Pan-tilt Hand Holder with Mobile Terminal Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current pan-tilt technologies are difficult to adjust for handheld photography, as they lack display equipment and rely on internal motors, limiting their ability to achieve multi-angle shooting and requiring complex control systems.

Innovation Solution

A pan-tilt hand holder with a clamping mechanism for mobile terminals, a control device, and a power device, enabling one-handed operation and real-time image viewing through WIFI transmission, using a potentiometer roller and main control circuit board to control pan-tilt movement and power supply.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If pan-tilt uses internal motor for rotation, then multi-angle photographing is achieved, but control system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-angle photographingVSAvoidcontrol system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a mobile terminal as an intermediary device that handles the complex control system functions externally. The pan-tilt mechanism itself is simplified to only include the motor and mounting structure, while the mobile terminal provides the display, control interface, and image processing capabilities through WIFI communication, thus resolving the contradiction between multi-angle capability and control system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile terminal serves multiple functions: it acts as the display device for real-time image viewing, the control interface for operating the pan-tilt, and the communication hub for WIFI transmission. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated components in the pan-tilt system, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining full operational capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Device complexity

If pan-tilt lacks display equipment, then device structure is simplified, but real-time image viewing is not possible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice structureVSAvoidreal-time image viewing
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal acts as an external display intermediary, receiving images from the pan-tilt via WIFI and displaying them in real-time. This allows the pan-tilt to maintain a simplified structure without integrated display equipment while still providing real-time viewing capability through the user's mobile device

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the traditional mechanical/optical display system (such as LCD screens or viewfinders integrated into the device) with an electronic wireless transmission system. Images are transmitted digitally via WIFI to the mobile terminal's display, eliminating the need for physical display components in the pan-tilt unit

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Stability of the object's composition

If pan-tilt is fixed equipment, then stability is improved, but handheld operation capability is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveequipment stabilityVSAvoidhandheld operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the pan-tilt system from a static fixed installation to a dynamic handheld device. The mounting structure is designed to be portable and handheld-operated, allowing the system to adapt to different positions and angles dynamically. The mobile terminal's image stabilization and electronic compensation technologies further maintain image stability during handheld operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses the mobile terminal's camera and processing capabilities to capture and stabilize images, effectively copying the function of a fixed stable platform. The digital image processing and electronic stabilization in the mobile terminal compensate for the lack of physical stability, allowing handheld operation to achieve results similar to fixed equipment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables convenient one-handed operation and real-time image viewing during pan-tilt photography, allowing for handheld movement and multi-angle shooting without the need for complex control systems.

Implementation Method 1

the two ends of the torsion spring are respectively installed closely on the torsion spring seat and the rotary gripper

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS10458596B2Head handheld frame
Publication Date: 2019.10.29 YUNEEC INT (CHINA) CO LTD
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AI summary

This invention discloses a pan-tilt hand holder which features that: It includes a clamping mechanism for holding the mobile terminal, a control device, and a power device are provided, wherein, the frame body is configured to install a pan-tilt, the control device is configured to control the movement of the pan-tilt, and the power device is configured to supply electric power to the control device. The application of the invention achieves not only the handheld movement operation of the pan-tilt, but also the operation with just one hand, which is convenient for use.