Interchangeable mounting platform
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1. A platform for interchangeably mounting a payload to a base support, the platform comprising:
- a support assembly configured to be coupled to the payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload; and
a mounting assembly that is (a) coupled to the support assembly and (b) configured to be releasably coupled via a second coupling to a plurality of types of base supports selected from at least two of the following;
an aerial vehicle, a handheld support, or a base adapter mounted onto a movable object, wherein the second coupling is a quick release coupling enabling the plurality of types of base supports to be manually coupled and decoupled from the mounting assembly.
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A platform for interchangeably mounting a payload to a base support is provided. In one aspect, the platform comprises: a support assembly configured to be releasably coupled to a payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload; and a mounting assembly configured to be releasably coupled via a second coupling to a plurality of types of base supports selected from at least two of the following: an aerial vehicle, a handheld support, or a base adapter mounted onto a movable object.
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1. A platform for interchangeably mounting a payload to a base support, the platform comprising:
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a support assembly configured to be coupled to the payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload; and a mounting assembly that is (a) coupled to the support assembly and (b) configured to be releasably coupled via a second coupling to a plurality of types of base supports selected from at least two of the following;
an aerial vehicle, a handheld support, or a base adapter mounted onto a movable object, wherein the second coupling is a quick release coupling enabling the plurality of types of base supports to be manually coupled and decoupled from the mounting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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13. A handheld platform for controlling an imaging device, the platform comprising:
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a handheld support member configured to be releasably mechanically and electrically coupled via an electromechanical coupling to a gimbal assembly controlling a spatial disposition of a coupled imaging device, the electromechanical coupling enabling transmission of image data from the imaging device to the handheld support member; and an input interface carried by the handheld support member and configured to receive input from a user, the input comprising commands provided to the gimbal assembly via the electromechanical coupling for controlling the spatial disposition of the imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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29. A platform adapted to interchangeably mount a payload to a handheld support or other base support, the platform comprising:
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a support assembly configured to be coupled to the payload via a first coupling and configured to control a spatial disposition of the payload; a mounting assembly that is coupled to the support assembly and configured to be interchangeably coupled via a second coupling to the handheld support and the other base support, wherein the second coupling is a quick release coupling enabling the handheld support and the other base support to be manually coupled and decoupled from the mounting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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