Gimbal support system with uni-directional roll stiffness
US5873560A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/96
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a gimbal system for an apparatus supported in a frame. The gimbal system includes at least two parallel flexible beams positioned on either side of the apparatus. The apparatus is attached to the beam near a center of the beam to the apparatus, such that an active length of the beam is equal to a distance between the beams centers. A first end and a second end of the beam is mounted to the frame. At least one dampening mechanism is attached at a first end to the apparatus and at the other end to the frame. The apparatus exhibits axisymmetric roll stiffness independent of the motion of the frame.
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