Camera Mount System with Rotational Shaft and Pitch Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handheld video capture is impaired by vibrations and movements, leading to blurry or jittery footage, and conventional camera mounting systems provide limited degrees of freedom for camera movement.
Innovation Solution
A modular camera mount system with a shaft and boom structure that allows for rotational movement about a shaft, supported by a control system using servomotors to counteract vibrations and maintain pitch stability during translation, enabling image stabilization and flexible camera positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If handheld video capture is used, then mobility and flexibility are improved, but vibration and camera movement cause blurry or jittery footage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs counterweights balanced against the camera assembly to offset the effects of gravity and operator movement, stabilizing the camera position and reducing jitter in handheld video capture while maintaining mobility
2Reliability
If a fixed position mounting system is used, then footage stability is improved, but degrees of freedom for camera movement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a static fixed position to a dynamic configuration with multiple degrees of freedom, allowing the camera to move and adjust its position while maintaining stability through active control mechanisms that adapt to movement requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components including vibration isolation elements, positioning mechanisms, and support structures, allowing independent optimization of stability and movement freedom for each segment
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AI summary
An apparatus is provided comprising a shaft having an axis and mounted to a boom structure, a support structure configured to be coupled to the shaft, wherein the support structure is configured to rotate about the axis. In addition, a method is provided comprising translating a cradle along a vertical axis, and rotating, in response to the translating, a support structure about a shaft, wherein the cradle is supported by the support structure, wherein the cradle remains stationary with regard to pitch rotation during the translating.