Diatone White Sheep GoPro Gimbal by thefrog

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

This is a GoPro Gimbal I've designed around the GBM2804 Hollow Shaft Motors for the White Sheep.
It allows for nice cable management with cable guides and by routing them through the axis they can move freely without tension from the angle of the gimbal.
Some parts were salvaged from a cheap Ebay Gimbal like the Vibration dampeners and the Alexmos Board. (I have some arms for these kind of motors aswell ... these files are marked as MADPOWER)
The GoPro ist mounted in a Housing and secured by a velcro strap.
Here comes the tricky part ... You have to sew :) (It's really not that difficult with a sewing machine ... Or just ask your mom)
(If you like to live dangerously you could also just trust the friction of the housing to hold it)
The housing allows for a slim FPV cable to the GoPro which you can get here :http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__57996__Super_Slim_GoPro_3_A_V_Cable_And_Power_Lead_For_FPV_UK_Warehouse_.html?strSearch=slim%20fp
What to Print?
One of everything - except:
2x TopCap.STL (if you use no FPV Camera)
1x TopCap.STL 1x FPVMount.STL (for FPV Board Cam)
ARMGBM2804Fix has no adjustment to balance the Gimbal, but is pretty much the balance point for it. Aswell you can mount the Zip Tie inside the arm, so its flush.
Maybe I will incorporate that into the normal Arm ...
What to Buy?
2x GBM2804 Hollow Shaft (http://www.banggood.com/RCTimer-BGM2804-100T-Brushless-Gimbal-Motor-Hollow-Shaft-p-951199.html)
4x Vibration Damper (http://www.banggood.com/Anti-vibration-Rubber-Shock-Absorber-Ball-AV-Ball-150g-p-917595.html)
1x Gimbal Controller (Alexmos(preferably Mini), Storm32, etc.)
1x Double Sided Velcro ca. 8mm wide and 1mm thick (buy something like this and cut down to 8mm : http://www.banggood.com/4_5m-10mm-Velcro-Sticky-Adhesive-Hook-and-Loop-Tape-Fasten-Stitch-Cable-Tie-Wrap-Cord-Straps-p-1031161.html)
4x M3x5 Socket Cap Hex(2x if you want to save some weight)
8x M3x6 Socket Cap Hex(4x if you want to save even more weight)
4x M3x8 or M3x10 Countersink Hex
4x M3 Hex Nut
some 2,5mm Zip Ties
Double sided Tape
Optional:
1x FPV-Cable (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__57996__Super_Slim_GoPro_3_A_V_Cable_And_Power_Lead_For_FPV_UK_Warehouse_.html?strSearch=slim%20fp)
SimpleBGC Settings: (I've uploaded my profile file aswell, you can just flash that file via the GUI)
Roll P: 12 I: 0.45 D: 18
Pitch P: 10 I: 0.5 D: 12
Motor Config:
Roll Power: 100
Pitch Power 80
Sensor:
Axis TOP: -Z
Right: Y
Things I want to change in the near future:
change to Alexmos Mini Board
enclosure/mount for Alexmos Mini on BaseFront
proper closed Board Camera mount/enclosure
maybe add support for other quads ? Let me know
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