Gimbal Target Position Prediction for Motion Delay Compensation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing stabilization gimbals face a positional delay issue when the user stops moving, making it difficult to accurately predict the target position of the gimbal, which affects control accuracy and shooting stability during image capture.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that calculate and display the final target position of the gimbal by determining the current offset angle between the gimbal base and axis arm or the photographing device, allowing for precise determination and display of the target position, thereby eliminating the positional delay and improving control and shooting accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the gimbal starts and stops slowly to eliminate angle increment with the base, then the following movement is achieved, but a positional delay between the gimbal and user movement occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestability of gimbal following movementVSAvoidaccuracy of target position prediction
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary calculation of the final target position based on current offset angle and base rotation trajectory, allowing the user to predict where the gimbal will stop before actually moving there. This eliminates the positional delay problem by providing advance information about the gimbal's target position.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors the offset angle between base and gimbal, and provides real-time feedback to the user through display interfaces showing the predicted final target position. This feedback loop allows users to understand and compensate for the inherent delay in gimbal response.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Speed

If the gimbal follows the base tightly, then the response speed is improved, but image capture stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse speed of gimbalVSAvoidstability of captured image
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

By calculating and displaying the final target position in advance, users can plan their movements more smoothly and anticipate gimbal behavior, allowing for better coordination between user input and gimbal response that maintains both speed and stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11245841B2Method for marking target position of gimbal, gimbal, and photographing device
Publication Date: 2022.02.08 SZ DJI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for marking a target position of a gimbal includes obtaining a current offset angle between a base of the gimbal and an axis arm of the gimbal during rotation of the base, determining a final target position of the gimbal when the base rotates to a current position according to the current offset angle, and displaying the final target position.