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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087315 | Methods and systems for attaching and detaching a payload device to and from, respectively, a gimbal system without requiring use of a mechanical tool Methods and systems are provided for attaching and detaching a payload device to and from, respectively, a gimbal system without requiring use of a mechanical tool. The gimbal system includes a gimbal assembly that includes a payload socket arranged to attach a payl... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7827875 | Gyro precessional automatic transmission An automatic transmission consisting of a planetary gear unit comprising in combination an input shaft (1), an input gear (2), a key planet gear (3), an output gear (4), an output shaft (5), a bearing planet gear (6), a rota... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7383747 | Apparatus and method for gyroscopic propulsion The present invention is a combination of three interconnected gyroscopic ring-like rotating masses, with each of the three ring-like masses being configured to rotate in various planes, depending on the desired orientation. Regardless of the orientation of the thre... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7336407 | Scanner/pointer apparatus having super-hemispherical coverage A scanner apparatus which has super-hemispherical coverage includes a receiver, a pair of counter-rotating prisms, and a rotating mirror aligned with the pair of counter-rotating prisms. The rotating mirror and the pair of counter-rotating prisms guide an observed o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7292319 | Optical tracking device employing a three-axis gimbal An optical tracking device, includes an azimuth sub-assembly providing a 360-degree range of motion and a transducer sensing the azimuth position within this range of motion; and an elevation sub-assembly coupled to the azimuth sub-assembly and providing at least a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289898 | Apparatus and method for measuring speed of a moving object An apparatus and method for measuring the speed of a moving object is provided. A first acceleration along the moving direction of the moving object and a second acceleration along the lateral direction of the moving object are measured. A first angular speed along ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246776 | Method and system for CMG array singularity avoidance The present method provides a method for avoiding singularities in the movement of CMGs in an array of CMGs in a spacecraft. In a first step, a torque command representing a desired torque to produce an attitude adjustment for the spacecraft is received. Next, a ran... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7190097 | Cross plane wide-gap motor system for gimbal An apparatus for the control and alignment of a sensor on a moving vehicle is provided that includes a gimbal ball supported by an outer axis structure and adapted to pivot about an outer elevation axis and about an outer azimuth axis. The outer axis structure is mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172511 | Amusement ride A gimbaled wheel amusement ride is disclosed. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159479 | Active damper for stabilized mirrors An active damping method for a stabilized mirror, and a corresponding active damper apparatus, comprising providing a tachometer measuring speed of a motor driving the mirror, employing compensation electronics receiving input from said tachometer and the motor, and... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152495 | System and method for adaptive cancellation of disturbances A disturbance-cancellation system and method is provided that facilitates the adaptive cancellation of periodic disturbances. The disturbance-cancellation system and method includes a pair of control moment gyroscopes (CMGs) arranged together as a scissored pair. Th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7057734 | Integrated reaction wheel assembly and fiber optic gyro The present invention relates to a reaction wheel assembly and fiber optic gyro device. The device includes a reaction wheel assembly having a reaction wheel assembly housing, a fiber optic gyro coil integrated with the reaction wheel assembly housing, and a fiber o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051608 | Gyroscopic actuator The gyroscopic actuator is a new device based on a mechanism designed to make us of the conservation of the kinetic momentum, so that it supplies a torque (momentum) to the platform where it is located. Thus it can orientate this platform in pitching, rolling or yaw... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014150 | Method and system for optimizing torque in a CMG array A momentum-control system for a spacecraft is disclosed. The momentum-control system comprises an attitude-control system. The attitude-control system receives data concerning a desired spacecraft maneuver and determines a torque command to complete the desired spac... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6973847 | Gyroscopic roll stabilizer for boats A gyroscopic roll stabilizer for a boat. The stabilizer includes a flywheel, a flywheel drive motor configured to spin the flywheel about a spin axis, an enclosure surrounding a portion or all of the flywheel and maintaining a below-ambient pressure or containing a ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965397 | Measuring camera attitude A system is disclosed for using camera attitude sensors with a camera. A camera assembly includes a tripod base, a tripod head interface mounted on the tripod base, a tripod head mounted on the tripod head interface and a camera mounted on the tripod head. The tripo... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935987 | Control methodology for inertial energy storage devices A wheeled vehicle incorporating a control methodology for regulating the power input and output of an inertial energy storage device, specifically a flywheel. The control methodology utilizes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and comprises control of the CV... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6907800 | Shaftless gyrostabilizer for aerial platforms Gyrostabilizer methods and apparatus having simultaneously counter-revolving masses that do not require physical shafts or axles. The stabilizer can have dual counter-revolving concentric rings, or tracks filled with weights such as spherical balls, that are propell... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906441 | Spherical motor using oscillatory magnetic fields A spherical motor (10) that includes an outer field sphere (12) and an inner armature sphere (14) rotatable therein. Field magnetic elements (26) are disposed on the field sphere (12) and sensor/actuator magnetic elements (42 | 06/14/2005 |
