Motorized camera head with PCB motors
A camera stabilization system includes printed circuit board (PCB) stator motors configured with rotors that define slots for receiving PCB stators. The rotors are surrounded by wheel-based bearings that enable smooth rotation when activated by a motor controller. An annular roll motor with an open center portion is coupled with one or more tilt motors and a pan motor to form a compact camera head system. The configuration allows a camera to be at least partially disposed within the roll motor's interior space, facilitating active stabilization and precise control.
1 . A camera head system, comprising:
a roll motor configured as an annulus having an open center portion, wherein the roll motor comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) roll motor stator and a roll motor rotor;
wherein the roll motor rotor extends at least partially into the open center portion;
wherein the roll motor rotor is enabled to rotate by a set of bearings mounted within the roll motor and disposed circumferentially around the roll motor rotor;
a tilt motor, wherein the tilt motor comprises a tilt motor stator;
wherein the tilt motor is coupled with the roll motor by a tilt motor mounting frame;
a pan motor, wherein the pan motor comprises a pan motor stator; and
wherein the pan motor is coupled with the tilt motor by a pan motor frame.
2 . The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the roll motor rotor comprises a slot into which the roll motor stator extends.
3 . The camera system of claim 1 , wherein each bearing of the set of bearings is configured as a track wheel that is sized and dimensioned to receive an exterior edge of the roll motor rotor.
4 . The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the tilt motor is adjustably coupled with the tilt motor mounting frame.
5 . A camera head system, comprising:
a roll motor having a roll motor rotor and a roll motor stator, wherein the roll motor rotor is formed as an annulus to create an open center portion;
wherein the roll motor rotor is enabled to rotate by a set of bearings mounted within the roll motor and disposed circumferentially around the roll motor rotor a tilt motor, wherein the tilt motor comprises a PCBtilt motor stator;
wherein the tilt motor is coupled with the roll motor;
a pan motor, wherein the pan motor comprises a PCBpan motor stator; and
wherein the pan motor is coupled with the tilt motor by a pan motor frame.
6 . The camera system of claim 5 , wherein the roll motor rotor is at least partially disposed within a roll motor casing.
7 . The camera system of claim 5 , wherein the roll motor rotor comprises a slot into which the roll motor stator extends.
8 . The camera system of claim 5 , wherein each bearing of the set of bearings is configured as a track wheel that is sized and dimensioned to receive an exterior edge of the roll motor rotor.
9 . The camera system of claim 5 , wherein the tilt motor is adjustably coupled with the roll motor by a tilt motor mounting frame.
10 . The camera system of claim 5 , further comprising a second tilt motor attached to an opposite side of the roll motor from the tilt motor.