Enhanced camera positioner
US10921689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M13/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various operator supported camera positioning systems are disclosed. The camera positioning systems can allow translational and rotational movement of different camera types on a camera mount. An operator interface, such as a handle bar or elongated beam, can operatively support the camera mount through a series of rotational linkages, allowing for relative rotation of the camera mount about one, two or three axes. The rotation about some or all of these axes can be controlled by drives, and control signals for these drives can be generated by one or more inertial transducers to stabilize the surface mount and associated camera orientation and pointing by reducing deviations from the inertially fixed orientation of the camera mount in response to rotational movements of the system about the one or more controlled axes of rotation.
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