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DJI Digital – FPV Gimbal

I finally have built and tested a FPV gimbal with DJI digital. I have not adopted DJI digital and have so far stuck with analog, for many reasons. However, it has become very prevalent in the FPV community and industry, so I have included support for it in my designs and am testing with it.Continue reading “DJI Digital – FPV Gimbal”

FPV Gimbal – Camera Mount Options

Many of the open source gimbal designs share the same 20mm bearing housing, this means that for most designs the only frame-specific part is the base, while the top/camera mount is cross-compatible between all designs that share the 20mm bearing housing. This doesn’t mean that they will all work perfectly on any base/frame, this justContinue reading “FPV Gimbal – Camera Mount Options”

Flight Tips – First Flights with FPV Gimbal

This is a set of tips and recommendations for trying out a head tracking gimbal for the first time.

3D Printable Accessories

This post will contain an assortment of accessories related to head tracking gimbals for FPV drones. Servo Wire Bending Jig for 1mm Servo Wire (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32mm): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4957904 Apex RC Servo Horn Sleeve/Insert for 1mm Servo Wire: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4983071 Camera Cap for GoPro-specific designs: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4957902 Gyroflow – Cold Shoe GoPro TabContinue reading “3D Printable Accessories”

My Setup and Gear

The head tracker doesn’t add much to the overall system once it’s set up and working, I use the same carrying cases and bag. Your gear doesn’t need to match this to use a head tracking gimbal, the only thing you need is to verify that your transmitter supports a trainer function via an auxiliaryContinue reading “My Setup and Gear”

New Capabilities of FPV Drones with Head Tracking Gimbals

FPV drones have been limited in the types of footage they can capture, unable to replicate what standard cinematography drones can create. The addition of a gimbal on a FPV drone allows it to seamlessly transition from dynamic “proximity” flying into more traditional (non-FPV) drone shots, and vice versa, as well as a whole newContinue reading “New Capabilities of FPV Drones with Head Tracking Gimbals”

Early Testing

Initial testing was more for the viability of a head tracking gimbal on a FPV drone than anything else, I had the idea several months back and after finishing some work on my home it was time to give it a shot and see if it would be flyable. For initial testing I used theContinue reading “Early Testing”