Stabilizer and holder control equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to a stabilizer and a control holder device. The stabilizer includes: a console; the pan-tilt assembly is movably connected with the console, and the pan-tilt assembly is used for clamping a camera device; the display screen is arranged on the holder assembly and / or the control table, the display screen is used for displaying a tracking image collected by the tracker for the shooting target, and a user can interact with the display screen to select a corresponding specified shooting target in the tracking image, so that the tracker moves along with the holder assembly according to a specified mode. And the camera shooting device shoots the specified shooting target. A user selects an appointed shooting target on a display screen, so that the situation that the shooting target can form the appointed shooting target only by generating a special action which can be identified by a tracker is effectively avoided, and all static and dynamic objects can be ensured to serve as the appointed shooting target which is effectively tracked by the tracker; and finally, the applicability and the universality of the control holder equipment are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular to a stabilizer and a gimbal control device including the stabilizer. Background Art

[0002] A gimbal control device can carry a camera device, such as a smartphone, to capture still images or dynamic videos. It typically includes a tracker and a stabilizer. The tracker is mounted on the stabilizer, controlling its movement to identify and track moving subjects. The stabilizer controls the rotation of the camera, ensuring the camera remains aligned with the subject, effectively tracking and capturing the subject. However, traditional gimbal control devices can only track a limited number of designated targets and are unable to track other targets, limiting their applicability and versatility. Summary of the Invention

[0003] A technical problem solved by this application is how to improve the applicability and versatility of PTZ control equipment.

[0004] A tracker comprising:

[0005] console;

[0006] a pan-tilt assembly, the pan-tilt assembly being movably connected to the console and used for clamping a camera device; and

[0007] A display screen is provided on the pan-tilt assembly and / or the console, and is used to present a tracking image captured by the tracker of the shooting target. A user can interact with the display screen to select a designated shooting target corresponding to the tracking image, so that the tracker follows the pan-tilt assembly to move in a designated mode, so that the camera device shoots the designated shooting target.

[0008] In one embodiment, at least one of the following options is also included:

[0009] The display screen is detachably connected to the pan / tilt assembly and / or the console;

[0010] The pan / tilt assembly has multiple degrees of freedom;

[0011] The display screen is a touch display screen.

[0012] A gimbal control device includes a tracker and any one of the stabilizers described above, wherein the tracker is arranged on the gimbal assembly or the camera device and is electrically connected to the display screen, and the tracker transmits the tracking image to the display screen.

[0013] In one embodiment, the tracker includes a shell and a tracking acquisition head, the shell is arranged on the pan-tilt assembly or the camera device, and the tracking acquisition head is arranged on the shell and is used to acquire the tracking image.

[0014] In one embodiment, the housing is detachably connected to the pan-tilt assembly or the camera device.

[0015] In one embodiment, the shell is disposed on the pan-tilt assembly and is rotatably connected to the pan-tilt assembly.

[0016] In one embodiment, the tracker further includes a conductive member, which is protruding from the shell and is used to be electrically connected to the pan-tilt assembly or the camera device; or a conductive hole is provided on the shell, and the tracker is electrically connected to the pan-tilt assembly or the camera device through the conductive hole.

[0017] In one embodiment, it further includes a connecting structure and a conductive structure. The outer surface of the shell includes a bearing surface for contacting the pan-tilt assembly or the camera device, and the connecting structure and the conductive structure are both located on the bearing surface.

[0018] In one embodiment, the tracker further includes a power module and a wireless communication module disposed on the housing, the power module is electrically connected to the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is used to transmit signals with the stabilizer.

[0019] In one embodiment, the wireless communication module includes at least one of a WiFi module, a Star Flash module and a Bluetooth module.

[0020] A technical effect of an embodiment of the present application is that, given that a display screen is provided on the stabilizer, the display screen presents a tracking image obtained by the tracker of the shooting target, and the user can interact with the display screen to select the designated shooting target corresponding to the tracking image, so that the tracker follows the movement of the gimbal assembly to ensure that the designated shooting target is within the acquisition range of the tracking acquisition head, thereby effectively tracking the designated shooting target by the tracker. Therefore, by the user selecting the designated shooting target on the display screen, it is effectively avoided that the shooting target needs to produce a special movement that can be recognized by the tracker to become the designated shooting target, and it is avoided that static objects and dynamic objects that cannot make special movements cannot become the designated shooting targets effectively tracked by the tracker, ensuring that all static and dynamic objects can be used as the designated shooting targets effectively tracked by the tracker, so that the control gimbal device formed by the stabilizer and tracker can be applicable to all application scenarios, ultimately improving the applicability and versatility of the control gimbal device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a pan / tilt control device provided in one embodiment.

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the three-dimensional structure of the pan-tilt control device from another perspective.

