Transportation apparatus and method for carrying a payload in a desired plane independent of 3D tilting of said apparatus
First Claim
1. A transportation apparatus (1), said apparatus comprising:
- a payload receiving unit (30), a transportation body (10), and a controllable compensation system (20) arranged there between and devised to allow adjustment of a desired spatial relationship between a payload surface (250) of said compensation system (20) for attachment of said payload receiving unit (30) and a transportation surface (150) of said transportation body (10),wherein said compensation system (20) comprises at least a first compensation unit (210) and a second compensation unit (230) arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship, wherein said first compensation unit (210) is arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship in a first direction and said second compensation unit is arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship in a second direction different from said first direction, whereby said compensation system (20) is adapted to maintain a desired orientation of said payload surface (250) independent of changes of orientation of said transportation surface (150) of said transportation apparatus (1),wherein said compensation system (20) is adapted to maintain a common point of gravity of said transportation apparatus (1) including a payload by displacing a center of gravity of said payload receiving unit (30) and said payload opposite to a displacement of a center of gravity of said transportation apparatus (1), andwherein at least one of said first and/or second compensation units are extendable from at least one end of the first and/or second compensation units during operation.
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Abstract
A transportation apparatus includes a payload receiving unit, a transportation body, and a compensation system arranged there between providing adjustment of a desired spatial relationship of a payload surface of the compensation unit. The compensation system has at least one of a first compensation unit and a second compensation unit for adjustment of the spatial relationship. The compensation units adjust the spatial relationship in different directions. Thus the compensation system maintains a desired orientation of the payload surface independent of changes of orientation of the transportation surface. Further, the compensation system substantially maintains a common point of gravity of the transportation apparatus including the payload by displacing the center of gravity of the payload receiving unit and the payload substantially opposite to a displacement of a center of gravity of the transportation apparatus. At least one of the compensation units are extendable from at least one end thereof during operation.
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41 Claims
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1. A transportation apparatus (1), said apparatus comprising:
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a payload receiving unit (30), a transportation body (10), and a controllable compensation system (20) arranged there between and devised to allow adjustment of a desired spatial relationship between a payload surface (250) of said compensation system (20) for attachment of said payload receiving unit (30) and a transportation surface (150) of said transportation body (10), wherein said compensation system (20) comprises at least a first compensation unit (210) and a second compensation unit (230) arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship, wherein said first compensation unit (210) is arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship in a first direction and said second compensation unit is arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship in a second direction different from said first direction, whereby said compensation system (20) is adapted to maintain a desired orientation of said payload surface (250) independent of changes of orientation of said transportation surface (150) of said transportation apparatus (1), wherein said compensation system (20) is adapted to maintain a common point of gravity of said transportation apparatus (1) including a payload by displacing a center of gravity of said payload receiving unit (30) and said payload opposite to a displacement of a center of gravity of said transportation apparatus (1), and wherein at least one of said first and/or second compensation units are extendable from at least one end of the first and/or second compensation units during operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 27)
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21. A method of sustaining an orientation of payload surface (250) of a payload receiving unit (30) of transportation apparatus (1), independent of changes of orientation of a transportation surface (150) of a transportation body (10) of said transportation apparatus (1) in motion, said method comprising:
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real-time adjustment of a desired spatial relationship between said payload surface (250) and said transportation surface (150) by means of said compensation unit (20) attached to said payload receiving unit (30) and said transportation body (10), wherein said real-time adjustment comprises adjustment of said spatial relationship with at least a first compensation unit (210) and a second compensation unit (230) of said compensation system (20), and adjustment of said spatial relationship in a first direction by said first compensation unit (210), and adjustment of said spatial relationship in a second direction different from said first direction by said second compensation unit (230), including expanding said first and/or second compensation unit during operation, and maintaining a common point of gravity of said transportation apparatus (1) including a payload by displacing a center of gravity of said payload receiving unit (30) and said payload with said compensation system (20) opposite to a displacement of a center of gravity of said transportation apparatus (1). - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26)
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28. A compensation system (20) arranged between a payload receiving unit (30) and a transportation body (10), devised to allow adjustment of a desired spatial relationship between a payload surface (250) of said compensation system (20) for attachment of said payload receiving unit (30) and a transportation surface (150) of said transportation body (10), said system (20) comprising:
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at least a first compensation unit (210) arranged for adjustment of said spatial relationship in a first direction, wherein said compensation system (20) is adapted to maintain a desired orientation of said payload surface (250) in said first direction independent of changes of orientation of said transportation surface (150) of said transportation apparatus (1) in said first direction, and wherein said first compensation unit (210) is extendable from at least one end of the first compensation unit during operation. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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