A HAND-HELD PAN-TILT KIT FOR REALIZING MOTION CONTROL WITH A JOYSTICK

• US 20180031951A1
• Filed: 06/03/2016
• Published: 02/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wu Han Aibird UAV Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Wu Han Aibird UAV Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, Xiaobo, ZHOU, Wen, YE, Jinghang
• Application Number:
  US15/507,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20180031951A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/123 the axis of rotation intersecting in a single point, e.g. by using gimbals
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/04 for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains , e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/041 for balancing rotational movement of the head
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/563 Camera grips, handles means in general for steadying hand-held apparatus F16M13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04777 with additional push or pull action on the handle
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04781 with additional rotation of the controlling member
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick, comprising: a joystick for acquiring a user instruction; a controller connected to the joystick; wherein, the controller transmits a corresponding pan-tilt kit control signal according to the user instruction. The pan-tilt kit further comprises a first rotating means provided with a first motor, a second rotating means provided with a second motor, and a third rotating means provided with a third motor, the first electric motor, the second motor and the third motor are all electrically connected to the pan-tilt kit controller. The above hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick is easy to operate and enables precise control of the hand-held pan-tilt kit by an external joystick.

Claims

1. A hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick, characterized in that, comprising a joystick controller, a rod body, and a terminal support provided at a front end of the rod body, wherein a multidirectional regulating means is employed between the rod body and the terminal support, the multidirectional regulating means comprises a first rotating means directly connected to the rod body, a second rotating means connected to a rotating shaft of the first rotating means, and a third rotating means connected to a rotating shaft of the second rotating means, a rotating shaft of the third rotating means is connected to the terminal support;

a pan-tilt kit controller and a radio frequency (RF) receiver are provided inside the rod body, a first motor is provided inside the first rotating means, a second motor is provided inside the second rotating means, a third motor is provided inside the third rotating means, the first electric motor, the second electric motor, the third motor and the RF receiver are all electrically connected to the pan-tilt kit controller;

the, joystick controller comprises a joystick piece for acquiring a user instruction and a RF transmitter for transmitting the user instruction to the RF receiver;

the pan-tilt kit controller is configured to receive user instruction information transmitted by the RF transmitter through the RF receiver, the pan-tilt kit controller is configured to control operation of the first electric motor, the second motor and the second motor according to the user instruction information.

2. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 1, characterized in that, a rotation axis of the second rotating means and a rotation axis of the first rotating means are disposed perpendicularly to each other.

3. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 2, characterized in that, a rotation axis of the third rotating means and the rotation axes of the second rotating means and the first rotating means are perpendicular to each other.

4. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 3, characterized in that, the first rotating means and the second rotating means are connected by a first connecting plate, one end of the first connecting plate is connected to the rotating shaft of the first rotating means, and the other end of the first connecting plate is connected to a hearing of the second rotating means.

5. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 4, characterized in that, the third rotating means and the second rotating means are connected by a second connecting plate, one end of the second connecting plate is connected to the rotating shaft of the second rotating means, and the other end of the second connecting plate is connected to a bearing of the third rotating means.

6. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 5, characterized in that, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate include a bottom plate and a fixing plate provided at both ends of the bottom plate at an angle of 45°

with the bottom plate, respectively.

7. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 1, characterized in that, the joystick controller can control a pan-tilt kit swing direction and/or a pan-tilt kit swing angle and/or a pan-tilt kit swing speed.

8. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 1, characterized in that, the pan-tilt kit has a follow-up mode in which the hand-held pan-tilt kit changes a shooting angle and/or a shooting direction of a shooting device in accordance with the state of the joystick, and/or a steady mode in which the hand-held pan-tilt kit is still in a steady shooting state in a bumpy environment.

9. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 8, characterized in that, the joystick piece further comprises a button for switching the mode of the pan-tilt kit.

10. The hand-held pan-tilt kit for realizing motion control with a joystick according to claim 1, characterized in that, a motion state of the pan-tilt kit can be controlled by the joystick controller.