Miniature positioning device
OwnerJerry Kirschinventor
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Abstract
A positioning device (10, 10') including a mounting base (16), a yaw assembly (18) for imparting yaw movement relative to the mounting base (16) and a pitch assembly (22) for imparting pitch movement relative to the mounting base (16) is disclosed. The yaw assembly (18) comprises a yaw table (20) rotatably mounted to the mounting base (16) and the pitch assembly (22) comprises a pitch wheel (24) rotatably mounted to the yaw table (20). The positioning device (10, 10') includes a pitch motor (28) located on the yaw table (20) for rotating the pitch wheel (24) relative to the yaw table (20) and a yaw motor (38) located on the yaw table (20) for rotating the yaw table (20) relative to the mounting base (16).
Claims69
A positioning device (10, 10') for positioning an object (12), said positioning device (10, 10') comprising:
- a mounting base (16);
- a yaw assembly (18) for imparting yaw movement relative to said mounting base (16), said yaw assembly (18) comprising a yaw table (20) rotatably mounted to said mounting base (16);
- a pitch assembly (22) for imparting pitch movement relative to said mounting base (16), said pitch assembly (22) comprising a pitch wheel (24) adapted for mounting to the object (12) and rotatably mounted to said yaw table (20);
- pitch drive means (26) located on said yaw table (20) for rotating said pitch wheel (24) relative to said yaw table (20), said pitch drive means (26) including a pitch motor (28) coupled to said yaw table (20) such that said pitch motor (28) rotates with table yaw table second pitch axis (PA);
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- yaw drive means (36) located on said yaw table (20) for rotating said yaw table (20) relative to said mounting base (16), said yaw drive means (36) including a yaw motor (38) coupled to said yaw table (20) such that said yaw motor (38) rotates with said yaw table (20) around a first yaw axis (YA) that intersects the center of said pitch wheel (24) and said second pitch axis (PA) to define a center point (CP) about which the object (12) is positioned.
A positioning device (10, 10') for positioning a camera and lens assembly (14), said positioning device (10, 10') comprising:
- a mounting base (16);
- a yaw assembly (18) for imparting yaw movement relative to said mounting base (16), said yaw assembly (18) comprising a yaw table (20) rotatably mounted to said mounting base (16);
- a pitch assembly (22) for imparting pitch movement relative to said mounting base (16), said pitch assembly (22) comprising a pitch wheel (24) adapted for mounting to the object (12) and rotatably mounted to said yaw table (20);
- a camera and lens assembly (14) mounted to said pitch wheel (24);
- pitch drive means (26) located on said yaw table (20) for rotating said pitch wheel (24) relative to said yaw table (20), said pitch drive means (26) including a pitch motor (28) coupled to said yaw table (20) such that said pitch motor (28) rotates with said yaw table (20) around a second pitch axis (PA);
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- yaw drive means (36) located on said yaw table (20) for rotating said yaw table (20) relative to said mounting base (16), said yaw drive means (36) including a yaw motor (38) coupled to said yaw table (20) such that said yaw motor (38) rotates with said yaw table (20) around a first yaw axis (YA) that intersects the center of said pitch wheel (24) and said second pitch axis (PA) to define a center point (CP) about which the object (12) is positioned.
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