Dave Beaty
November 5th, 2013, 03:20 PM
Hi, I am coming to the end of my build of a custom carbon fiber 3 Axis stabilizer. We have been shooting some amazing stuff with it in the last two weeks.
This gimbal started out as a CNC carbon fiber assembly with 3 iPower 5208 180T gimbal motors. Next the gimbal controller hardware and software - Through research and trial and error we have assembled a really cool hand held gimbal that rivals anything on the market. The footage is awesome, joystick controller, follow angle mode, it has it all. I don't have a FPV transmitter and RC reciever because I don't need it or want it at this point. I also shoot Steadicam and never needed that.
I have been posting in my Blog extensively about the build, with instructions and tuning and videos of the trials and errors and progress.
Not sure about the TOS here about mentioning other websites, so this may get moderated...BUT I don't want to repost all the work I've done, rather, it's easier for the end user to link into the blog and see for themselves if they are thinking about getting a gryo stabilized gimbal. These will be sprouting up by all the major players in the coming year or two. Think of all the players in this market - Tiffen, Bogen, Miller, Glidecam...I guarantee they are in R&D...this came out of left field with the UAV hobbyist community...you know, Cinestar, DJI, ZenMuse...dudes just unhooked them from their multirotor. I don't even know who was the first. Probably someone in China. Check it out...hope you find it useful.
Dave Beaty's Blog - DIY Drones (http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/list?user=0gehezi6y4na2)
Video Playlist of progress
Hand Held Gimbal Build and Testing - YouTube
This gimbal started out as a CNC carbon fiber assembly with 3 iPower 5208 180T gimbal motors. Next the gimbal controller hardware and software - Through research and trial and error we have assembled a really cool hand held gimbal that rivals anything on the market. The footage is awesome, joystick controller, follow angle mode, it has it all. I don't have a FPV transmitter and RC reciever because I don't need it or want it at this point. I also shoot Steadicam and never needed that.
I have been posting in my Blog extensively about the build, with instructions and tuning and videos of the trials and errors and progress.
Not sure about the TOS here about mentioning other websites, so this may get moderated...BUT I don't want to repost all the work I've done, rather, it's easier for the end user to link into the blog and see for themselves if they are thinking about getting a gryo stabilized gimbal. These will be sprouting up by all the major players in the coming year or two. Think of all the players in this market - Tiffen, Bogen, Miller, Glidecam...I guarantee they are in R&D...this came out of left field with the UAV hobbyist community...you know, Cinestar, DJI, ZenMuse...dudes just unhooked them from their multirotor. I don't even know who was the first. Probably someone in China. Check it out...hope you find it useful.
Dave Beaty's Blog - DIY Drones (http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/list?user=0gehezi6y4na2)
Video Playlist of progress
Hand Held Gimbal Build and Testing - YouTube