I have been working on a two axis camera gymbal, results have been pretty good. I even devised a vibration damper by attaching a small tube inside 2 larger tubes with silicone, first attempt is too soft. Will have to go to use longer outer tubing to stiffen things up a bit. Motor vibrations have been eliminated but camera jiggles a small amount on shorter tubing.
Also have not been able to get stable enough flight out of the APM2 to use on this craft or my quadcopter to fly with confidence. Quadrino and Paris boards have been working very well for testing this setup. Waiting for things to settle down with APM2 production to pursue help from DIY Drones, I know they are busy at this time.
Ed
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Thats really neat, I might make my own since the Multiwiicopter product is a bit much.
Nice,
Do you have any video footage?
Just looked at the boom from Multiwicopter...They must be joking! $108 for that? There isn't $10 worth of milled parts in it! Even with the Servo the lot is under $30 to make. That said, I do like the fact that you can apply it just to the roll axis if you want. Think I'll make me one of those.
Also, generally the Multiwii stuff is expensive (in fact pretentious in my view) for what it actually is. The APM can be just as stable in flight as the MWii once you get the hang of PID tuning for your specific frame dynamics.
I notice the DS821 in the picture and I commend you on that choice:)
Just as a matter of interest I have used these on occasions when I want pitch/roll levelling of the Gimbal without using the FC to control it.
Grips, the servo block is from Servo City, the rotating boom is from Multiwiicopter. Bearings are super smooth, for best results good quality servos are a must.
Ed
How do you find those servo blocks? Are the bearings smooth in them?