Distributor Comment by Dany Thivierge on November 26, 2012 at 11:00am

Yeah left side looks quite better, more immersive!

nice job!

Developer Comment by R_Lefebvre on November 26, 2012 at 11:44am

Interesting.  I guess it depends on what look you're going for.

But it does demonstrate the problem with so many gimbals.  Not enough stiffness in the system, so it seems like it's much bouncier than the hard mounted one.

Comment by Philippe Petit on November 26, 2012 at 3:27pm

Very nice application actually!

Comment by Darrell Burkey on November 26, 2012 at 5:23pm

Just wanted to mention that the mount is a SPT200 from Servo City which uses a Hitech 151SH servo. It cost around $35.

Comment by Tim Wilkin on November 26, 2012 at 8:36pm

Very nice project Darrell... it certainly gives the viewer a better sense of the environment (since that's relatively fixed in the observation frame), rather than the rider (fixed in the right hand view). It would be great to see this mounted above the headlights in future so that you get a pure front-view experience... but I like the perspective offered here as you get a good comparison.

On a different point, I note you don't look through your corners very much... almost no rotation of your helmet! ;)

Comment by Darrell Burkey on November 26, 2012 at 9:41pm

Thanks Tim. I do look through corners but going so slow in a wide open roundabout you wouldn't notice it from behind. On the next test I'll have the camera on the left of the bike down low just behind the front wheel. When there is a bike in front that I'm filming it's a really wild visual.

When I do videos from the riders front perspective I just mount the camera on my helmet. Less vibration and no need for a gyro cam. Check out my other videos on my YouTube channel if you like. Search for Dazza_ACT.

Comment by Marty Picco on November 26, 2012 at 10:06pm

Nice Darrell!  I did a similar project this summer using an Arduino Uno and an MCU-6050.  Looks like I used the identical server mount from Servo City.  In the end I ran out of code space trying to filter noisy gyro data.

My next step was to use an APM 2.5 as you did, but I got bogged down in other projects.  I'm glad to see that it works out.  Do you have any issues with drift?  Have you had a chance to test it on bumpy roads?

Developer Comment by Andrew Tridgell on November 26, 2012 at 11:48pm

Hi Marty,

The setup Darrell has uses ArduPlane, which has gyro drift correction and acceleration correction (centripetal correction) using the GPS in the AHRS code. So no drift problems.

Cheers, Tridge

Comment by greg tennant on March 18, 2013 at 2:10am

Hi Darrell 

Nice setup, aim thinking doing the same setup, on checking about the apm 2.5 unit there's talk of using jumper to power the output side and in your video appears the power you have going to output 1,   wondering how you hooked up the battery's to power the servo, would much appropriated could explain your setup thanks   

Comment by Pashalis Delis on April 14, 2013 at 7:59am

Hello,

I'm trying to do the same, so I'll be grateful if you can shere your setup.

Thanks in advance.

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