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Eric Cheng

Tag: Rotorpixel

Autonomous mission with 3D Robotics Y6, GoPro and gimbal

Yesterday, I flew my first autonomous mission with a 3D Robotics Y6. The mission is shown above (screenshot from DroidPlanner on a Nexus 7), and includes 6 waypoints between 25m and 50m AGL, including an auto-land at the end. During the flight, I monitored output from the GoPro using FPV, and manually controlled pitch using ...

Treasure Island’s famous 40-foot tall Bliss Dancer. The light and shadows at sunrise are beautiful, here. Taken with 3D Robotics Y6, GoPro HERO3 Black camera, Rotorpixel gimbal.

The high-end MōVI stabilized camera system is based on the same brushless gimbals we use for stabilized aerial imaging work. I put this handheld GoPro HERO3 gimbal together in just a few minutes using a Rotorpixel HERO3 gimbal (http://rotorpixel.com), an Opteka X-Grip, 2S LiPo battery, 4 x AA battery housing, and a servo tester. (Source: ...

Who says brushless gimbals need to be attached to multirotor aircraft? I took a Rotorpixel HERO3 brushless gimbal and adapted it into a handheld GoPro stabilization system by adding an Opteka X-Grip, 2S LiPo battery, 4 x AA battery housing, and servo tester. Freefly Systems made news at NAB this year by announcing the MōVI, a high-end, stabilized camera platform ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKps0feNZjQ?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Here is raw footage from a flight yesterday in San Diego. DJI Phantom with Rotorpixel Gimbal Lite and wire-isolation mount, GoPro HERO3 Black camera set to 2.7K/30p, Graupner carbon-fiber props, and landing gear extensions. It was a really windy day—you’ll see the props in the frame as the quad angles itself to stay ...

Keri sent me one of the early Rotorpixel Gimbal Lite prototypes, which I promptly attached to my DJI Phantom quadcopter and sent into the air, holding a GoPro HERO3 Black camera. The gimbal controllers and motors are being powered by Phantom’s auxiliary power cable (with JST connectors soldered on).

A prototype Rotorpixel Gimbal Lite holding a GoPro HERO 3, mounted on a DJI Phantom Quadcopter. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Rotorpixel Gimbal Lite prototype on a DJI Phantom quadcopter. Verdict: it works very well. It is incredible to have such stable video platform from such a small platform. On a Turnigy Nano-Tech 2200MAh 45-90C LiPo battery, I got just over 6 minutes of flight time (no crazy stunts). This isn’t great, for flight time, but the ...