Tarot Ironman 1000 with Tarot Gimbal and Stabilization - Test flight

jhardway

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Here is the result of my Tarot copter second flight with full gimbal system operating.

There is some post production only with exposure becuase the lighting went to heck right as I was lifting off. Stability is not perfect however I was happy with the result.

The video has not post production stabilization involved.

cheers

 
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Bartman

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what camera are you using Jack? my browser isn't loading vimeo very well tonight but it looks like you're in a good positon to work with the gimbal and get some positive results from tweaking. is the camera very well balanced on the gimbal tray? it looks like it might be a little out of balance in roll.
 
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jhardway

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ya thanks bart, I believe where I am going is the result of the gimbal and camera combo, although the gimbal is doing pretty ok, the camera also does some of the work. The camera is a Sony hdr-pj710, which incorporates Sony's BOSS sterilization where the camera's lens and cmos sit in a contained gyro based unit so as the camera's body moves the lens will stay in place until the gyro hits its limits.

As you can see it does a decent job eliminating small vibrations, the camera weights about a pound, and it the size of a larger size handy cam. It does not compensate for roll and like you said I believe you are right about the balance on the gimbal is off, I just have not corrected it yet.

I am thinking or flying the copter with my D800e DRSL and see what come with that, at lease from there I would be able to determine how well the gimbal's vibration reduction element does.

cheers

cheers
 


jhardway

Member
Tarot frame, Tarot Gimbal, Tiger 4014 Navigators, Maytech Opti 45amp ESC's, Graupner Props, WK-M, Tarot XYZ Stabilization (may put a radian on the roll axis down the road). JR receiver, 2 6s 5300 batteries (getting around 12min of safe flight - with an estimate 2min reserves looking at the recharge numbers). Camera is a sony HDR-PJ710.

I know the list is broad but its pretty straight forward. the power distribution I am going to redo but for now I took a copper crimp collar just big enough to allow a 10gw wire in the middle, solder that to it then solder each ESC wire to the outside of the collar, then shrink wrapped around it.

if you like more details just let me know.

cheers
 

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