Supports – Machinery support – Movable machine
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
King, Anita M. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Machinery support
Movable machine
C396S428000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07000883
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatuses for stabilizing payloads, including airborne cameras, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus employs a gimbal system in which the camera is mounted, together with suitable motors for pointing the camera by actuating this gimbal system and suitable sensors for deriving a signal to drive these gimbal motors. The gimbal axes can be arranged in a sequence that can provide for camera stabilization while reducing complexity, avoiding gimbal lock, increasing redundancy and enhancing performance.
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Mercadal Mathieu
von Flotow Andreas H.
King Anita M.
Perkins Coie LLP
The Insitu Group, Inc.
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