Motorized Camera Mount
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1. An apparatus for mounting a camera to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to the motor, wherein the rotatable shaft includes a mechanism for mounting a camera; and
a controller coupled to the motor and configured to control rotation of the rotatable shaft based on a desired orientation of the camera.
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Abstract
Example motorized camera mounts are described. In one implementation, an apparatus for mounting a camera to a vehicle includes a motor and a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to the motor. The rotatable shaft includes a mechanism for mounting a camera. A controller is coupled to the motor and configured to control rotation of the rotatable shaft based on a desired orientation of the camera.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for mounting a camera to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a motor; a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to the motor, wherein the rotatable shaft includes a mechanism for mounting a camera; and a controller coupled to the motor and configured to control rotation of the rotatable shaft based on a desired orientation of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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14. A vehicle rear-view mirror comprising:
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a motor having a first rotatable shaft; a second rotatable shaft operably coupled to the first rotatable shaft, wherein the second rotatable shaft rotates responsive to rotation of the first rotatable shaft, and wherein the second rotatable shaft includes a mechanism for mounting a camera; and a controller coupled to the motor and configured to control the speed and direction at which the motor rotates the first rotatable shaft.
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a current rotational orientation of a motor mounted to a vehicle; receiving a desired orientation of a motor based on a desired orientation of a camera coupled to the motor; determining, using one or more processors, whether to rotate the motor based on the desired orientation of the camera and the current rotational orientation of the motor; responsive to determining to rotate the motor; determining, using the one or more processors, a direction to rotate the motor; determining, using the one or more processors, a speed to rotate the motor; and generating, using the one or more processors, instructions to rotate the motor based on the direction and the speed to rotate the motor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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