Stabilized platform system for camera
AssigneeWescam Inc.
InventorsSteven Tritchew, Raigo Alas, Michael D. Lewis
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Abstract
A stabilized platform system for isolating a payload from angular motion and translational and angular vibration of a supporting structure, has an inner gimbal for carrying the payload, a sprung shell containing and carrying the inner gimbal in a manner permitting the inner gimbal a limited amount of angular movement relative thereto about pitch, roll and yaw axes, and an outer gimbal containing the sprung shell and inner gimbal. A passive vibration isolator is connected between the sprung shell and the outer gimbal and has two symmetrical arrays of dampened coil springs located on opposite sides of the sprung shell.
Claims11
A stabilized platform system for isolating a payload from angular motion and translational and angular vibration of a supporting structure, said platform system having:
- an inner gimbal for carrying the payload,
- a sprung shell containing and carrying the inner gimbal in a manner permitting the inner gimbal a limited amount of angular movement relative thereto about pitch, roll and yaw axes,
- an outer gimbal containing the sprung shell and inner gimbal, and
- a passive vibration isolator connected between the sprung shell and the outer gimbal and having two symmetrical arrays of dampened coil springs located on opposite sides of the sprung shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.