NON-CONTACT DATA TRANSFER FROM MOVING SYSTEMS
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1. A system, comprising:
- a gimbal assembly;
a sensor carried by the gimbal assembly, wherein the sensor collects data and wherein the gimbal assembly is controllable to aim the sensor, wherein the gimbal assembly has a range of motion for the sensor to collect the data;
a communications module carried by the gimbal assembly, wherein the communications module is configured to transmit at least one directional electromagnetic signal that includes the data collected by the sensor;
at least one transducer positioned to receive the at least one directional electromagnetic signal;
one or more focusing elements that focus the at least one directional electromagnetic signal upon the at least one transducer about the range of motion of the gimbal assembly for the sensor to collect the data.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are described that facilitate the transmission of image data collected by a sensor within a gimbal assembly. A gimbal assembly includes one or more sensors positioned within the gimbal assembly. The one or more sensors collect data. The gimbal assembly is controllable to aim the one or more sensors. The gimbal assembly further includes a communications module within the gimbal assembly. The communications module transmits at least one directional optical signal to communicate data collected by the sensor. At least one transducer is positioned to receive the at least one directional electromagnetic signal.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a gimbal assembly; a sensor carried by the gimbal assembly, wherein the sensor collects data and wherein the gimbal assembly is controllable to aim the sensor, wherein the gimbal assembly has a range of motion for the sensor to collect the data; a communications module carried by the gimbal assembly, wherein the communications module is configured to transmit at least one directional electromagnetic signal that includes the data collected by the sensor; at least one transducer positioned to receive the at least one directional electromagnetic signal; one or more focusing elements that focus the at least one directional electromagnetic signal upon the at least one transducer about the range of motion of the gimbal assembly for the sensor to collect the data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22)
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13. A method of operating a gimbal, comprising:
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aiming, with a gimbal assembly, a sensor positioned within the gimbal assembly about a range of motion of the gimbal assembly; collecting data by the sensor; transmitting one or more directional electromagnetic signals that include the data collected by the sensor to one or more transducers positioned to receive the at least one directional electromagnetic signal; and focusing the at least one directional electromagnetic signal upon the at least one transducer with at least one lens about substantially the entire range of motion of the gimbal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 23)
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20. A remotely controlled aircraft, comprising:
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an aircraft body; a gimbal assembly carried by the aircraft body; a sensor carried by the gimbal assembly wherein the sensor collects image data and the gimbal assembly is controllable to aim the sensor, and wherein the gimbal assembly has a range of motion for the sensor to collect the data; a communications module within the gimbal assembly wherein the communications module transmits at least one directional electromagnetic signal that includes the image data collected by the sensor; at least one transducer positioned to receive the at least one directional electromagnetic signal; one or more focusing elements that focus the at least one directional electromagnetic signal upon the at least one transducer about the range of motion of the gimbal assembly for the sensor to collect the data and a display coupled to the at least one transducer that displays the image data.
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