My friends at Arrayen who do infrastructure monitoring using AI have asked me design a custom frame for their 360° camera. You may have seen the first post where we came up with a simple fix for the cheap frame that they already had for the camera. Well it turns out that that frame is a little flimsy for what they need causing the camera footage to be shaky and unusable.
So I was put to task again to come up with a solution that would be rigid enough for them to use. They now had custody of a new vehicle that would be used for data acquisition, a Suzuki Jimny. The Jimny has a roof rack fitted that the new frame would be mounted to, so I took some measurements and got stuck into it.
Test fitting the new frame on the Arrayen Jimny.
The original camera frame that was too flimsy.
The design is simple enough, bolting onto the rack between rungs. The top plate is designed to the two camera mounts that Arrayen have for the camera, a rigid one for smooth terrain and one that has built-in damping to isolate the camera from the cars vibrations. I’d say the dampened one will be used most of the time, with the rigid one as a backup.
I enlisted the help of a gun fabricator, Brett, who I used to work with in a previous job. He was keen to take on the job and came through with a great looking frame for us. Check out his Instagram below. He does some amazing work.
We’re all very happy with the result and I’m looking forward to getting some more pics later with the frame installed permanently and the Suzuki vinyl wrapped with the Arrayen livery. Check out their website if you’re in need of asset management using the latest AI tech.
Gallery - AI Vehicle Camera Mount - Take 2
