WORK VEHICLE WITH A VARIABLY POSITIONABLE CAMERA AND RELATED SYSTEMS
FIG10 illustrates a close-up view of the camera of the imaging system according to aspects of the present disclosure, particularly illustrating the camera within a camera housing
Referring now to FIG10 one embodiment of the camera 38 is illustrated according to aspects of the present disclosure. Particularly, FIG10 illustrates a camera 38 positioned within a camera housing 48. As illustrated, in certain embodiments, the camera housing 48 may surround the camera 38. For example, the camera housing 48 may include a number of walls 50 assembled around the camera 38. Further, in certain embodiments, the camera 38 may be coupled to one or more of the walls 50. It should be recognized that the camera housing 48 may protect the camera 38 from accidental contact that may damage the camera 38, prevent dirt and debris from blocking a lens of the camera 38, and/or prevent the camera 38 from being accidentally oriented such that the camera 38 does not capture image(s) of the work area 32. In the depicted embodiment, the camera housing 48 has a rectangular shape, or, more particularly, the camera housing 38 may have a square shape. It should be appreciated that, in other embodiments, the camera housing 48 may have any other suitable configuration or shape to house the camera 38.
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wall walls
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['1. A work vehicle (10), the work vehicle (10) comprising, a body (12), a controllable, articulable implement (14) coupled to the body (12), the articulable implement (14) including at least two arm (16) and a tool (18) positioned at a distal end (20) of the articulable implement (14), wherein the articulable implement (14) is positionable by an operator of the work vehicle (10) in an operating environment (26), the work vehicle (10) being  characterized by : an imaging system (28) comprising: a display (30) housed within the operating environment (26) of the work vehicle (10) configured to display (30) images of a work area (32); a track (34) including a rail (36) coupled to at least one of the arms (16) of the articulable implement (14) and extending along a length of the at least one arm (16); and a camera (38) coupled to the track (34), the camera (38) communicatively coupled with the display (30), wherein the camera (38) captures at least one image of the work area (32) and communicates the image to the display (30), wherein the camera (38) is positionable at a plurality of locations (40) along the rail (36) to capture images of the work area (32).']