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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Iain Richard Tyrone Mcclatchie, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ian Rickard Muldoon, Redwood City, CA (US);
Iain Richard Tyrone McClatchie, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ian Rickard Muldoon, Redwood City, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for isolating the motion of a camera relative to a base structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may generally include a plurality of bearing pucks coupled to the base structure. Each of the bearing pucks may be configured to receive and expel a pressurized fluid. In addition, the system may include a camera support coupled to the camera. The camera support may include at least one bearing member defining a spherical surface. The bearing member may be positioned adjacent to the bearing pucks such that the pressurized fluid forms a fluid layer between the spherical surface and the bearing pucks. The fluid layer may suspend the bearing member relative to the bearing pucks such that the camera support is rotationally isolated from the base structure.