Spherical field of view (FOV) multiple payloads gimbal system and method of manufacturing and using the same
OwnerQuoc Viet Luonginventor
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Abstract
A method and a spherical field of view gimbal system (“gimbal system”) are provided, comprising: a suspension arm having a first terminal and a second terminal; a first gimbal arm connected to the suspension arm; a second L-shaped gimbal arm connected to the gimbal arm; and a third L-shaped gimbal arm connected to the first gimbal arm; and controller circuit configured to measure the errors in rotational angles and adjust the rotations of the second L-shaped gimbal arm and second L-shaped gimbal arm accordingly.
Claims20
A spherical field of view gimbal system (“gimbal system”), comprising:
- (a) a suspension arm having a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein said first terminal is connected to a transport vehicle;
- (b) a first gimbal arm connected to said second terminal of said suspension arm in a manner that allows said first gimbal arm to roll in 360°;
- (c) a second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm connected to a third terminal of said first gimbal arm in a manner that allows said extendable telescoping second L-shaped gimbal arm to pitch and yaw independently in 360°;
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- (d) a third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm connected to a fourth terminal of said first gimbal arm in a manner that allows said third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm to pitch and yaw independently in 360°.
A method of obtaining a spherical field of view gimbal system, comprising:
- (a) preparing a gimbal structure comprising:
- a suspension arm having a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein said first terminal is connected to a host vehicle;
- a first gimbal arm connected to said second terminal of said suspension arm in a manner that allows said first gimbal arm to roll in 360°;
- a second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm connected to a third terminal of said first gimbal arm in a manner that allows said second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm to pitch and yaw in 360°;
- and a third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm connected to a fourth terminal of said first gimbal arm in a manner that allows said first gimbal arm to pitch and yaw in 360°;
- (b) measuring actual angles of rotation of said second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm and said third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm;
- (c) determining differences between said actual angles of rotation and predetermined angles of rotation of said second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm and said third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm;
- (d) if said differences are substantially zero, then rotating said second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm and said third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm to said predetermined angles of rotation;
- (e) otherwise, converting said differences into voltages which rotate said second extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm and said third extendable telescoping L-shaped gimbal arm to said predetermined angles of rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.