1 ms Auto Pan-Tilt – video shooting technology for objects in motion based on Saccade Mirror with background subtraction

Abstract

In this paper, the authors propose a state-of-the-art video shooting system for some randomly and quickly moving objects, which is based on our precise centering technology ‘1 ms Auto Pan-Tilt.’ It can capture the certain moving target as if it stopped and were fixed at the center of the image. In a previous study, we proposed and developed a handmade special device to control a camera gaze promptly, yet, it was not applicable for a real situation. This time, we remodeled the device as a unit with plural camera ports, which realized obtaining high-resolution movies. Moreover, with quantifying the system mathematically, we proposed a robust algorithm for a real use. Videos obtained by the new system help us grasp the detail movement of the target object more clearly, which is highly demanded in the realms of the measurement, astronomy, broadcasting service, and so on.