Provided are a handheld gimbal control method and control apparatus. The control method comprises the following steps: step 1) detecting a current mode of the handheld gimbal; step 2) when the handheld gimbal is in an operating mode, detecting whether the handheld gimbal is at a folding position, and when the handheld gimbal is at the folding position, enabling the handheld gimbal to enter a standby mode; and step 3) when the handheld gimbal is in the standby mode, detecting whether the handheld gimbal is at a non-folding position, and when the handheld gimbal is at the non-folding position, enabling the handheld gimbal to enter the operating mode, wherein there is no sequential order for the execution of steps 2) and 3). The control method of the present invention enables a user to rapidly and conveniently operate a handheld gimbal, without damaging an electric motor.

Disclosed are a vehicle-mounted camera gimbal servo system and a control method. The vehicle-mounted camera gimbal servo system includes a camera tri-axial gimbal and a servo control apparatus. The camera tri-axial gimbal includes a pitch motor, a roll motor, a yaw motor, a roll arm (1), a pitch arm (4), a yaw arm (5), a gimbal top (7), a camera (11), a pitch-axis bearing (12), and a counterweight block (13); the pitch motor includes a pitch motor stator (2) and a pitch motor rotor (3); the yaw motor includes a yaw motor stator (6) and a yaw motor rotor (8); the roll motor includes a roll motor stator (9) and a roll motor rotor (10); the servo control apparatus includes an inertial measurement unit, a three-dimensional modeling control unit, an angular velocity loop control unit, and an angular displacement loop control unit.

A rotary shaft assembly includes a first supporting arm, a second supporting arm, a connecting arm connecting the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm and a driving device coupled to the second supporting arm. The driving device includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The first supporting arm, the second supporting arm, and the connecting arm are integrally formed. The first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are arranged symmetrically with respect to a central point of the connecting arm. The second supporting arm comprises a connecting base arranged at an end distal from the connecting arm. The connecting base includes a receiving groove, and the rotor assembly is directly received in the receiving groove.

A motor and a gimbal having the same. The motor includes a stator and a rotor, and further includes a connection shaft. The rotor is fixedly connected with the connection shaft, the connection shaft is rotatably connected with the stator through a bearing, and the connection shaft is provided in an axial direction thereof with a central through hole. The present disclosure further discloses a gimbal using the motor described above. In an embodiment, it is able to avoid the problem that a signal wire is wound and exposed outside the motor or the gimbal, solve the problem that the signal wire could be released or rewound with the positive or negative rotation of the motor, and reduce the length of the wire.

This invention discloses a pan-tilt hand holder which features that: It includes a clamping mechanism for holding the mobile terminal, a control device, and a power device are provided, wherein, the frame body is configured to install a pan-tilt, the control device is configured to control the movement of the pan-tilt, and the power device is configured to supply electric power to the control device. The application of the invention achieves not only the handheld movement operation of the pan-tilt, but also the operation with just one hand, which is convenient for use.

A method includes receiving selection of a target within an image captured by an image sensor of a payload and displayed on a user interface of the payload, detecting a deviation of the target from an expected target state within the image, generating, based at least partly on the deviation, a payload control signal including a first angular velocity for rotating the payload about an axis of the carrier to reduce the deviation about the axis in a subsequent image, and generating a base support control signal including a second angular velocity for rotating the payload with respect to the axis. When the first and second angular velocities are received, the carrier is controlled to rotate the payload at a third angular velocity about the axis. The third angular velocity is the first angular velocity, the second angular velocity, or a combination of both.

Disclosed embodiments include a robotic arm for moving one or more objects fixed to the robotic arm. The robotic arm may have a telescoping arm the extends out from and contracts into a base platform and two joints for precisely moving an attachment platform. In various embodiments, a camera is mounted to the robotic arm and a computer included in the robotic arm may execute a control path to move the camera within a scene. The robotic arm may include one or more motors for automatically moving components of the robotic arm. The robotic arm may be synchronized with a camera to perform an automated photoshoot that captures various perspectives and angles of a scene.

A gimbal control method includes determining a current state of a follow-configuration button, determining a current follow coefficient based on the current state of the follow-configuration button, and controlling a gimbal to follow a target object according to the current coefficient. The follow-configuration button corresponds to a plurality of states, and each state corresponds to a different follow coefficient.

Disclosed is a holding device having a support base for holding an electric device and a driving member for driving the support base. Upon mounting the electronic device on the holding device, the holding device has at least two stable states, and the holding device stores a preset time duration for transitioning from the first stable state to the second stable state. The holding device further includes a control circuit, which, in response to a time during which the holding device transitions from the first stable state to the second stable state exceeds the preset time duration, controls the driving member to stop or reduce a power output.

A control method for a non-orthogonal gimbal includes obtaining an actual attitude of the gimbal, determining a target attitude of the gimbal according to the actual attitude of the gimbal and an angle between a first rotation axis of a first drive motor and a second rotation axis of a second drive motor, determining an attitude error according to the actual attitude and the target attitude, and controlling one or more of a plurality of drive motors according to the attitude error to cause the gimbal to approach the target attitude. The gimbal includes the plurality of drive motors including the first drive motor, the second drive motor, and the third drive motor. The gimbal further includes a base, a first axis arm, a second axis arm, and a third axis arm.