Interchangeable Mounting Platform for Multi-Vehicle Payload Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting platforms for payloads are limited to a single type of vehicle, restricting their usability and versatility across different aerial and non-aerial applications.
Innovation Solution
A modular mounting platform that can be interchangeably coupled to various base supports, including aerial vehicles, handheld supports, and wearable adapters, enabling data transmission and control of the payload's spatial disposition and function.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting platform is designed for a single vehicle type, then the structural design can be optimized for that specific application, but the payload cannot be used with other vehicle types, limiting versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting platform is designed with a universal interface system that can accommodate multiple vehicle types (aerial vehicles, handheld supports, wearable adapters) through standardized coupling mechanisms. The platform maintains consistent payload interface while adapting to different base supports, enabling one payload to serve multiple applications without requiring vehicle-specific design optimizations
2Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting platform is designed with universal compatibility for multiple vehicle types, then payload versatility is improved, but the structural optimization for specific applications is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting platform is divided into distinct modular segments: a universal mounting assembly that interfaces with different vehicle types, and a payload-specific support assembly that maintains optimized performance characteristics. This segmentation allows the universal interface to handle compatibility requirements while the dedicated support portion preserves application-specific performance optimization
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary adapter layer is introduced between the vehicle interface and the payload support structure. This intermediary component provides the flexibility to adapt to different vehicle types while maintaining a consistent, optimized interface to the payload, thereby preserving performance optimization despite universal compatibility requirements
Data Source
AI summary
A handheld platform includes an imaging device configured to obtain image data, a gimbal assembly coupled to the imaging device and configured to permit movement of the imaging device with respect to at least a first axis and a second axis that are non-orthogonal to each other, and a handheld support coupled to the gimbal assembly. The handheld support includes an input interface configured to receive a user input to control the imaging device or the gimbal assembly and a controller configured to generate one or more control signals based at least in part on the user input.