Head Tracking Tilt for FPV Multirotors

This sub-system significantly augments the flight dynamics, experience, and capabilities of FPV drones for filming, freestyle, and general utility.

The evolution of FPV from four primary channels and degrees of freedom to five.

Tilt gimbals give FPV drone pilots increased situational awareness, allowing more dynamic and precise flight paths and maneuvers. It also allows FPV drones to capture more traditional (non-FPV) drone shots and seamlessly transition to dynamic FPV “proximity” flying, and vice versa, as well as a whole new set of maneuvers. Essentially giving the best of both worlds (FPV and traditional drones).

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FPV pilots have gotten very good at flying and filming within the constraints of a fixed camera angle, but once you learn to use a head tracking (or other means of dynamic control) gimbal and feel the freedom it gives, you will crave it, at least that has been my experience. I believe this is the next big paradigm shift in cinematic and freestyle FPV.

You can simply control the gimbals with a dial/slider and fly fixed/adjustable angle, but you miss out on most of the benefits of dynamic control.

Here are a couple examples of achieving six degrees of freedom with a FPV drone: Universal FPV Gimbal + Quark Stabilizer and Dual-Axis FPV Gimbal