Patent ID: 8234951

Claim:
A bistable MEMS platform, comprising: a pair of quadrantal bistable mechanisms, each quadrantal bistable mechanism, comprising: a planar link having a first and second end; an ortho-planar link having a first and second end, said first end of said ortho-planar link being pivotally connected to said first end of said planar link; and a quadrantal link having a first and second end, said first end of said quadrantal link being connected to said second end of said planar link, said second end of said quadrantal link being connected to said second end of said ortho-planar link; said pair of quadrantal bistable mechanisms being positioned 180 degrees opposite each other and connected at a center point; a helico-kinematic platform, comprising an annulus; a first beam having a first and second end, said first beam being affixed to said annulus at points between said first and second ends of said first beam, said first end of said first beam being adapted to receive a force, said second end of said first beam being affixed to said planar link; and a second beam having a first and second end, said second beam being affixed to said annulus at points between said first and second ends of said second beam, said first end of said second beam being adapted to receive a force, said second end of said second beam being affixed to said planar link; a bistable platform, comprising an aerial platform; and a pair of transversing links each having a first and second end, said first ends of said transversing points being attached to said second ends of said ortho-planar links at opposite sides, said second ends of said transversing links being attached to said aerial platform at opposite points.