Let's Talk Gimbals

[RENOV8R]

DJI is simple one dial control. Setups can get much more complicated. On my Tarot 650, GoPro is connected to the gimbal by USB and gimbal is connected to receiver by sBus. So I have 2 pots on my transmitter assigned to control gimbal tilt and pan, 1 switch to control gimbal mode (FPV and normal), 1 switch to turn GoPro on and off and one to switch between capture and video Yeehaw

 

[RENOV8R]

Here's a 4-axis gimbal hahaha

 

[LoneRCRanger]

A dog poop bomber! The FAA may not like it, but the USMC in Afghanistan will!

 

[pdmike]

Thanks for that info...

It's a little, thumb dial on the lower, left-front portion of the remote control. It only moves the gimbal up and down (tilt) but is very valuable.

 

[pdmike]

Yours is moving in 3 axes. You just can't control its movement manually in the yaw axis.

Using that logic, one could totally eliminate the gimbal, weld the camera to a horizontal bar that runs between the two landing struts, and advertise it as a "3-axis camera" because it follows whatever movement the quad makes. Quad tilts up - so does the camera. Quad yaws to the right - so does the camera. Quad dives straight at the ground - so does the camera.
I realize that the gimbal does much more than just moving the camera around, but taking that issue out of the equation, you see what I'm saying, hey?

 

[LoneRCRanger]

Great, now all I need are three thumbs. Of course, I am known as Mr. Allthumbs, but only two actually work like thumbs.

 

[pdmike]

You can't change gimbals.

There are a million gimbals for sale online. You mean to say I can't buy one of them and replace the one on my present quad? What are all those individually-sold gimbals for - only people who are building a quad from the ground up?

 

[pdmike]

Here's a 4-axis gimbal hahahaView attachment 3453

BWA-HA-HA-HA!!!

 

[LoneRCRanger]

What about Procter and Gimbals? They make them???

 

[pdmike]

What about Procter and Gimbals? They make them???

Oh boy. 20,000 comedians out of work and we get this. You will notice that I did NOT hit the "like" button on this one. I strongly advise others to do the same ....

 

[KentA]

Using that logic, one could totally eliminate the gimbal, weld the camera to a horizontal bar that runs between the two landing struts, and advertise it as a "3-axis camera" because it follows whatever movement the quad makes. Quad tilts up - so does the camera. Quad yaws to the right - so does the camera. Quad dives straight at the ground - so does the camera.
I realize that the gimbal does much more than just moving the camera around, but taking that issue out of the equation, you see what I'm saying, hey?

I think the primary purpose of a gimbal is to stabilize the camera. Aside from tilt adjustments, the quad moves the camera. After the tilt adjustment is made, the gimbal stabilizes the camera as the quad rocks fore & aft.

 

[mozquito1]

One question I have, How do you control the gimbol's movement while operating the quad from the controller? It would seem impossible unless you have a third control on the controller just for the gimbol.

Dials man, we got dials. VRA+VRB
Anyone got a spare channel, a servo & a small length of wire. Lol I played fallout
& have the juryrig perk.

 

[mozquito1]

We talking gimbal's though, that's for sure.