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Image Stabilization Mechanism

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-12-01
GOPRO
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The patent text describes an electronic gimbal with a camera that can be mounted on various platforms such as an aerial vehicle or a handheld grip. The gimbal can be easily detached from the platform and connected to different mounts. The gimbal can also allow for the mounting of different cameras and can be used with different types of vehicles. The patent also describes a system where the platform can control settings or trigger actions on the camera through the gimbal. The technical effects of the patent include improved stability and flexibility when capturing images and video with a camera mounted on a gimbal, as well as improved communication between the camera and the platform.

Problems solved by technology

Most camera gimbals mounted on remote controlled vehicles do not take into a consideration a multitude of issues involving the camera itself in relation to the vehicle to which it is mounted.

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[0030]FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment in which the aerial vehicle 110 is a quadcopter (i.e., a helicopter with four rotors). The aerial vehicle 110 in this example includes housing 230 for payload (e.g., electronics, storage media, and / or camera), four arms 235, and four rotors 240 (shown without rotor blades). Each arm 235 mechanically couples with a rotor 240 to create a rotary assembly. When the rotary assembly is operational, all the rotor blades (not shown) spin at appropriate speeds to allow the aerial vehicle 110 lift (take off), land, hover, and move (forward, backward) in flight. Modulation of the power supplied to each of the rotors can control the trajectory and torque on the aerial vehicle 110.

[0031]The gimbal 100 is coupled to the housing 130 of the aerial vehicle 110 through a removable coupling mechanism that mates with a reciprocal mechanism at a point 250 on the aerial vehicle having mechanical and communicative capabilities. The gimbal 100 can...

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[0047]FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of an example camera architecture. The camera architecture 405 corresponds to an architecture for the camera, e.g., 120. In one embodiment, the camera 120 is capable of capturing spherical or substantially spherical content. As used herein, spherical content may include still images or video having spherical or substantially spherical field of view. For example, in one embodiment, the camera 120 captures video having a 360° field of view in the horizontal plane and a 180° field of view in the vertical plane. Alternatively, the camera 120 may capture substantially spherical images or video having less than 360° in the horizontal direction and less than 180° in the vertical direction (e.g., within 10% of the field of view associated with fully spherical content). In other embodiments, the camera 120 may capture images or video having a non-spherical wide angle field of view.

[0048]As described in greater detail below, the camera 120 ...

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Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic gimbal with camera and mounting configuration. The gimbal includes an inertial measurement unit which can sense the orientation of the camera and three electronic motors which can manipulate the orientation of the camera. The gimbal can be removably coupled to a variety of mount platforms, such as an aerial vehicle or a handheld grip. Moreover, a camera can be removably coupled to the gimbal and can be held in a removable camera frame. Also disclosed is a system for allowing the platform, to which the gimbal is mounted, to control settings of the camera or to trigger actions on the camera, such as taking a picture, or initiating the recording of a video. The gimbal can also provide a connection between the camera and the mount platform, such that the mount platform receives images and video content from the camera.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 167,241 filed on May 27, 2015, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 249,879 filed on Nov. 2, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 302,170 filed on Mar. 2, 2016, the contents of which are each incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND[0002]Field of Art[0003]The disclosure generally relates to the field of camera gimbals and in particular to a detachable gimbal which can be connected to a camera and to a remote controlled aerial vehicle and to other mounting configurations.[0004]Description of Art[0005]An electronic gimbal may stabilize or set the orientation of a camera. A gimbal can be mounted to a platform such as an electronic vehicle. For example, a camera can be mounted via a gimbal to a remote control road vehicle or aerial vehicle to capture images as the vehicle is controlled remotely by a user. A gimbal can allow the recording of stable video ev...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/232H04N5/77H04N7/18H04N5/225
CPCH04N5/2328H04N5/23203H04N7/183H04N5/2253H04N5/77H04N5/23245B64D47/08H04N23/50H04N23/63H04N23/695B64U2101/30H04N5/772H04N5/783H04N9/8205F16M13/04H04N23/66H04N23/685H04N23/6812H04N23/55H04N23/60H04N23/11G05D1/0094F16M11/041F16M11/121F16M11/18F16M13/02G03B15/006G03B17/561
Inventor SAIKA, NORIAKIHARRISON, RYANSHUKLA, HIMAY RASHMIKANTUZUNOVIC, NENAD
Owner GOPRO
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