Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Camera system using stabilizing gimbal
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Application No.: US15307331Application Date: 2016-04-20
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Publication No.: US09874308B2Publication Date: 2018-01-23
- Inventor: Noriaki Saika , Ryan Harrison , Joshua Todd Druker , Himay Rashmikant Shukla , Nenad Uzunovic , Edward Gordon Russell , Gary Fong
- Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/028518 WO 20160420
- International Announcement: WO2016/190994 WO 20161201
- Main IPC: F16M13/02
- IPC: F16M13/02 ; G03B17/56 ; F16M11/04 ; G03B15/00 ; F16M11/12 ; F16M11/18 ; H04N7/18 ; F16M13/04 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D47/08 ; G05D1/00

Abstract:
Disclosed is an electronic gimbal with camera and mounting configuration. The gimbal can include 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, a handheld grip, or a rotating platform. 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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170227162A1 Camera System Using Stabilizing Gimbal Public/Granted day:2017-08-10
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