Patent ID: 8076889
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. A support device adjustable in three degrees of freedom, the support device comprising: a base; a pitching arm rotatably fixed to the base and capable of rotating about a pitch axis; a rolling arm rotatably coupled to the pitching arm and capable of rotating about a roll axis substantially perpendicular to the pitch axis; a yawing arm rotatably coupled to the rolling arm and capable of rotating about a yawn axis substantially perpendicular to the roll axis; a pitching drive unit configured for rotating the pitching arm about the pitch axis; a rolling drive unit configured for rotating the rolling arm about the roll axis; a yawing drive unit configured for rotating the yawing arm about the yaw axis; and a controller configured for controlling the pitching drive unit, the rolling drive unit, and the yawing drive unit in response to control inputs.