Patent ID: 8267601

Claim:
A portable camera transport system comprising: an upright support having a longitudinal axis and two ends; a camera support mounted to one end of the upright support for receiving a stereographic camera including first and second cameras, an interocular motor to set an interocular distance between the first camera and the second camera, and a convergence motor to set a convergence angle between the first camera and the second camera; a ballast mounted to the other end of the upright support; a balance mechanism for automatically moving the camera support generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis relative to the ballast, the balance mechanism comprising a balance plate and a balance housing moveable relative to each other, a balance motor in the balance housing engaging the balance plate for positioning the balance plate relative to the balance housing; and a control system to control the balance motor to position the balance plate relative to the balance housing using the following equation: Y=m 1 X 1 +m 2 X 2 +b , wherein Y=a position of the balance motor, m 1 =a predetermined Convergence Factor, m 2 =a predetermined Interocular Factor, X i =a position of the convergence motor, X 2 =a position of the interocular motor, b= a predetermined Offset.