You Can Run But You Can't Hide

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We present the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera which captures a full spherical panorama when thrown into the air. At the peak of its flight, which is determined using an accelerometer, a full panoramic image is captured by 36 mobile phone camera modules.

Neat idea, though the “you can see what’s behind you” gave me a creepy 70’s/80’s horror flick vibe. The call is coming from inside the ball!

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  2. erm… the acceleration is constant (after release from the hand) until it reaches the floor! How can an accelerometer detect the top of the trajectory?

  3. A barometric pressure sensor is sensitive enough to capture the apex of the throw. Either that, or they measure the acceleration of the toss and time the ascent.

  4. There’s a web site, with a moderate amount of detail (jonaspfeil.de/ballcamera). The inventor says that an accelerometer measures the launch acceleration and integrates to predict when then toss will peak.

    Cameras are 2 megapixels each, and the case was made with a rapid-prototyping 3-D printer (aka, fabbing).

    I’m the photographer for the International Jugglers Association, and this is giving me ideas. Even without the significant complication of panorama stitching, you could get some very interesting photos – Just pick out which camera happened to be aimed in the right direction for what you wanted. Unfortunately, not for sale yet.

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