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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Leonard T. Chapman, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Stanislov Gorbatov, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Leonard T. Chapman, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Stanislov Gorbatov, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc., North Hollywood, CA (US);
Abstract
A camera platform may be stabilized by reducing or avoiding oscillating movement, when active stabilization systems are not used. A passive dampener resists the back driving of the motors used in the active stabilization system. This dampening or resistance to back driving the motors in turn dampens movement of the camera platform. Oscillations are reduced or avoided and the camera platform may return more quickly and smoothly to a level position. The dampener may be provided as an add-on or temporarily electrically switched in accessory. The dampener may include a circuit that connects the first and second motors of the active stabilization system in series, and connects the series output of the two motors to a variable resistor through a rectifier. A transistor may be with the variable resistor to provide for more linear adjusting and a more compact variable resistor.
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