Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
396007000 | AERIAL CAMERA | 10 |
20120082441 | AERIAL DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An aerial digital camera comprises a housing | 04-05-2012 |
20130142500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE AREA SCANNED BY AN AIRBORNE ELECTRO-OPTIC RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM IN A GIVEN TIME - The invention relates to an airborne reconnaissance system which comprises: (a) optical unit for acquiring light rays from a terrain portion, said optical unit comprises a plurality of optical components that are positioned along an optical path and designed to maneuver said light rays to produce at a focal plane an acquired image of a terrain portion, said acquired image having an area S which is several times larger than the area A of a focal plane array which is positioned at same focal plane; (b) gimbals unit for performing a continuous back and forth across-track scanning movement of a respective line of sight formed between said optical unit and the terrain below the aircraft; (c) a first back-scanning mirror along said optical path, for compensating for said continuous across track movement of the line of sight, said compensation is performed during a respective integration period for a section of said acquired image of area S which falls during said period on said focal plane array; and (d) a second, along-track mirror also positioned along said optical path, which alternates between plurality of along track states, each state causes a different diversion of the light rays within said optical path thereby to impinge on said focal plane array another along-track section of said acquired image of area S; and (e) capturing means for recording in each state of said along-track mirror the corresponding section of the terrain image which is impinged during said state on the focal plane array. | 06-06-2013 |
20150131982 | Tunable vibration Dampers - In one aspect, a tunable vibration damper may include a housing and a damper stack disposed within the housing. The damper stack may be formed from a viscoelastic material and may have a vertical stiffness and a horizontal stiffness. The damper stack may also include a plurality of column sections and a plurality of disk sections, with each pair of adjacent column sections being separated by one of the disk sections. The disk sections may extend radially outwardly relative to the column sections. In addition, at least one of the vertical stiffness or the horizontal stiffness may be tunable by adjusting a stiffness-related parameter of the damper stack. | 05-14-2015 |
396008000 | Having shutter or film feed speed and air or spin speed synchronizing | 1 |
20140119716 | Aerial Photogrammetry And Aerial Photogrammetric System - The invention provides aerial photogrammetry by using two or more flying vehicles, each equipped with a GPS device and an image pickup unit, comprising a step of setting up two or more photographing points and setting up a photographing point area, respectively, with each of the photographing points as the center, a step of measuring a position of the flying vehicle by the GPS device, a step where each of the flying vehicle reaches each corresponding photographing point area and maintains the position of the photographing point area, a step of acquiring a time when the flying vehicle finally reaches the photographing point area, a step of setting up a shutter timing time after a predetermined time from the moment when the flying vehicle has finally reached the photographing point area, and a step of taking aerial photographs by the two or more flying vehicles at the shutter timing time. | 05-01-2014 |
396012000 | Support or holder | 6 |
20090103909 | Aerial camera support structure - An aerial support structure for capturing images of objects in an observed area includes first and second anchors and at least one transport cable mounted to at least one of the first and second anchor. A balloon is mounted to the at least one transport cable and is movable relative to the first and second anchors. A camera is suspended from the balloon. | 04-23-2009 |
20100310242 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optical imaging system is provided for an airborne platform or the like, including an image acquisition unit having an optical axis and configured for providing images in a direction along said axis, the image acquisition unit being mounted to a pointing mechanism configured for selectively pointing said optical axis in a desired direction. The system also has an optical shield configured for shielding said image acquisition unit from receiving undesired electromagnetic radiation from at least one direction different from said desired direction. | 12-09-2010 |
20120263445 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A CAMERA IN A HELICOPTER - A device for supporting a camera to facilitate capturing stable images from a moving and vibrating platform, such as a helicopter includes a base plate and a vertical post attached to the base plate and extending upwardly from the base plate. A swing arm is fixed to the top of the vertical post in a manner that allows the swing arm to pivot around a vertical axis of the vertical post. A handle is attached to the swing arm and extends upwardly from the swing arm Suspended from the handle below the swing arm is a fixture for supporting the camera. The fixture supporting the camera includes that reduce the transmission of vibrations and shocks to the camera. The device for supporting a camera can be secured in place inside a helicopter without altering the structural integrity of the helicopter. | 10-18-2012 |
20160023778 | PAYLOAD MOUNTING PLATFORM - Systems, devices, and methods are provided relating to improved mounting platforms for supporting a payload on a movable object. In one aspect, an apparatus for supporting a payload comprises: a first support member coupled to the payload and configured to rotate the payload; a second support member coupled to the first support member and configured to rotate the first support member relative to the second support member; and a flexible member electrically coupling the first and second support members, wherein a length of the flexible member winds around a portion of the first support member or second support member, such that the length winds up around the portion when the first support member is rotated in a first direction and unwinds from the portion when the first support member is rotated in a second direction. | 01-28-2016 |
20190144133 | PAYLOAD MOUNTING PLATFORM | 05-16-2019 |
396013000 | Having stabilizing (e.g., gyroscope, etc.) | 1 |
20100040354 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AERIAL IMAGES AND DATA FROM A LIGHT TRANSPORTABLE MANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A method and device for collecting aerial images and data. There is: an aircraft device, configured to fly through the air, including: a retractable mounting member, configured to extend and retract; and a pan tilt mounting member, configured to pan in a horizontal axis and tilt in a vertical axis, coupled to the retractable mounting member opposite the aircraft device. There is also: a data collecting device housing, coupled to the pan tilt mounting member opposite the retractable mounting member, configured to house a data collecting device; and a data collecting device, configured to collect images and data, disposed within the data collecting device housing. The data collecting device includes a remote control system in wireless communication with the data collecting device. | 02-18-2010 |