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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Edward V. Carter, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Fitzgerald, Florissant, MO (US);
Engineered Support Systems, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
An isolation platform assembly ( ) for a vehicle (V) on which is mounted instruments and sensors (S). The instruments and sensors are installed on a gimbal (G). A mounting bracket ( ) attaches the assembly to the vehicle. The unit further includes a platform or plate ( ) to which the gimbal is attached. The plate connects to the bracket by cable isolators ( ) which attenuate shock and vibration forces transmitted through the vehicle. This protects the instrument and sensor packages from shock and vibration damage, particularly when the vehicle is moving. It also allows the instruments and sensors to be used to obtain information both while the vehicle is parked and while it is moving. The assembly further includes a restraint mechanism ( ) comprising torsion bars ( ) and levers ( ) which connect the platform to the mounting bracketry so to enable the instrumentation and sensor payload to be moved from one orientation to another for data acquisition.