Safety system and method for objects moved by a driving cabling system
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1. A system comprising:
- a platform;
a platform movement system coupled to said platform and configured to move said platform;
a safety system configured to prevent said platform from falling below a height threshold, said safety system comprisinga line coupled to said platform;
said line woven through a plurality of sheaves into a block and tackle; and
,said block and tackle having a counterweight that accepts load from said platform when said platform movement system cannot bear said load as a result of a failure.
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Abstract
A safety system and method for objects moved by a driving cabling system. Offers a redundant back-up system that activates when the main cable system fails. The safety system has various embodiments and may be utilized with camera movement systems configured to move the camera throughout two or three-dimensional space.
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1. A system comprising:
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a platform; a platform movement system coupled to said platform and configured to move said platform; a safety system configured to prevent said platform from falling below a height threshold, said safety system comprising a line coupled to said platform; said line woven through a plurality of sheaves into a block and tackle; and
,said block and tackle having a counterweight that accepts load from said platform when said platform movement system cannot bear said load as a result of a failure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a platform; a platform movement system coupled to said platform and configured to move said platform in three dimensions; and
,a safety system configured to prevent said platform from falling below a height threshold, said safety system comprising; a first line coupled to said platform; said first line woven through a plurality of first sheaves into a first block and tackle; a second line coupled to said platform; and
,said second line woven through a plurality of second sheaves into a second block and tackle and, said first block and tackle and second block and tackle being coupled to a counterweight that accepts load from said platform when said platform movement system cannot bear said load as a result of a failure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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