Interchangeable mounting platform
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsPaul Pan, Xifeng Zhao, Tao Zhao
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Abstract
A platform for interchangeably mounting a payload to a base support is provided. In one aspect, the platform comprises: a support assembly configured to be releasably coupled to a payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload; and a mounting assembly configured to be releasably coupled via a second coupling to a plurality of types of base supports selected from at least two of the following: an aerial vehicle, a handheld support, or a base adapter mounted onto a movable object.
Claims30
A platform for interchangeably mounting a payload to a base support, the platform comprising:
- a support assembly configured to be coupled to the payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload;
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- a mounting assembly that is (a) coupled to the support assembly and (b) configured to be releasably coupled via a second coupling to a plurality of types of base supports selected from at least two of the following:
- an aerial vehicle, a handheld support, or a base adapter mounted onto a movable object, wherein the second coupling is a quick release coupling enabling the plurality of types of base supports to be manually coupled and decoupled from the mounting assembly.
A handheld platform for controlling an imaging device, the platform comprising:
- a handheld support member configured to be releasably mechanically and electrically coupled via an electromechanical coupling to a gimbal assembly controlling a spatial disposition of a coupled imaging device, the electromechanical coupling enabling transmission of image data from the imaging device to the handheld support member;
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- an input interface carried by the handheld support member and configured to receive input from a user, the input comprising commands provided to the gimbal assembly via the electromechanical coupling for controlling the spatial disposition of the imaging device.
A platform adapted to interchangeably mount a payload to a handheld support or other base support, the platform comprising:
- a support assembly configured to be coupled to the payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload;
- a mounting assembly that is coupled to the support assembly and configured to be interchangeably coupled via a second coupling to the handheld support and the other base support, wherein the second coupling is a quick release coupling enabling the handheld support and the other base support to be manually coupled and decoupled from the mounting assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.