Systems and methods for payload stabilization

A system for stabilizing a payload, comprising:

• a platform mount having a first end is physically connected to a supporting platform and a second end;
• the payload mount is physically connected to the payload, and is physically and rotatably connected via at least one pivot axis to the second end of the platform mount;
• at least one sensor for measuring angular orientation of the payload along the at least one pivot axis;
• at least one propulsion device connected to the payload mount, and angled to change an angular position of the payload mount along the at least one pivot axis;
• and a stabilizing controller for receiving outputs of the at least one sensor, calculating instructions for the at least one propulsion device, and forwarding the instructions to the at least one propulsion device;
• wherein the at least one propulsion device changes the angular position of the payload mount in the at least one pivot axis according to the received instructions while the supporting platform maneuvers independently of the movements of the payload and the stabilization system does not lift the payload into the air, wherein the calculated instructions include summing linear forces created by the at least one propulsion device and the instructions are calculated to minimize the sum of linear forces.