I have a project where i need stabilize camera gimbal for vertical surveing and provide pilot navigation of small plane(not RC).
Potential setup is:
- Camera gimbal(Cinestar 8 like) with ArduIMU + Ublox GPS.
- ArduPlane.
- Notebook with Mission Planner and USB port.
- External monitor for pilot navigation.
I need vertical stabilization with +-2 degree accuracy in 3 hour.
It is possible with ArduIMU+ArduPlane?
Do i miss sоmething?
Magnetometer, optical flow or sonar?
Do I need alternative firmware because i need only stabilize without the flight control?
I found instructions,
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/3-axis-camera-gimble-connections
https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Camera
As i understand, it about 2 axis(Pan/Tilt)
What happend with roll?
Can it stabilize in 3 axis like this:
Please, help to choose possible setup for my objective...
Im newbie any help would be great!
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Hi,
It seems like you want to mount a down-facing camera, mounted under a real airplane. The camera is to be mounted vertically on a stabilized gimbal (in roll and pitch) and to be always pointed in a fixed yaw direction, say NorthWest.
I am sure that the ArduIMU alone can do it with the proper code.