GoPro Hero Session Gimbal Arduino

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Paper: https://drive.google.com/open?id=12eeNP0O1-U4fQdjc5SyuTFFAd4bivTUhVideos: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tTwKJKZeBBghvQ-_gt8kKM8zNXPMuGXrFootage taken from cameras held plainly by human hands is subjected to various sorts of jerk. In order to reduce the jerking in the footage some sort of stabilization is required. Stabilizing can either take place in post-production or at the very moment of filming.\\ This is where self-stabilizing gimbals come into play, detecting any sort of unwanted jerk and to counteract accordingly.To do so one needs a certain set of sensors and actuators. This project uses the MPU6050 IC which incorporates a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer. These sensors are enhanced by the built in digital motion processor. In software this is further abstracted by the MPU6050 portion of the I2Cdev library . An example program of this library is used in this project to read in sensor data.Furthermore a joystick is added to set the cameras orientation onto a desired position (offset).