The present invention provides methods, systems, and apparatus for generating panoramic aerial images. An image capturing device is coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) via a carrier configured to allow the image capturing device to rotate around one, two, or three axes relative to the UAV. To generate a panoramic image, the UAV is brought to hover or remain substantially stationary near a predetermined location. While the UAV is hovering over the predetermined position, the carrier causes the image capturing device to rotate around a first axis while stabilizing the image capturing device with respect to at least a second axis. As the image capturing device rotates, it captures a plurality of overlapping images. The plurality of images can be processed entirely onboard the UAV to generate a panoramic image without transmitting the plurality of images to a remote device.

A target image captured from a fisheye lens or other lens with known distortion parameters may be transformed to align it to a reference image. Corresponding features may be detected in the target image and the reference image. The features may be transformed to a spherical coordinate space. In the spherical space, images may be re-pointed or rotated in three dimensions to align all or a subset of the features of the target image to the corresponding features of the reference image. For example, in a sequence of images, background features of the target image in the spherical image space may be aligned to background features of the reference image in the spherical image space to compensate for camera motion while preserving foreground motion. An inverse transformation may then be applied to bring the images back into the original image space.

An image shake correction device, comprising: an image correction unit configured to correct image shake by moving with respect to an optical axis; and a locking ring provided rotatably about the optical axis. In this configuration, the image correction unit comprises at least one locked projection formed to protrude in an optical axis direction, the locking ring comprises at least one locking projection formed to protrude in the optical axis direction, and at a predetermined rotational position of the locking ring, the at least one locking projection contacts the at least one locked projection and thereby locks the image correction unit.

A spacer assembly includes: an essentially-planer structural portion configured to position an image sensor on a MEMS actuator; an outer sub-portion configured to be mounted to the MEMS actuator; and an inner sub-portion configured to mount the image sensor.

Video information and sensor information may be obtained. The video information may define spherical video content having a progress length. The spherical video content may define visual content viewable from a point a view as a function of progress through the progress length of the spherical video content. The spherical video content may be captured by one or more image capture devices. The sensor information may characterize capture of the spherical video content. A viewing direction for the spherical video content may be determined based on the sensor information and/or other information. The viewing direction may define a direction of view for the spherical video content from the point of view as the function of progress through the progress length of the spherical video content. The spherical video content may be presented on a display based on the viewing direction.

A physical object processing system is described that includes a process station, a transport facility, an optical imaging system, an image sensor and data process facilities. The transport facility transports objects along the process station that performs processing steps to the object. The image sensor acquires a digital image from an optical image of the physical objects provided by the optical imaging system. The data process facilities in turn process the digital image to control the process station. The optical imaging system maps the optical image of the at least one physical object onto the image sensor at an at least substantially fixed position during a time-interval for acquiring the digital image.

A magnetic levitation obstacle avoidance device and a magnetic levitation holder are provided, wherein the magnetic levitation obstacle avoidance device includes: a magnetic levitation component and an obstacle avoidance module; wherein the magnetic levitation component comprises a driving component, an inner stator and an outer rotor; wherein the obstacle avoidance module is mounted on the outer rotor; the driving component drives the outer rotor according to attitude changes of the obstacle avoidance module, so as to change a magnetic force between the outer rotor and the inner stator; the obstacle avoidance module is adjusted to a target attitude by magnetic levitation rotation of the outer rotor. The magnetic levitation obstacle avoidance device and the magnetic levitation holder are self-adaptive in attitude adjustment, and are more stable.

In an embodiment, a system includes an immersive camera module including a camera mounting block having a plurality of camera mounting sites and a plurality of cameras mounted to the plurality of camera mounting sites. Each of the plurality of cameras includes a partially-overlapping field of view, and the camera module is configured to comprehensively capture a target space. The system further includes a chassis operatively coupled with the immersive camera module, the chassis configured to smoothly maneuver the camera module comprehensively through the target space. Aspects herein can also relate to methods for capturing immersions, systems and methods for providing immersions, and systems and methods for viewing and controlling immersions.

Disclosed is a camera module comprising: a lens assembly comprising a liquid lens which comprises a first liquid and a second liquid forming the surface; a gyro sensor for outputting inclination information; and a controller for adjusting the surface by applying a driving signal to the liquid lens on the basis of focal information and the inclination information, wherein the controller applies different weights to the driving signal in accordance with the angular velocity of the liquid lens obtained on the basis of the inclination information.

Various embodiments include perimeter sheet spring suspension arrangements for cameras. A perimeter sheet spring suspension arrangement may be used to suspend a moveable platform of the camera from a base structure of the camera, and allow a lens group of the camera to move laterally. According to some embodiments, the perimeter sheet spring suspension arrangement may include one or more tabs that may be used as bumpers that cushion lateral movement of the moveable platform.