| 6789437 | Apparatus for precision slewing of flatform-mounted devices An apparatus and a method for controlling the path of oscillatory travel of a device within a two-axis system. A device, such as a camera, is held in a two axis gimbal system having motors for driving the azimuth and pitch axes. A two degree-of-freedom gyroscope is ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6772978 | Dynamic unbalance compensation system and method A dynamic unbalance compensation system that compensates for dynamic unbalance of a rotating assembly on a vehicle, such as a spacecraft, to compensate for the presence of a dynamic unbalance moment. The system includes a vehicle, such as a spacecraft, a rotational ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6684722 | Aviatorial valve assembly Apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed for removing stress on gyroscopes during acrobatic flight and for causing gyroscopes to fail in a controlled manner during testing and training. A valve for protecting a pneumatic-gyroscopic aircraft instrumen... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6640659 | Continuously variable transmission A transmission is provided which includes a fixed housing or support, an input part moveable relative to the support and a torque shaft, a first one-way clutch between the torque shaft and the driven shaft, linkage elements rotatable about the axis of rot... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6530289 | Navigation computer intended for a motor vehicle In the case of a navigation computer of a motor vehicle, the housing of a gyroscope is arranged in the housing wall of the navigation computer such that the angle of the gyroscope can be adjusted. For this purpose, the invention provides that the housing ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527071 | Appliance stabilized by a gyroscope, in particular a two-wheeled robot Appliance such as a two-legged robot made up of a system giving ground support and an upper body (30), equipped with a gyroscopic rotor wheel (31) which acts as a fulcrum to balance the appliance when positioned in reverse pendulum. A satisfactory equilib... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6360838 | System for balancing a two-wheeled vehicle at rest A system for balancing two-wheeled vehicles when approaching rest or when at rest is provided. The system includes a spinning gyro rotor which is precessed upon the sensing of incipient tipping of the vehicle when the vehicle is at rest or approaching res... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6301982 | Variable mechanism for mounting angle housed gyro-sensor and method of mounting variable mechanism for mounting angle A housed gyro-sensor 31 is housed in a rotation plate 33. The gyro-sensor 31 is mounted so that a rotation operation is enabled in a pitch axis direction about an axis in a mounting hole 24 formed on a housing of an inner face of the car navigation system... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6276985 | Gyroscopic motion device A gyroscopic motion device constructed for relative motion over an external support structure. The device includes a frame structure configured to support a pair of spaced apart gyroscopes. The device also includes a substructure operatively interposed th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6154317 | Device for stabilizing of a remotely controlled sensor, like a camera A device for stabilizing of a remotely controlled sensor like a camera includes a gimbal system with an inner yaw gimbal carrying the sensor and an outer yaw gimbal and an inner pitch gimbal and outer pitch gimbal; and inner yaw and pitch gimbals are stab... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5974675 | Navigation unit A navigation unit having a gyro sensor mounted thereon. The unit includes a mounting mechanism for changing the mounting direction of the gyro sensor so that the rotation detecting axis of the gyro sensor may be vertical, i.e. normal to a vehicle. In one ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5875676 | Non colocated rate sensing for control moment gyroscopes A feedback system for use in controlling control moment gyroscopes that are used in positioning a spacecraft where the relative rate of rotation is determined from the difference between the rotation rate of the gimbals of the CMGs and the rotation rate o... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5868031 | Triaxial gyroscopic stabilizer for movie or television camera A triaxial gyroscopic stabilizer for a movie or television camera has a camera in a cardan suspension unit, two three-stage gyroscopes, controlled linkages for adjusting course, banking and pitch, booster-converters, a set of accelerometers, a pitch angle... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5839386 | Vehicle stabilizing by rotating mass A water craft or land vehicle is stabilized against rolling and pitching forces by a mass or masses rotating about a vertical axis. The mass or masses are distributed along the vertical axis so that the center of the overall mass lies on the roll and pitc... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5816098 | Method and system for controlling attitude of lifting load utilizing gyro effect A lifting load attitude controlling system includes a lifting load pivoting clutch (20) provided between a gyro frame (1) and a gimbal frame (6) for connecting and disconnecting therebetween. Also, a resetting rotating clutch is provided between a resetti... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5632222 | Load orientating device A device (10) for orientating a load to be suspended and moved by a crane includes a flywheel (11) mounted for rotation in a housing (14). A turntable (17) is pivotally connected to the housing (14) and is drivable relative to the housing using a driven w... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5603239 | Gyroscopic virtual counterweight for cranes A large gyroscope adapted to be used in place of, or in addition, to the counterweights normally used on a crane to keep it from tipping when hoisting a load. The gyroscope is of fixed mass such that all road permits and restrictions can be satisfied with... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5413010 | Electric motor having a spherical rotor and its application apparatus A multi-freedom electric motor has a broad operational range and a wide space for accommodating an article. The electric motor includes a spherical rotor, a plurality of magnets disposed on an outer surface of the rotor with polarities of the respective a... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5386738 | Direct torque control moment gyroscope A control moment gyroscope for providing directional control in a spacecraft. The control moment gyroscope has a rotor which is electrostatically or magnetically supported within a gimbal housing so as not to touch any of the interior surfaces of the hous... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5203220 | Optical tracking and stabilizing system with a gimbal mounted mirror for establishing a line of sight An optical tracking and stabilizing system which generates an error signal to control a gimbal set, which error signal has first and second components. The first error signal component is a low frequency domain position servo error signal and the second e... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5184521 | Gyroscopically stabilized apparatus A gyroscopically stabilized apparatus for aiming an instrument at a target object. An external yoke is attached to the ends of a hub assembly which supports the gyro and camera platforms for rotation about pan, tilt and roll axes. The yoke is associated w... | 02/09/1993 |
