Camera stabilized mount

Claim 1

A STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CAMERAS, COMPRISING: A THREE AXIS, FLEXURE SUPPORTED GIMBAL FOR MOUNTING A CAMERA ON A PIVOT POINT; TORQUER SOLENOIDS CONNECTED DIRECTLY AND GEARLESSLY TO SAID GIMBAL TO APPLY INSTANTANEOUS TORQUE RESPECTIVELY ABOUT THE THREE AXES OF SAID GIMBAL, EACH OF SAID TORQUER SOLENOIDS HAVING A LINEAR TRACTIVE FORCE AND DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTIC OVER ITS WORKING STROKE; RATE GYROS FOR SENSING CAMERA MOTION RESPECTIVELY ABOUT THE THREE AXES OF SAID GIMBAL AND RESPONSIVELY GENERATING RATE SIGNALS; AUTOBALANCE MEANS ENERGIZABLE FOR BALANCING THE CAMERA; SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING SAID RATE SIGNALS AND ENERGIZING SAID TORQUER SOLENOIDS TO NORMALLY OPPOSE THE CAMERA MOTION, SAID SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS ADDITIONALLY ENERGIZING SAID AUTOBALANCE MEANS DIRECTIONALLY ACCORDING TO PHASE OF THE RATE SIGNAL FROM A RATE GYRO; MEANS ENERGIZABLE FOR INTRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE MAGNITUDE COMMAND SIGNAL INTO SAID SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS TO BE NULLIFIED BY A GENERATED RATE SIGNAL WHEREBY THE CAMERA CAN BE MOVED ABOUT AN AXIS AT A RATE CORRESPONDING TO THE COMMAND SIGNAL MAGNITUDE; MEANS NORMALLY CAGING THE CAMERA; AND PROGRAMMER MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID AUTOBALANCE MEANS TO BALANCE THE CAMERA AND SAID CAGING MEANS TO UNCAGE THE CAMERA, THEN DE-ENERGIZING SAID AUTOBALANCE MEANS AND ENERGIZING SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE MAGNITUDE COMMAND SIGNAL INTO SAID SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS AND OPERATING THE CAMERA FOR AN EXPOSURE, AND FINALLY DE-ENERGIZING SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE MAGNITUDE COMMAND SIGNAL AND SAID CAGING MEANS TO CAGE THE CAMERA.