Freefly Systems, Inc.

Shane Colton

Tabb Firchau

David Bloomfield

Ian Roper

John G Ellison

Steve Webb

Hugh Bell

A remote control device, method, and system for controlling a stabilized camera remotely are disclosed. The remote control device includes a steering member rotatable around a pan axis, a tilt axis, and/or a roll axis of the remote control device, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) mounted on the steering member and configured to measure a pointing direction of the steering member in relation to the pan axis, the tilt axis, and/or the roll axis, a controller configured to derive a pointing direction update based on the measurements obtained by the IMU, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a stabilization system configured to stabilize the camera in accordance with a commanded pointing direction, the derived pointing direction update as the commanded pointing direction to effectuate adjustment of a pointing direction of the camera to follow a rotational movement of the steering member.

Method, system, and device for controlling a stabilized camera remotely

A stabilization system or gimbal having a mounting arrangement () for a camera providing for rotation about pan, roll, and tilt axes () where tilt and roll axis () position can be independently adjusted is described. The arrangement can be configured so that when adjusting the stabilization frame relative to the roll axis, adjustment of the camera COG relative to the tilt axis is inhibited. The system can further be arranged such that when adjusting the roll axis, adjustment relative to the tilt axis is inhibited. Similarly, when adjusting the pan axis, adjustment to the tilt or roll axes may be inhibited.

Hand-held or vehicle mounted camera stabilization system

Stabilised gimbal assembly

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

Shane Colton