Mobile Camera Crane Column Positioning for Transit Balance
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing design of mobile camera crane units, where the camera crane is rigidly attached to the mobile base at a fixed position, often at the back end, can lead to balance and handling issues during highway driving due to the concentrated weight of the crane.
Innovation Solution
A mobile camera crane unit with a drive system that allows the camera crane column to move linearly between a use position near the back end of the mobile base and a transport position further forward, improving balance and stability during transit and operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera crane is rigidly attached to the mobile base at a fixed position near the back end, then positioning versatility is improved, but balance and handling during highway driving deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The camera crane column is made movable along the longitudinal axis of the mobile base through a drive system. This allows the column to dynamically adjust its position between a use position (near the back end for positioning versatility) and a transport position (forward position for balanced highway driving), resolving the contradiction between adaptability and stability.
2Area of stationary object
If the camera crane is positioned at the back end of the mobile base, then clearance space is improved, but weight distribution and balance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The column's longitudinal movement capability allows it to be positioned at the back end during operation to maximize clearance space, and moved forward during transport to achieve balanced weight distribution. This dynamic repositioning resolves the contradiction between clearance space and weight distribution.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile camera crane unit includes a camera crane having a column mounted on the chassis of a vehicle or mobile base. A drive system is configured to move the column linearly on the chassis between a use position at or near the back end of the mobile base, and a transport position further forward on the mobile base. A method of operating a camera crane unit of the type having a camera crane on a mobile base includes operating the mobile base to move the camera crane unit to a filming location with the camera crane in a transport position on the mobile base, moving the camera crane linearly to a use position spaced apart from the transport position and behind the transport position on the mobile base, and operating the camera crane.