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the tracker in the gimbal control device.

[0024] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the tracker shown from another perspective.

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 1 The figure shows a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the tracker in the control pan-tilt device in a disassembled state.

[0026] Figure numerals: gimbal control device 10, camera device 20, tracker 100, shell 110, bearing surface 111, mounting surface 112, tracking acquisition head 120, connecting structure 130, connecting part 131, conductive structure 140, conductive hole 141, stabilizer 200, console 210, gimbal assembly 220, display screen 230. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description sets forth many specific details to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways than those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0028] In the description of this application, it should be understood that if the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. appear, the orientation or position relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specified orientation, be constructed and operated in a specified orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application.

[0029] In addition, if the terms "first" or "second" appear, these terms are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of this application, if the term "plurality" appears, "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0030] In this application, unless otherwise specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "connected," "fixed," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, these terms may refer to fixed connections, removable connections, or integration; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediary; and internal communication between two components or interaction between two components, unless otherwise specified. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0031] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, if a first feature is described as being "above" or "below" a second feature, or similar descriptions, this may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, when a first feature is described as being "above," "above," or "above" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. When a first feature is described as being "below," "below," or "below" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.

[0032] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. If an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element. If any, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiment.

[0033] See Figure Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 5In one embodiment of the present application, a pan-tilt control device 10 includes a stabilizer 200 and a tracker 100. The stabilizer 200 may include a console 210, a pan-tilt assembly 220, and a display screen 230. The pan-tilt assembly 220 is movably connected to the console 210. The pan-tilt assembly 220 can be used to carry a camera device 20 such as a mobile phone. The display screen 230 is provided on the pan-tilt assembly 220 and / or the console 210. The tracker 100 can be provided on the pan-tilt assembly 220 or on the camera device 20. The console 210 can control the pan-tilt assembly 220 to move in a specified pattern, thereby enabling the camera of the camera device 20 to shoot in different directions, that is, changing the shooting angle of the camera device 20 to shoot targets located at different positions. The pan-tilt assembly 220 may include multiple transmission rods, which are rotatably connected to each other through rotating shafts. The rotating shafts between any adjacent transmission rods can be regarded as a joint. The more joints there are, the higher the degree of freedom of the pan-tilt assembly 220, so that the pan-tilt assembly 220 can drive the camera device 20 to accurately reach the specified position in the three-dimensional space.

[0034] See Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the tracker 100 includes a housing 110 and a tracking acquisition head 120. The housing 110 can be mounted on the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. For example, the housing 110 can be detachably connected to the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20, thereby achieving a detachable connection between the entire tracker 100 and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. Alternatively, the housing 110 and the entire tracker 100 can be non-detachably connected to the pan-tilt assembly 220. The housing 110 can be generally rectangular. The outer surface of the housing 110 can include a bearing surface 111 and a mounting surface 112. The bearing surface 111 is disposed toward and in contact with the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20 and can be a flat surface. The mounting surface 112 is connected to the bearing surface 111 at an angle. In layman's terms, the bearing surface 111 can be the bottom surface of the housing 110, and the mounting surface 112 can be a side surface of the housing 110.

[0035] See Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4In some embodiments, the tracker 100 may further include a connecting structure 130, which is used to fix the housing 110 and the entire tracker 100 on the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. The connecting structure 130 may include a connecting member 131, which is a roughly rod-shaped structure. The number of connecting members 131 can be two or more, and the connecting member 131 is protruded from the housing 110. For example, the connecting member 131 can be protruded from the bearing surface 111. A mounting hole is provided on the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. When the connecting member 131 cooperates with the mounting hole, the housing 110 and the entire tracker 100 can be installed and physically connected to the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. The connection structure 130 may also include a connection hole, which is provided on the bearing surface 111. The gimbal assembly 220 or the camera device 20 may be provided with a boss. When the boss cooperates with the connection hole, the housing 110 and the entire tracker 100 can also be installed and physically connected on the gimbal assembly 220 or the camera device 20.

[0036] In some embodiments, connector 131 is magnetic. When connector 131 is inserted into a mounting hole on pan-tilt assembly 220 or camera device 20, a magnetic attraction is generated between connector 131 and pan-tilt assembly 220 or camera device 20. This creates a mating force between connector 131 and the mounting hole, while also generating a magnetic attraction between connector 131 and pan-tilt assembly 220 or camera device 20. The combined effects of these mating and magnetic forces improve the connection strength between tracker 100 and pan-tilt assembly 220 or camera device 20. To remove tracker 100 from pan-tilt assembly 220 or camera device 20, the mating and magnetic forces can be overcome to remove connector 131 from the mounting hole.

