Apparatus for remotely deploying a camera

摘要

A camera (64) is carried by a vehicle (1) along an extruded track (3) driven through a rack and pinion drive by a motor (5) onboard the vehicle (1). Power is delivered to the motor (5) via a power bus (20) and pick-up (21) from a servo amplifier (19) under the control of a processor (13). An operator inputs a demand signal (15) which is processed by the processor (13) to generate a control signal (18) which is proportional to motor speed and feedback as to the position of the vehicle (1) is derived via a telemetry link (10, 11) which transmits displacement information from the vehicle (1). The apparatus can be used for remote inspection or surveillance, or for cinematographical filming.