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| − | The sensor-front-ends (SFE) - which were especially developed for Eyesis4Pi - allow the focus plane to be shifted and rotated with very high accuracy. This allows extremely precise calibration of each lens and SFE which is done with every Eyesis4Pi during assembly with custom developed software. Check out this [http://blogs.elphel.com/2010/06/elphel-eyesis-camera-optics-and-lens-focus-adjustment/ Elphel Development Blog post] for more details. | + | The sensor-front-ends (SFE) - which were especially developed for Eyesis4Pi - allow the focus plane to be shifted and rotated with very high accuracy. This allows extremely precise calibration of each lens and SFE which is done with every Eyesis4Pi during assembly with custom developed software. Check out this [http://blogs.elphel.com/2010/06/elphel-eyesis-camera-optics-and-lens-focus-adjustment/ Elphel Development Blog post] for more details. |
== Tech specs == | == Tech specs == | ||
Revision as of 05:23, 10 August 2011
Contents
About
Elphel Eyesis4Pi is an open hardware / free software panoramic camera solution that is able to capture high-resolution - 64 MPix total (120 MPix before stitching) - 360° panoramas at a rate up to 5 frames per second at full resolution. It is the successor of the Elphel Eyesis. Images are recorded to 8 solid-state-discs (Eyesis4Pi Data Storage) which can store up to 11 hours of footage at full resolution. Meta-data like GPS-coordinates (geotags), viewing direction, movement speed, etc. are directly embedded into the images EXIF fields. Eyesis4Pi uses 24 sensor-front-ends and high-grade lenses that are triggered simultaneously with microsecond accuracy to ensure a full homogeneous spherical snapshot.
Usage Scenarios
The system was designed to be small and lightweight with a minimal distance between the entrance pupils (46.5mm) to achieve lowest possible parallax.
The primary usage scenario is to mount Eyesis4Pi on the roof of a vehicle. When driving at 50 mph (22.3 m/s) and recording at 5 FPS a full panorama is captured every 4.46 meters.
Operation & Monitoring
Eyesis is controlled from a laptop, via a web-based interface (Eyesis GUI). Which also displays real-time previews of your captured panorama footage.
Eyesis is supplied with 110V/220V AC and can be used with car power adapter (inverter), when mounted on a car roof. Power consumption is around ???W.
Models
4π (or 4Pi) corresponds to a full full spherical (360°x180°) field of view in steradians.
There are 2 version of the camera Eyesis4Pi with 24 image sensors and full spherical field of view and Eyesis3Pi with 16 sensors (without 8 bottom modules) with slightly smaller field of view.
Comparison between Eyesis and Eyesis4Pi
| Parameter |
Eyesis |
Eyesis4Pi (Eyesis 3Pi without 8 bottom modules) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined field of view (steradians) |
3*π |
4*π (3*π) | |
| Number of image sensors |
9 |
24 (16) |
|
| Angular resolution +/-30° from the horizon |
≥4.2Mpix/steradian |
≥4.2Mpix/steradian |
1 |
| Angular resolution +30° to +90°(zenith) |
≥0.83Mpix/steradian |
≥4.2Mpix/steradian | 1 |
| Angular resolution -30° to -90°(nadir) | none | ≥4.2Mpix/steradian (none) | 1 |
| Combined megapixels | 45.0 | 120.0 (80.0) | |
| Combined megapixels (w/o overlapping areas) | 34.0 | 64.0 (48.0) | |
| Combined megapixels (w/o overlapping areas, worst case resolution) |
29.0 | 52.8 (39.6) | 1,2 |
| Distance between entrance pupils of adjacent horizontal lenses |
34.5mm | 46.5mm | |
| Distance between entrance pupils of horizontal and top/bottom lenses |
75mm | 50mm | 3 |
| Maximal frame rate | 5fps | 5fps | 4 |
| Maximal recording data rate | 48MB/s | 128MB/s (96Mb/s) | |
| Maximal direct network data rate | 30MB/s | 80MB/s (60MB/s) | |
| GPS receiver | external, USB | External/internal, USB/RS232 | |
| GPS pulse-per-second input | no |
yes |
|
| IMU | none | ADIS163xx,ADIS164xx | |
| Data unload | removable SSD in cradles | eSATAx2 | |
| Storage devices type | 2.5″ SSD | 1.8″SSD | |
| Number of storage devices | 3 |
8 (6) |
|
Notes:
- Angular resolution per pixel differs in the sub-camera FOV, minimal resolution is used.
- Zenith area for Eyesis (covered by fisheye lens) is calculated separately.
- For Eyesis the distance is measured from the entrance pupil of the horizontal lens to that of the top fisheye, for Eysis-4pi – to the entrance pupil of the lens immediately above/below the first one.
- Frame rate may be limited by the recording (or network if the SSD are not used) datarate for high compression quality (>0.3 bytes/pixel), required for the aberration correction.
Calibration
The sensor-front-ends (SFE) - which were especially developed for Eyesis4Pi - allow the focus plane to be shifted and rotated with very high accuracy. This allows extremely precise calibration of each lens and SFE which is done with every Eyesis4Pi during assembly with custom developed software. Check out this Elphel Development Blog post for more details.
Tech specs
Eyesis4Pi Camera
- 24x Color 5Mpix CMOS sensors in array
- Resolution - 64MPix (120MPix before stitching)
- Up to 5 FPS at full resolution (120Mpix)
- highly customizable
- Web-based GUI
- GPS powered geo-tagging
- IMU powered 3D inertial measurement
- Precise image capture synchronization
- RAW or compressed image formats
- High resolution lenses: 24x M12 lens mount
- Very small parallax - distance between entrance pupils: 46.5 mm
- Weatherproof camera body and camera pole
Eyesis Data Storage
- 8x swappable ???GB - 1.8" - SSDs (Total ???GB)
- Enough space for up to ?? hours of full Resolution/FPS footage (depending on quality settings and actual image content)
- GigEthernet Switch
- Weatherproof enclosure
- Dimensions of Data Storage: 280 x 120 x 170 mm
Eyesis Computer
The Eyesis Computer is a high-end-workstation with small form factor. It is intended for image post-processing and not required for recording footage.
It comes with all Elphel developed software and tools required for processing panoramic images preinstalled.
- Small form factor Shuttle PC
- Intel Core i7-950 Quad-Core Processor
- 16 GB DDR3 RAM
- GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB
- 2 TB HDD
Tech Specs of a Single Image Sensor (Eyesis4Pi uses 24 of these, Eyesis3Pi uses 26 of these)
| Color Image Sensor | 1/2.5" bayer-pattern CMOS |
| Effective number of pixels | 2592x1936 (5,018,112 pixels) |
| Aspect Ratio | Chip 4:3, Region of interest freely adjustable in 16 pixel steps |
| Sensor Output | 12 Bit ADC |
| Sensor Features | Region of interest, on-chip binning and decimation |
| Dynamic Range | 70 db (76 db at 2x2 binning) |
| Electronic Shutter | 1 us to "very long" (~3h) in 1us steps |
| Gain | Analog & Digital (0 db to 12 db continuous) |