[0037] In some embodiments, the housing 110 of the tracker 100 can be rotatably connected to the gimbal assembly 220, so that the tracking angle can be adjusted by rotating the tracker 100 relative to the housing 110, thereby enabling the tracker 100 to capture tracking images of shooting targets in different directions, thereby improving the applicability of the gimbal control device 10 to different application scenarios.

[0038] See Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4In some embodiments, the tracker 100 may further include a conductive structure 140. The conductive structure 140 may establish an electrical connection between the tracker 100 and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20 via wired contact, thereby enabling signal and power transmission between the tracker 100 and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. The conductive structure 140 may include a conductive member, which may be a generally rod-shaped structure. There may be multiple conductive members, each of which may be protruding from the housing 110. For example, the conductive member may be protruding from the support surface 111. The conductive members may be arranged in multiple rows. A socket may be provided on the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20. When the conductive member and the socket are engaged, the electrical connection between the tracker 100 and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20 is established. The conductive structure 140 may also include a conductive hole 141, which is arranged on the supporting surface 111. The gimbal assembly 220 or the camera device 20 may be provided with a pin. When the pin cooperates with the conductive hole 141, an electrical connection relationship between the tracker 100 and the gimbal assembly 220 or the camera device 20 can also be achieved.

[0039] It can be understood that when the connecting member 131 and the conductive member are simultaneously arranged on the bearing surface 111, a matching force and a magnetic attraction force are generated between the connecting member 131 and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20, thereby strengthening the abutment force between the conductive member and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20, ensuring that a stable and reliable electrical connection relationship is formed between the conductive member and the pan-tilt assembly 220 or the camera device 20.

[0040] In some embodiments, the tracker 100 may further include a power module and a wireless communication module. Both the power module and the wireless communication module may be housed within the space enclosed by the housing 110. The power module is electrically connected to the wireless communication module and may be used to power the wireless communication module. The wireless communication module is used to transmit signals with the stabilizer 200. Signals are transmitted between the wireless communication module and the gimbal assembly 220 or the camera device 20 via wireless, non-contact communication, ensuring wireless, non-contact signal transmission between the entire tracking module and the gimbal assembly 220 or the camera device 20. The wireless communication module includes at least one of a WiFi module, a StarFlash module, and a Bluetooth module. For example, the wireless communication module may include only a WiFi module, or only a Bluetooth module, or only a StarFlash module, or both a WiFi module and a Bluetooth module.

[0041] See Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4In some embodiments, the tracking acquisition head 120 can be mounted on the mounting surface 112 of the housing 110. The tracking acquisition head 120 can have both camera and sensor functions and is used to acquire tracking images of the target. A display screen 230 can be provided on the pan / tilt assembly 220, or only on the console 210, or on both the pan / tilt assembly 220 and the console 210. The display screen 230 can be a touch screen display 230, allowing a user to interact with the display screen 230 by touching it with their finger.

[0042] When the pan / tilt device 10 is controlled to operate, the camera on the camera device 20 and the tracking acquisition head 120 on the tracker 100 can be simultaneously oriented toward a target, and the tracker 100 can be turned on. At this point, the tracking acquisition head 120 can capture the target to form a tracking image. The number of targets can be one or more, and the target can be a dynamic or static object, such as a person or an animal. The tracker 100 can transmit the captured tracking image to the display screen 230, which can present the tracking image to the user. The user can interact with the display screen 230 to select a designated target in the tracking image, causing the tracker 100 to track the designated target in real time. For example, if a dancer, an animal, or other plant are all included in the target, the tracking image can also display the presence of the dancer, the animal, and other plant. When the user interacts with the display screen 230 to select the dancer, the dancer becomes the designated target tracked by the tracker 100, while the animal and other plant are not. Obviously, when the user interacts with the display screen 230 to select an animal, the animal will become the designated shooting target tracked by the tracker 100, while people and other plants will not become the designated shooting targets tracked by the tracker 100.

[0043] After the designated target is selected by being framed on the display screen 230, the tracking and acquisition head 120 of the tracker 100 will function as a sensor. When the designated target moves and changes position, the tracking and acquisition head 120 will timely transmit the position information of the designated target to the console 210 of the stabilizer 200. The console 210 will drive the pan-tilt assembly 220 to rotate, thereby ensuring that the tracking and acquisition head 120 on the tracker 100 and the camera on the camera device 20 are always aimed at the designated target, so that the designated target is within the acquisition range of the tracking and acquisition head 120 and the camera. This will ensure that the tracking function of the tracker 100 is realized, ensuring that the tracker 100 can track the designated target in a timely manner, and ensuring that the camera device 20 can effectively capture the designated target moving to different positions at different shooting angles, ultimately enabling the camera device 20 to capture both static images and dynamic videos of the designated target during movement. For example, when a dancer moves, the tracking effect of the tracker 100 and the movement of the pan-tilt assembly 220 can make the dancer located within the image acquisition range of the camera device 20, that is, the pan-tilt assembly 220 will move so that the camera of the camera device 20 is always aimed at the dancer, thereby achieving effective tracking and shooting of the dancer by the camera device 20.

