We Claim
1. A method and apparatus for enhancing integrity of high speed camera video recording while capturing video in adverse condition, wherein said method uses a novel electrical interconnect (ref Fig1) called as a camera integrity controller[100] wherein, novel controller[100] comprises of camera mounting cage [107],a camera [118],protective glass [116],camera lens [104], processing unit [119],exposure Arm[109],FOV Arm[108],telemetry unit [117],Power distribution [110],An embedded heater [111],heater controller^ 12],safety circuit [114],control device[125],light Source A [103],receiver A[119], light Source B[106],receiver A[120], receiver C[129].Further, embedded Power distribution [110] has an interconnection point for interconnecting 28 VDC[200] available at test platform, and Power ON/Off Switch [201] for controlling power to power supply safety box with 1 Ampere fuse[202] .power to control device [203] having PotentiometeM [300] to control exposure &laser Arm[109] through Exposure control Arm [109], Potentiometer 2 [301] to control power supply to FOV Arm[108]; power supply to light source A[103] and light source B[106].
2. The method and apparatus in claim 1, wherein embedded exposure control arm [109] comprising a mechanical arm for adjusting light exposure to lens: wherein exposure is controlled by potentiometer 1[300] of control device [125] operable by operator to control the motion of Arm, embedded FOV control arm [108] comprising a mechanical arm for adjusting FOV of lens: wherein FOV is controlled by potentiometer 2[301] of control device [125] operable by operator to control the motion of Arm, Real time monitoring of protective glass moisture through light source A [103] and receiver A [119]. Receiver A is photovoltaic receiver coupled with voltage amplifier. The method and apparatus in claim 1, wherein real time monitoring of camera lens through using light source B [106] and receiver B [120] & providing status. Receiver B is photovoltaic receiver coupled with voltage amplifier.
3. The method and apparatus in claim 1, wherein it has one photovoltaic receiver C [129] mounted outside camera cage. The output of receiver C is connected with voltage amplifier [606]. This is used for referencing purpose. There The processing circuit [119] has an embedded voltage amplifier [601] coupled to the comparator 1[603] through the electrical interconnection. The alarm 2 [115] may generated after a comparator 2[604], compares real time output of voltage amplifier [606] with dynamic reference voltage, real time value from voltage amplifier [606] actuates alarm 2 [115] to either turn on or turn off. The processing circuit [119] has an embedded voltage amplifier [600] coupled to the comparator 1[601] through the electrical interconnection. The alarm 1 [113] may generated after a comparator [601], compares real time output of voltage amplifier [600] with dynamic reference voltage, real time value from voltage amplifier [606] actuates alarm 1 [113] to either turn on or turn off. The tester in claim 1, processing unit [119] generates alarm 1[113] based on protective glass contamination status and alarm 2[115] based on lens contamination or misplacement status.
4. The method and apparatus in claim 1, wherein real time monitoring of protective glass moisture status is controlled by an embedded heater [111] using heater controller [112] for moisture evaporation. The novel controller [100] has an embedded heater controller [112]. This heater controller [112] has three modes of operation viz auto mode selection, manual mode selection, Off mode selection. This three-way mod selection switch is mounted near operator. In, off selection no power supply be given to heater. In manual mode selection [503] fixed 28 VDC will be supplied to heater. In auto mode as per altitude voltage will be supplied to heater.
5. The tester in claim 1, wherein safety circuit [114] has three relay R1,R2,R3 ;wherein first relay is to control potentiometer 1[300] and potentiometer 2 [301]output to exposure control arm[109]&FOV control arm[108],wherein relay R3 & R2 works in series based on alarm 1[113]&alarm 2[115] condition to control recording signal and 28VDC .