Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1990-07-23
1992-06-23
Lall, Parshotam S.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
364174, 364559, 248550, 318649, F16F 1500, B64C 1700
Patent
active
051249383
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for platform stabilization. The apparatus uses linear and/or angular accelerometers to derive the roll, pitch, and yaw components of the angular velocity of the vehicle the apparatus is mounted on. Based on the calculation of angular velocity or acceleration of the vehicle and the current rate and angle of rotation of the device to be stabilized, the apparatus generates setpoint and movement commands for servo motors that rotate the sensing device such that the line of sight of the sensing device is stabilized. A control system implements a velocity control system, or, alternatively, an acceleration control system. In one embodiment of the invention, the accelerometers are positioned on a mounting base along axes corresponding to the roll, pitch and yaw axes of the vehicle in a location adjacent to the sensing device. In an alternative embodiment, the accelerometers are positioned on the stabilized element itself, with the command strategy being to force gimbal rotations so that the output of the accelerometers is urged towards a null value.
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