Patent ID: 7365774

Claim:
Device for cameras for taking images of an object or surface, said device being adapted to be mounted on a stabilized suspension system to be mounted on an movable vehicle moving in a movement direction at a relative speed higher than 100 km/hour with respect to the object or surface to be taken in images, said device comprising: a frame, at least two camera modules for taking a first series of views by the first camera module and a second series of views by the second camera module, each camera module comprising a first camera portion comprising a framing sensor and a second camera portion comprising at least one lens, whereby each camera module has a central optical axis, said framing sensor being provided with means for transferring data collected by the sensor to an element selected from the group consisting of data memory, data treatment system and combinations thereof, and means adapted for orienting the central optical axis of each camera module with respect to the frame, in which the framing sensor of the first camera module adapted for taking a field of view during an exposure time of less than 0.1 second is associated to a forward motion compensation means comprising at least one piezo flexure positioner controlling a movement of the framing sensor at a substantially constant speed for a period greater than the exposure time of the framing sensor of the first camera module, in which the framing sensor of the second camera module adapted for taking a field of view during an exposure time of less than 0.1 second is associated to a forward motion compensation means comprising at least one piezo flexure positioner controlling a movement of the framing sensor at a substantially constant speed for a period greater than the exposure time, and in which the means for orienting the central optical axis of each camera module is adapted for orienting at least the central optical axis of a first camera module and the central optical axis of a second camera module, so that the first camera module and the second camera module have overlapping field of views, whereby said orienting means is mounted detachable with respect to the frame, while at least the first portion of the camera modules is mounted detachable with respect to said orienting means.