Re: Need engineer for hire



Michael Brown wrote:

Hey all... I figured this was a good place to start.

I'm looking for someone who can take on a project for my company, to
design a very accurate PTZ mount for a small camera. The mount will
need to have a resolution of around 100,000 steps (0.0036 degrees per
step), and high accuracy positioning (repeatably it should go to the
same exact spot when it's told to via serial/network communication
interface). The camera weight will be around 1lb, so it doesn't have
to be too heavy duty. It also needs to maintain a minimum speed of 60
deg/s for movement (ideal is 100-120 deg/s).

Anyone interested in a project like this? I can provide more details
to those interested in the project. It needs to be developed as a low
cost mount, I can elaborate on what low cost means in an email.

Anyways, thanks guys - looking forward to hearing from some talented
hackers :P

Do you need to move the camera in azimuth or just pan? Can you put a
small mirror in front of the camera and move just that (leaving the
camera stationary)?

What sort of resolution must the final image have? One approach is to
put a wide angle lens on the camera, have it look straight up and
extract the portion of its image in the direction of interest using
software.

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