pdf Linescan camerasNature Inspired Still image from video by destinws2. “Chicken Head Tracking – Pennywhistle Productions.” 15 June 2008. YouTube. Accessed 1 June 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPlkFPowCc Courtesy of Destin Sandlin. Used with permission.Idea: Don't Move the Camera (relatively) Benefits Limitations •Digital • Moving parts • More light • Speed sensor • Consistent angle • 1 dimensionalSimulated Results dont move multicam shift & add rotatePhysical PrototypePerformance Prototype • Chain vibrates camera • Camera wires tangle • Two cameras not enough • Unreliable direct-drive •< $20 Future • Smooth belt systems • wireless • many, small cameras • Sensors and motors • $$$$Summary Q. How do we take a sharp image of a static scene from a moving vehicle? A. Don't move the camera 6D robot arms Photo of robot arm removed due to copyright restrictions. South Facing Chariot Photo of chariot removed due to copyright restrictions. Google Street View Photo of car with cameras attached to roof removed due to copyright restrictions.`MIT OpenCourseWarehttp://ocw.mit.edu MAS.531 Computational Camera and Photography Fall 2009 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: