Skewed-axis three degree-of-freedom remote-center gimbal
AssigneeMoog Inc.
InventorPieter Lammertse
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Abstract
A remote-center three degree-of-freedom gimbal (20) includes: a support (21); a first link (24) mounted on the support for pivotal movement about a first axis (z-z); a second link (25) mounted on the first link for pivotal movement about a second axis (x-x); and a member (26) mounted on the second link for pivotal movement about a third axis (y-y); wherein said axes intersect at an imaginary point (28); and wherein said first and second links are configured as arcuate segments.
Claims15
A remote-center three degree-of-freedom gimbal, comprising:
- a support;
- a first link mounted on said support for pivotal movement about a first axis;
- a second link mounted on said first link for pivotal movement about a second axis;
- and
- a member mounted on said second link for pivotal movement about a third axis;
- wherein said axes intersect at an imaginary point;
- and
- wherein said first and second links are configured as arcuate segments.
A remote-center three degree-of-freedom gimbal as set forth in claim 15 wherein the position of at least one of said links is controlled by a closed position servoloop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.