An apparatus for supporting a payload includes a payload mount configured to be coupled to the payload to secure the payload, a first support member coupled to the payload mount, a second support member coupled to the first support member, and a single flexible member. The first support member includes a first actuation unit configured to rotate the payload mount around a first rotational axis relative to the first support member. The second support member includes a second actuation unit configured to rotate the first support member around a second rotational axis relative to the second support member. The single flexible member includes a branched configuration and is configured to be electrically coupled to the payload mount, the first actuation unit, and the second actuation unit. The first support member or the second support member includes a winding portion configured to engage the single flexible member.
PAYLOAD MOUNTING PLATFORM
2021-10-14
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F16M Rahmen, Gehäuse oder Grundplatten von Kraftmaschinen oder anderen Maschinen oder von Apparaten, nicht auf eine besondere Art von Maschine oder Apparat eingeschränkt, die anderweitig vorgesehen ist , FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE / G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM , Geräte oder Anordnungen zum Aufnehmen, Projizieren oder Betrachten von Fotografien |