This is the blog for the project Gimbal-3000, an project about the making of a gimbal for an DSLR camera. There are 3 members in the group, two cybernetics- and one virtual systems- student

Cybernetics: Torbjørn Harsund and Ole Martin Rosbach

Virtual Systems: Jonny Bråten

We started off the project trying to find existing projects, using them as a template and analyzing their pros and cons. From there we started sketching different alternatives and later choosing our system. We also began making AutoCad drawing and Solidworks models to calculate the sizes of the metal we are going to use.

One of our problems is that we are going to use servos (Tower Pro MG995) but we can’t overburden the shaft, to solve this we are going to use bearings welded to the “chassi”. This was also a problem, since if it gets welded we risk of distortion. Therefore we had to find another way to attach it, our solution is to use a 3D printer to design and make a bearing support bracket

In the following weeks we are going to look into optocouplers, how to code the gyro sensor and find solutions on our extra features.