DIY Brushless Gimbal with Wire Rope Isolation

[mattsPVC]

My home made Brushless Gimbal. Made from cutting up 50x30x2mm Aluminium rectangle tubing.
The unique feature on this gimbal is the wire rope can be easily removed.
And consists of a single loop of wire.
This wire rope can there for be easily changed for a different length, in order to get the desired vibration reduction.
The Gopro camera is attached with 3m Dual Lock.
The Gopro lens Hood is a 35mm film cannister, cut down to size.
Total Gimbal weight is 275 grams including camera.

Pitch Motor: iFlight GBM2208-80
Roll Motor: iFlight GBM2212-80

Gimbal Controller: "Alexmos" http://www.simplebgc.com/eng/
Gimball Board: http://www.armbgc.com/

Current "PID'S" with 3s battery.
Pitch: 12 / 0.16 / 6 / power 55
Roll: 18 / 0.17 / 7 / power 85

 

[ChrisViperM]

Just great....Albert Einstein of plumbing supplies Copters


Chris

 

[mattsPVC]

DIY Brushless Gimbal (Pictures & Measurements)

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[SamaraMedia]

Brilliant!!!!

 

[SMP]

I admit, it has a kind of weird charm

 

[hoggdoc]

Very nice!

 

[Av8Chuck]

That second video is awesome. Very nice.

Where is that?

 

[RotorJockey]

Very nice design, Matt. Works well, too!

A little trick of the trade - for a smooth professional look on Aluminium parts, de-burr and lightly sand surfaces to remove scratches. Make up a caustic soda solution (start quite weak) and 'pickle' the parts before assembly. Experiment with strength of solution and time in the (plastic) tub for a stunning satin finish.

Be careful of the gas given off as it is EXTREMELY flammable.

Let's see the finished product, now!

 

[XPFTP]

3rd ax here? for the 360 view ?
above that tho this is sweet ... i love the look of it .. how much to build and ship to the states lol .
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[vulcan2go]

Very nice work dude - lovely 2nd video and excellent flying!

Do you have the drawings for the mount or was it something you just built on the fly?

Cheers,

 

[mattsPVC]

3rd ax here? for the 360 view ?
above that tho this is sweet ... i love the look of it .. how much to build and ship to the states lol .
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Yes I'm working on adding the 3rd axis. Just waiting to get my hands on another board.

 

[mattsPVC]

Very nice work dude - lovely 2nd video and excellent flying!

Do you have the drawings for the mount or was it something you just built on the fly?

Cheers,

Thanks. Did it on the fly.

 

[Bluerex]

Damn it - another reason to visit Bunnings :frog:

Great work!!

C

 

[mattsPVC]

Putting the ROLL back into AlexMos

By using the channel mix feature on my Jr Dsx9 radio. I was able to link the Gimbal Roll to the aileron channel.
I then changed the servo speed setting (for the Gimbal Roll) on my radio to 3.75 seconds to give a nice roll motion.
Now when I move the aileron stick, the gimbal rolls in the same direction too, but with stabilization.
I am able to turn this feature on or off on my radio.
This video has been speed up 200%.

 

[Tomstoy2]

' We're not worthy '

 

[mattsPVC]

Some more videos with my 2 axis gimbal

 

[mattsPVC]

Putting the ROLL back into AlexMos V2

This time I have linked the yaw stick to the roll on the gimbal.
By using the channel mix feature on my Jr Dsx9 radio. I was able to link the Gimbal Roll to the yaw channel.
I then changed the servo speed setting (for the Gimbal Roll) on my radio to 2.5 seconds to give a nice smooth roll motion.
I have also exaggerated the roll movement. The footage can now be speed up, for a fast action effect.
Now when I move the yaw stick, the gimbal rolls in the same direction too, but with stabilization.
I am able to turn this feature on or off on my radio.

 

[mattsPVC]

3 Axis Brushless Gimbal Test

Finally got another board to test the yaw axis on.
I used the "Follow me" function for the Yaw in the GUI.
2x Alexmos Simple Brushless Gimbal Boards. (Firmware V2.0b4)
Yaw Axis motor: LD-Power 4008 GM4008-57
Roll Axis motor: iPower GBM2212-80T
Pitch Axis Motor: iPower GBM2208-80T
Total Weight of Gimbal: 380 grams.
Total Weight: 1167 grams
AUW with Zippy Compact 25c 4000mah Flight Battery: 1490 grams.

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[mattsPVC]

Some FPV flying with my 3 Axis Brushless Gimbal.

 

[Roger Ramjet]

Simply Wow! Excellent work, great footage, nice flying. This is what this is all about! Congratulations!