Device for the remote control of the position of a mobile support
First Claim
1. A device for remotely controlling the position and orientation of a target following element borne by a vehicle, comprising:
- a first support member including two arms and an intermediary bracket, said arms having first ends pivotally mounted in a substantially vertical plane to said vehicle for movement in said substantially vertical plane and about said substantially vertical plane, and opposite, second ends pivotally secured to said intermediary bracket to form a pivoting parallelogram structure, with said intermediary bracket always remaining in a substantially upright position during said movement of said arms;
said first support member including a parallelogram jack pivotally secured between a substantially fixed point of the parallelogram structure and one of said arms for pivoting said arms in said substantially vertical plane;
said first support member including a rotation jack pivotally secured between a fixed point of the vehicle and at least one of said arms for rotating said arms about said substantially vertical plane;
a second support member secured to the intermediary bracket for bearing the target following element and including orientation motors for orienting said target following element in inclination and azimuth relative to said first intermediary bracket; and
remote control means provided within the vehicle for controlling the parallelogram and rotation jacks of said first support member and the orientation motors of said second support member, to cause the target following element to follow a travelling mobile unit.
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Abstract
A device for remotely controlling the position and orientation of a camera borne by a vehicle includes a first support member including two arms and an intermediary bracket. The arms have first ends pivotally mounted in a substantially vertical plane to the vehicle for movement in the vertical plane and about the substantially vertical plane, and opposite, second ends pivotally secured to the intermediary bracket to form a pivoting parallelogram structure, with the intermediary bracket always remaining in a substantially upright position during the movement of the arms. A parallelogram jack is pivotally secured between a substantially fixed point of the parallelogram structure an one of the arms for pivoting the arms in the substantially vertical plane. A rotation jack is pivotally secured between a fixed point of the vehicle and at least one of the arms for rotating the arms about the substantially vertical plane. A second support member is secured to the first intermediary bracket for bearing the camera and includes orientation motors for orienting the camera in inclination and azimuth relative to the first intermediary bracket. A remote control device is provided within the vehicle for controlling the parallelogram and rotation jacks of the first support member and the orientation motors of the second support member to cause the camera to follow a travelling mobile unit.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for remotely controlling the position and orientation of a target following element borne by a vehicle, comprising:
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a first support member including two arms and an intermediary bracket, said arms having first ends pivotally mounted in a substantially vertical plane to said vehicle for movement in said substantially vertical plane and about said substantially vertical plane, and opposite, second ends pivotally secured to said intermediary bracket to form a pivoting parallelogram structure, with said intermediary bracket always remaining in a substantially upright position during said movement of said arms; said first support member including a parallelogram jack pivotally secured between a substantially fixed point of the parallelogram structure and one of said arms for pivoting said arms in said substantially vertical plane; said first support member including a rotation jack pivotally secured between a fixed point of the vehicle and at least one of said arms for rotating said arms about said substantially vertical plane; a second support member secured to the intermediary bracket for bearing the target following element and including orientation motors for orienting said target following element in inclination and azimuth relative to said first intermediary bracket; and remote control means provided within the vehicle for controlling the parallelogram and rotation jacks of said first support member and the orientation motors of said second support member, to cause the target following element to follow a travelling mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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