Patent ID: 7170549
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera lens control system for use at a test range, said camera lens control system controlling camera lens functions to obtain optimal recordings of launch events of an airborne vehicle at said test range, comprising: video camera means having a lens, said video camera means tracking a launch and a test flight of said airborne vehicle along a flight path for said airborne vehicle; said video camera means generating video flight data of the launch and the test flight of said airborne vehicle along the flight path for said airborne vehicle; controller means connected to said video camera means to receive said video flight data of the launch and the test flight of said airborne vehicle; video monitoring and recording means connected to said controller means to receive said video flight data generated by said video camera means, said video monitoring and recording means, responsive to said video flight data received by said video monitoring and recording means, displaying the launch and the test flight of said airborne vehicle along the flight path for said airborne vehicle, said video monitoring and recording means recording the launch and the test flight of said airborne vehicle; said controller means having a memory card, and a computer software program, said memory card storing flight path information which identifies the flight path for said airborne vehicle; said controller means controlling focus, zoom and iris settings for the lens of said video camera means during the launch and the test flight of said airborne vehicle along the flight path of said airborne vehicle when said video camera means is tracking said airborne vehicle; and said computer software program handling and interpreting said flight path information stored on said memory card enabling operation of said controller means allowing said controller means to automatically control the focus, zoom and iris settings for the lens of said video camera means during the launch and the test flight of said airborne vehicle along the flight path for said airborne vehicle.