Challenge
How does a fly escape the fly swatter? With a pair of compound eyes consisting of around 180 facets, it can detect movement in real time. Each facet is a rigid camera module in itself with an unlimited depth of field. What would an artificial fly eye that has the same capabilities and is suited to mass production look like?
Invention
The RES-Fly Eye establishes a direct link between any visible object represented by a specific number of object fields and a corresponding photocell on a digital sensor. The total number of photocells corresponds to the number of object fields chosen. Similar to a fly's eye, the camera module comprises a multitude of microchannels and microlenses which, on the object side, are united by a collimating lens. In each microchannel, the collimated light focuses on a photocell of the sensor.
Advantages
- Low-cost camera module
- New type of camera for various purposes
- Modular design for combinability
- Combine a variety of camera modules with different properties
Applications
- Real-time motion detection
- Robots with fly eyes
- Autonomous driving for cars using image processing
- Pocket camera with spring cover
- Omnidirectional camera