IP Library Granted Patent US 9,207,655
Granted Patent B2
US 9,207,655 · App. 13/648,619 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Electronic stabilizer device and method for stabilization of objects

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Patent No.
US 9,207,655
App. No.
13/648,619
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for stabilization of an object using an electronic stabilizer device, which includes an electric gyroscope, a driver device and a counterweight device. The method measures orientation data of the object using the electric gyroscope, analyzes the orientation data of the object to obtain a current obliquity of the object, and generates a first control signal to drive the driver device according to the current obliquity when the current obliquity is equal to a reference angle. The method controls the counterweight device to change a center of gravity of the object through the driver device, and measures an adjusted obliquity of the object using the electric gyroscope. The method generates a second control signal to drive the driver device when the adjusted obliquity changes, and controls the counterweight device to dynamically adjust the center of gravity of the object.

Claims (42)

1. An electronic stabilizer device, comprising:

an electric gyroscope, a driver device, and a counterweight device; and

an object stabilizing system comprising one or more programs that is stored in a storage system and executed by at least one microprocessor, the one or more programs comprising:

an initialization module that sets an initialization obliquity of an object to be monitored as a reference angle when the object is placed in a balance state;

an obliquity analysis module that measures orientation data of the object using the electric gyroscope, analyzes the orientation data of the object to obtain a current obliquity of the object, and determines whether the current obliquity of the object is equal to the reference angle;

an obliquity adjusting module that generates a first control signal to drive the driver device according to the current obliquity of the object when the current obliquity of the object is not equal to the reference angle, controls the counterweight device to change a center of gravity of the object through the driver device, and measures an adjusted obliquity of the object using the electric gyroscope; and

a weight counterbalance module that determines whether the adjusted obliquity of the object changes in a time period, generates a second control signal to drive the driver device according to the adjusted obliquity of the object when the adjusted obliquity of the object does not change in the time period, and controls the counterweight device to adjust the center of gravity of the object to an initial center of gravity of the object.

2. The electronic stabilizer device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric gyroscope is an integrated circuit (IC) chipset that measures the orientation data of the object based on conservation of angular momentum.

3. The electronic stabilizer device according to claim 2 , wherein the orientation data of the object comprise an obliquity of the object, an angular velocity of the object, and a rotational direction of the object.

4. The electronic stabilizer device according to claim 1 , wherein the counterweight device is an electric hydraulic jack that allocates the weight of the object to change the center of gravity of the object when the object receives a impact force.

5. The electronic stabilizer device according to claim 4 , wherein the driver device is a driving motor that controls the counterweight device to change the center of gravity of the object to obtain a counterweight of the object against a direction of the impact force.

6. The electronic stabilizer device according to claim 1 , wherein the counterweight device comprises a spherical shell, a first joint lever, and a second joint lever that is equipped with a weight, and wherein the first joint lever moves up and down, and the second joint lever rotates through 360 degrees.

7. A method for stabilization of an object using an electronic stabilizer device, the method comprising:

setting an initialization obliquity of the object as a reference angle when the object is placed in a balance state;

measuring orientation data of the object using an electric gyroscope of the electronic stabilizer device;

analyzing the orientation data of the object to obtain a current obliquity of the object;

determining whether the current obliquity of the object is equal to the reference angle;

generating a first control signal to drive a driver device of the electronic stabilizer device according to the current obliquity of the object if the current obliquity of the object is not equal to the reference angle;

controlling a counterweight device of the electronic stabilizer device to change a center of gravity of the object through the driver device, and measuring an adjusted obliquity of the object using the electric gyroscope;

determining whether the adjusted obliquity of the object changes in a time period;

generating a second control signal to drive the driver device according to the adjusted obliquity of the object if the adjusted obliquity of the object does not change in the time period; and

controlling the counterweight device to adjust the center of gravity of the object to an initial center of gravity of the object.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the electric gyroscope is an integrated circuit (IC) chipset that measures the orientation data of the object based on conservation of angular momentum principle.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the orientation data of the object comprise an obliquity of the object, an angular velocity of the object, and a rotational direction of the object.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the counterweight device is an electric hydraulic jack that allocates the weight of the object to change the center of gravity of the object when the object receives a impact force.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the driver device is a driving motor that controls the counterweight device to change the center of gravity of the object to obtain a counterweight of the object against a direction of the impact force.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the counterweight device comprises a spherical shell, a first joint lever, and a second joint lever that is equipped with a weight, and wherein the first joint lever moves up and down, and the second joint lever rotates through 360 degrees.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one microprocessor of an electronic stabilizer device, causes the device to perform a method for stabilization of an object, the method comprising:

setting an initialization obliquity of the object as a reference angle when the object is placed in a balance state;

measuring orientation data of the object using an electric gyroscope of the electronic stabilizer device;

analyzing the orientation data of the object to obtain a current obliquity of the object;

determining whether the current obliquity of the object is equal to the reference angle;

generating a first control signal to drive a driver device of the electronic stabilizer device according to the current obliquity of the object if the current obliquity of the object is not equal to the reference angle;

controlling a counterweight device of the electronic stabilizer device to change a center of gravity of the object through the driver device, and measuring an adjusted obliquity of the object using the electric gyroscope;

determining whether the adjusted obliquity of the object changes in a time period;

generating a second control signal to drive the driver device according to the adjusted obliquity of the object if the adjusted obliquity of the object does not change in the time period; and

controlling the counterweight device to adjust the center of gravity of the object to an initial center of gravity of the object.

14. The storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the electric gyroscope is an integrated circuit (IC) chipset that measures the orientation data of the object based on conservation of angular momentum principle.

15. The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the orientation data of the object comprise an obliquity of the object, an angular velocity of the object, and a rotational direction of the object.

16. The storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the counterweight device is an electric hydraulic jack that allocates the weight of the object to change the center of gravity of the object when the object receives a impact force.

17. The storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the driver device is a driving motor that controls the counterweight device to change the center of gravity of the object to obtain a counterweight of the object against a source direction of the impact force.

18. The storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the counterweight device comprises a spherical shell, a first joint lever, and a second joint lever that is equipped with a weight, and wherein the first joint lever moves up and down, and the second joint lever rotates through 360 degrees.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2019
From: PATENTCLOUD CORPORATION; PATENTCLOUD CO. LIMITED
To: SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING(SHENZHEN)CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 049839/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2015
From: SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING(SHENZHEN)CO.,LTD.
To: PATENTCLOUD CORPORATION; PATENTCLOUD CO. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036953/0183 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2015
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING(SHENZHEN)CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 036897/0212 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2012
From: LEE, HOU-HSIEN; LEE, CHANG-JUNG; LO, CHIH-PING
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029109/0122 →