An assembly includes a first structure, a first bearing assembly, and a second structure. The first structure has a first predetermined stiffness, and the first bearing assembly is mounted on the first structure. The second structure, which has a second predetermined stiffness, is mounted on the first bearing assembly, whereby relative motion about a first rotational axis is allowed between the first and second structure. At least one of the first structure and the second structure distort when a force is supplied thereto along the first rotational axis, and the distortion of at least one of the first structure and the second structure imparts a first preload force on the first bearing assembly.

A gimbal and a shooting apparatus are provided. The gimbal includes a motor and an imaging module, the gimbal further includes a case of the imaging module, the imaging module is received in the case, and the imaging module is connected with the motor through the case so that the case serves as a connection member.

A gimbal assembly and a hand-held device are provided. The gimbal assembly includes a gimbal, an image pick-up device and a light-transmitting cover covering the gimbal and the image pick-up device. The gimbal includes a holding assembly, the holding assembly is configured to drive the image pick-up device to rotate around at least one axis in the light-transmitting cover. The at least one axis passes through a spherical center of the light-transmitting cover, and upon the image pick-up device rotating, an optical axis of a lens of the image pick-up device always coincides with a normal line of a tangent plane at an intersection of the optical axis and the light-transmitting cover.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a central body, one or more propulsion units configured to propel the UAV through the air, and a carrier supported by the central body. The carrier is configured to support and permit a payload to move relative to the central body. The carrier includes a guide coupled to the central body and a gimbal configured to couple a payload to the guide. The gimbal is further configured to flip the payload above the carrier when the payload is at a top end of the guide relative to the central body.

A handheld image stabilization device or an image capture device includes a housing, a motor, a microphone, and a dampener. The housing includes a first port. The motor is attached to the housing. The microphone detects audio waves via the first port and vibration noise of the motor via the housing. The audio waves may include acoustic noise from the motor. The dampener is coupled to the housing. The dampener reduces the acoustic noise from the motor and the vibration noise from the motor.

A virtual device for the limited pivoting of an object about a base virtual pivot point by means of a pivoting device, where a limiting device is provided for the pivoting angle. The virtual device is a mechanically stable and yet space-saving limiting device that is rotatable about an outer axis on the base and about an outer axis (23′) rotatable on the object, or on the slide, where the limiting device limits the distance and/or the angular position of the two axes relative to one another, with the proviso that the axes always occupy the same plane.

The present disclosure provides a gimbal control method, a device, a gimbal, a system, and a storage medium. The gimbal includes at least one axis of rotation. The method includes: determining a current first working mode of the gimbal; and if the gimbal satisfies a preset mode switching condition, controlling the gimbal to switch from the first working mode to a second working mode, and enabling the gimbal to maintain smooth and stable operation during the switching process, where in the first working mode, the axis of rotation is configured to enable the gimbal to face a first direction, and in the second working mode, the axis of rotation is configured to enable the gimbal to face a second direction. In this way, smooth transition of the gimbal can be maintained during mode switching, so that stability of image shooting during mode switching of the gimbal is improved.

A handheld platform includes an imaging device configured to obtain image data, a gimbal assembly coupled to the imaging device and configured to permit movement of the imaging device with respect to at least a first axis and a second axis that are non-orthogonal to each other, and a handheld support coupled to the gimbal assembly. The handheld support includes an input interface configured to receive a user input to control the imaging device or the gimbal assembly and a controller configured to generate one or more control signals based at least in part on the user input.

A bracket for mounting to a flat surface; it has a plate for fastening to the flat surface through the use of fasteners; a mounting component for fastening, at a first surface of the mounting component, to a holder for an electronic device or the electronic device; an articulation interconnecting the plate and the mounting component; at least three protrusions located between the plate and the mounting component and projecting from at least one of the plate and the second surface of the mounting component, and wherein at least one of the plate and the mounting component abuts one or more of the at least three protrusions through movement of the articulation, the at least three protrusions restricting range of motion of the mounting component provided by the articulation along the three axes.

A stable and controllable shooting apparatus, comprising a shooting module, a stabilizer module and a main control module, wherein the shooting module and the stabilizer module are respectively connected with the main control module, the stabilizer module comprises a handheld part and an X-axis motor, a Y-axis motor, and a Z-axis motor which are arranged at top of the handheld part and are orthogonal in a space, wherein a stator of the Z-axis motor is connected with the handheld part, a rotor of the Z-axis motor is connected with a stator of the Y-axis motor, a rotor of the Y-axis motor is connected with a stator of the X-axis motor, and a rotor of the X-axis motor is connected with the shooting module. The stable and controllable shooting apparatus may be quickly stabilized during moving shooting and its shooting direction may be controlled.