Setup for 3 axis head-tracking on a fixed wing aircraft.

jaymaster2000

Hi,

I am wanting to build an FPV fixed-wing aircraft that uses a 3 axis brushless gimbal with a head-tracker in the FPV goggles. I'm considering making the following gimbal:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1764534

I think the best controller for my purposes would be SimpleBGC Tiny with the inbuilt IMU as the frame IMU and another IMU mounted on the camera tray. I think that I should then set the controller up in RC angle mode for head-tracking use and connect via SBus. Basically, I just wanted to see if someone could sanity check this to make sure I'm not overlooking anything?

jaymaster2000

...just to clarify, I wanted to make sure that the RC angle mode configuration would be correct for this application and that my IMU placement makes sense.

AndrewSupport

Hello,
Yes, "Angle mode" suitable for head-tracking.
More answers here: http://forum.basecamelectronics.com/index.php?p=/discussion/699/yaw-using-a-rc-radio/p1

Also, I would recommend putting stiffeners on this part, like this:
http://ybex.com/d/faitot1uqyr584c5lr8bti7etozdabgwk9cvhxh1.html
http://ybex.com/d/x6fdcxpnzxlqoy0gknapojq4nilqenrli241vxi5.html

jaymaster2000

Thanks Andrew, the video in that thread is super helpful.

I have to redesign the camera plate for my application, so I will also strengthen up the base.

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