Patent ID: 8874405

Claim:
A platform system for minimizing shock to an object, comprising: a base; a platform effective to carry the object; a plurality of actuators coupled between the platform and the base, the actuators configured to adjust an orientation of the platform based on control signals; one or more accelerometers configured to generate acceleration data; a level sensor on the platform; and a processor coupled to the accelerometers, the actuators, and the level sensor, wherein the processor being programmed to: collect the acceleration data from the accelerometers and level data from the level sensor; determine an acceleration vector of the platform from the acceleration data; compensate for the acceleration vector by determining travels and travel directions for the actuators; generate a first set of control signals to actuate the actuators with the travels in the travel directions; and generate a second set of control signals based on the level data to actuate the actuators to level the platform after generating the first set of control signals.