In 2007 – 9, I designed a robotic camera crane to be mounted on an Audi RS6 and controlled from within the car. A few of these crane-cars existed already and the intention of this one was to be shorter so as to fit into parking garages and faster (thus the 450 horsepower Audi). Later the crane was moved onto an ML-55.
I also designed the power and control systems.
Please click for a descriptive slide show, or scroll down to see a video of the first system test.
Physical study of the crane’s rotation.
Crane-care mount assembly.
The mount and rotation assembly.
The rotation assembly.
The initial tilt assembly.
The modified tilt gear.
The re-designed tilt assembly.
The completed tilt assembly.
The turret assembly.
The turret assembly.
The completed “Crane-Fly.”
And here’s a video of the first system test:
In the video, you can see the first turret, which I later redesigned.