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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Dana Smith, Dana Point, CA (US);
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are presented for docking an actively stabilized platform. The platform includes an active stabilizing mechanism selectively engageable to orient the platform in at least a first axis of rotation. Once the docking procedure is initiated, a docking device engages the platform to prevent rotation in the first axis. When the docking device becomes fixedly engaged with the platform, the active stabilizing mechanism can be disengaged and the platform sustained in a first orientation defined by the first axis of rotation. In addition, the method may sustain the platform aligned in a first spatial position defined by at least two orthogonal axes. Similarly, if the docking device does not provide complete stability for the platform (i.e., engages the platform with a tolerance error), the active stabilizing mechanism can be partially engaged to minimize the tolerance error while minimizing power consumption.