Patent ID: 8662764

Claim:
A camera system, comprising: (a) a frame that supports a substrate in a pivotal relationship along a first axis; (b) a camera disposed on the substrate; (c) a first actuator affixed to a first side the frame and disposed along a second axis, transverse to the first axis, and a second actuator affixed to a second side of the frame and disposed along the second axis, the second side of the frame opposite the first side of the frame so that the substrate is between the first side of the frame and the second side of the frame, the first actuator and the second actuator both deformable in response to a signal so that when the first actuator deforms away from the first side of the frame, the second actuator deforms toward the second side of the frame and so that when the first actuator deforms toward from the first side of the frame, the second actuator deforms away from the second side of the frame; and (d) a transverse member, disposed along a second axis that is transverse to the first axis, that mechanically couples the first actuator and the second actuator to the substrate and that is configured to impart deformation of the first actuator and the second actuator to the substrate in response to the signal so as to cause the substrate to pivot in relation to the frame, thereby changing an angular orientation of the camera.