[0044] In conventional stabilizers 200 and pan / tilt control devices 10, the stabilizer 200 is not provided with a display screen 230. Therefore, when tracking a designated target, the designated target must first be capable of performing a specific movement recognized by the tracker 100. This allows the tracker 100 to lock onto the designated target, thereby enabling the camera 20 to effectively track and capture the designated target. Obviously, for stationary objects, since stationary objects cannot perform specific movements, the tracker 100 cannot identify the stationary object as a designated target, thereby preventing the camera 20 from tracking and capturing the stationary object. Furthermore, for moving objects such as animals or cars, if the moving object cannot perform specific movements recognized by the tracker 100, the tracker 100 cannot identify the moving object as a designated target, thereby preventing the camera 20 from tracking and capturing the moving object. For example, when a person is a designated shooting target, the person can make special movements such as waving or making a heart shape with the hands that can be recognized by the tracker 100, so that the person can be the designated shooting target tracked by the tracker 100, allowing the camera device 20 to track and shoot the person.

[0045] Therefore, since the conventional PTZ control device 10 can only track dynamic objects that can produce special movements as designated shooting targets, and cannot track static objects or dynamic objects that cannot produce special movements as designated shooting targets, the application scenarios of the conventional PTZ control device 10 are limited, which ultimately affects the applicability and versatility of the PTZ control device 10.

[0046] As for the stabilizer 200 and the gimbal control device 10 in the above embodiment, since a display screen 230 is set on the stabilizer 200, the display screen 230 presents the tracking image formed by the tracking acquisition head 120 for various shooting targets. The user can determine the designated shooting target by interacting with the tracking image on the display screen 230. Therefore, all static and moving shooting targets can become designated shooting targets, so that the stabilizer 200 and the gimbal control device 10 can be applicable to all application scenarios, ultimately improving the applicability and versatility of the stabilizer 200 and the entire gimbal control device 10.

[0047] In actual operation, when the tracker 100 is detachably connected to the stabilizer 200 or the camera 20, the tracker 100 can be detached, allowing the user to hold the detached tracker 100 to capture a tracking image of the target. The user then interacts with the tracker 100 to select a specific target corresponding to the tracking image on the display 230, causing the tracker 100 to track the specific target. After the tracker 100 is attached to the stabilizer 200 or the camera 20, the tracker 100 still tracks the specific target selected in the detached state, thereby improving the convenience of selecting the specific target.

[0048] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0049] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation methods of the present application. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these modifications and improvements fall within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present patent application shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A stabilizer for use with a tracker, characterized in that: The stabilizer comprises: console; a pan-tilt assembly, the pan-tilt assembly being movably connected to the console and being used to carry a camera device; and A display screen is provided on the pan-tilt assembly and / or the console, and is used to present a tracking image captured by the tracker of the shooting target. A user can interact with the display screen to select a designated shooting target corresponding to the tracking image, so that the tracker follows the pan-tilt assembly to move in a designated mode, so that the camera device shoots the designated shooting target.

2. The stabilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes at least one of the following options: The display screen is detachably connected to the pan / tilt assembly and / or the console; The pan / tilt assembly has multiple degrees of freedom; The display screen is a touch display screen.

3. A PTZ control device, characterized in that: The stabilizer comprises a tracker and any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the tracker is arranged on the gimbal assembly or the camera device and is electrically connected to the display screen, and the tracker transmits the tracking image to the display screen.

4. The PTZ control device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tracker includes a shell and a tracking acquisition head. The shell is arranged on the pan-tilt assembly or the camera device. The tracking acquisition head is arranged on the shell and is used to collect the tracking image.

5. The PTZ control device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The shell is detachably connected to the pan / tilt assembly or the camera device.

6. The PTZ control device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The shell is arranged on the pan-tilt assembly and is rotatably connected to the pan-tilt assembly.

7. The PTZ control device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tracker also includes a conductive member, which is protruding from the shell and is used to be electrically connected to the gimbal assembly or the camera device; or a conductive hole is opened on the shell, and the tracker is electrically connected to the gimbal assembly or the camera device through the conductive hole.

8. The PTZ control device according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a connecting structure and a conductive structure. The outer surface of the shell includes a bearing surface for contacting the pan-tilt head assembly or the camera device, and the connecting structure and the conductive structure are both located on the bearing surface.

9. The PTZ control device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tracker further includes a power module and a wireless communication module disposed on the housing. The power module is electrically connected to the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is used to transmit signals with the stabilizer.

10. The PTZ control device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The wireless communication module includes at least one of a WiFi module, a Star Flash module and a Bluetooth module.

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