A drone camera mount on an industrial UAV has two jobs: hold the camera or sensor exactly where the drawing puts it, and keep airframe vibration out of the image.
We machine camera mount frames to your drawing, from the first prototype frame to repeat batches made to the same inspection plan. They belong to our flight control and sensor components family; mounts for mapping and inspection aircraft are also listed under mapping UAV parts and inspection UAV parts.
Mounts that hold a survey camera straight down (nadir) or at a set angle (oblique). The angle is fixed by design, and the camera returns to the same position after each removal, which keeps photogrammetry calibration valid between flights.
Request a quotePlates between the airframe and a stabilized gimbal, with seats for dampers. They pair with our gimbal mount plates and with the UAV gimbal housings themselves.
Gimbal mount platesFrames that carry RGB and thermal cameras side by side, a multispectral array or a LiDAR unit, and sensor cages that protect the sensor during close-range inspection work. Enclosed electronics go into sensor housings.
Sensor housingsBrackets that let an operator swap payloads without tools, using quick-release locks and the interfaces of our UAV payload mounts, with datum faces that bring the camera back to the same position.
UAV payload mounts
We machine each frame to your payload and airframe interface drawing, under NDA, with revision control tying every batch to the approved drawing.
A frame that flexes lets the camera move relative to the airframe; a frame that is too heavy costs flight time. Pocketed 7075 with ribs where the load runs is the usual answer.
Rubber dampers or wire-rope isolators decouple the camera from motor and propeller vibration; the mount’s own resonance should sit away from those frequencies. The frame is designed around the isolators (see our vibration damping mounts).
Dowel pins and machined datum faces bring the camera back to the same position after every removal, which matters for mapping and for multi-sensor alignment.
The payload’s center of gravity should sit close to the aircraft’s, or under the gimbal axes when there is one. Design background: CNC camera gimbals for drones.
Cable exits without sharp edges to protect the harness, and a heat path from the sensor electronics into the frame.
| Parameter | Specification |
| Part types | Nadir and oblique mounts, gimbal interface plates, sensor cages, quick-release brackets |
| Materials | 7075-T6 and 6061-T6 aluminum; Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5) pins and inserts; PEEK or acetal spacers |
| Finishes | Black anodizing (MIL-A-8625 Type II); hard anodizing (Type III) on wear points |
| Other finishes | Chem film (MIL-DTL-5541) where the frame grounds the payload; laser marking for IDs |
| Tolerances | As called out on your drawing to ASME Y14.5; ISO 2768 general tolerances on the rest |
| Inspection | CMM: datum-to-datum alignment, camera-seat flatness, dowel and fastener hole positions |
| Documentation | Material traceability; CMM report, material certificates and FAI report on request |
| Quantities | Prototype frames to repeat batches on the same program and inspection plan |
| Sealing | IP rating (IEC 60529) from your design for sealed cages or housings |
Answers on materials, vibration, quick-release designs and inspection for custom drone camera mount frames.
Upload your CAD and 2D drawing. An engineer reviews it before machining, we sign NDAs on request, and repeat batches are built to the same inspection plan.
Other UAV parts we machine to drawing.
We machine UAV gimbal housing parts to your drawing for industrial UAV and UAS programs: camera housings, yoke arms, motor housings and bearing seats of stabilized payloads. Each set is machined and inspected together.
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AS9100 certified Bushings at ±0.005mm precision. Professional 4 to 7-day prototyping through mass production. Engineered for high-cycle drone reliability.
ISO9001 certified, we specialize in 4-7 day rapid prototyping of quick-release locks with latching mechanisms that combine effortless manual engagement with extreme vibration resistance.
Precision-engineered couplers (±0.005mm) for aerospace; ISO9001/AS9100 certified. Offering 4-7 day prototyping and scalable mass production with uncompromising mechanical integrity.
ISO9001/AS9100 certified, we manufacture high-stability drone screw-mount inserts with +/-0.005mm tolerances, engineered for high-vibration UAV environments.
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