PAYLOAD MOUNTING PLATFORM
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting a payload, the apparatus comprising:
- a first support member configured to be coupled to a payload, wherein the payload is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis relative to the first support member;
a second support member configured to be coupled to the first support member, wherein the first support member is configured to rotate around a second rotational axis relative to the second support member; and
a flexible member configured to be coupled to the first support member and the second support member, wherein the flexible member comprises a branched configuration comprising a first extension, a second extension and a third extension, and a first connection portion extending between the first extension and the second extension, wherein the first extension is configured to couple to the first support member and the second extension is configured to couple to the second support member, and wherein the first connection portion comprises a curved portion corresponding to a curvature of the first support member.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are provided relating to improved mounting platforms for supporting a payload on a movable object. In one aspect, an apparatus for supporting a payload comprises: a first support member coupled to the payload and configured to rotate the payload; a second support member coupled to the first support member and configured to rotate the first support member relative to the second support member; and a flexible member electrically coupling the first and second support members, wherein a length of the flexible member winds around a portion of the first support member or second support member, such that the length winds up around the portion when the first support member is rotated in a first direction and unwinds from the portion when the first support member is rotated in a second direction.
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1. An apparatus for supporting a payload, the apparatus comprising:
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a first support member configured to be coupled to a payload, wherein the payload is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis relative to the first support member; a second support member configured to be coupled to the first support member, wherein the first support member is configured to rotate around a second rotational axis relative to the second support member; and a flexible member configured to be coupled to the first support member and the second support member, wherein the flexible member comprises a branched configuration comprising a first extension, a second extension and a third extension, and a first connection portion extending between the first extension and the second extension, wherein the first extension is configured to couple to the first support member and the second extension is configured to couple to the second support member, and wherein the first connection portion comprises a curved portion corresponding to a curvature of the first support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for supporting a payload, the apparatus comprising:
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a first support member configured to be coupled to a payload, wherein the payload is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis relative to the first support member; a second support member configured to be coupled to the first support member, wherein the first support member is configured to rotate around a second rotational axis relative to the second support member; and a flexible member configured to be coupled to the first support member and the second support member, wherein the flexible member comprises a branched configuration comprising a first extension, a second extension and a third extension, and a first connection portion extending between the first extension and the second extension, wherein the first extension is configured to couple to the first support member and the second extension is configured to couple to the second support member, and wherein a portion of the first connection portion is configured to extend through an opening on the second support member and another portion of the first connection portion is configured to be received within a receiving space on the second support member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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